Staff Writer

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group, Robert Mærsk Uggla. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Adm. Ossama Rabiee and Chief Group Representative A.P. Møller- Mærsk in the Middle East&North Africa Hany El Nady.  The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the President commenced by emphasizing […]

  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the holding of municipal council elections today, 18 October, in 16 municipalities in eastern, central and southern Libya, following the interruption of the process on 16 August. The Mission commends the agreement reached between the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) and the relevant authorities to enable the resumption of this important electoral process, contributing to the restoration of the legitimacy […]

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Minister of Civil Aviation Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Presidential Advisor for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed and Presidential Advisor for Financial Affairs Lieutenant General Ahmed El-Shazly.  The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the President was briefed on the implementation status of the Terminal 4 project at Cairo International Airport, being one of the […]

  H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and Governor of Egypt to the World Bank, met with H.E. Mr. Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group (WBG).  The meeting was attended by H.E. Eng. Hassan El-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, and in the presence of H.E. Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, IFC […]

  The Heads of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Group, chaired in 2025 by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), met today to review progress on joint actions and chart priority areas for the Group’s future work. Heads noted that their collaborative engagement has deepened throughout 2025, under the CEB’s Chairship of the Group, building successfully on the momentum generated by the MDBs’ Viewpoint Note (https://apo-opa.co/4qieJXu) of 2024.  They welcomed progress […]

  The National Dialogue process has reached a pivotal stage with the completion of the nomination of sectoral representatives to the National Dialogue Steering Committee.  The first National Convention, held on 15-16 August 2025, approved the mandate, responsibilities and composition of the Steering Committee, and agreed that each of the identified sectors would hold consultations to decide on nominees to serve on the Steering Committee and its sub-committees. No less […]

  The ECOWAS Commission, through its Resident Representative in Côte d’Ivoire, Her Excellency Ms. Fanta Cissé, officially handed over financial support to the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) and the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) on October 14, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The ceremony took place in the presence of the First Vice-President of the CEI, Mr. Sourou Koné, representing President Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, Ms. Namizata Sangaré, President of the CNDH, […]

  The Department of Culture and Sports in the Northern Red Sea Region has provided training to 50 youth on the concepts of drama, dance, and poetry. The training was organized in the port city of Massawa. Indicating that the trainees were youth with a keen interest in the arts, Ms. Zeineb Omar, Director General of Culture and Sports in the region, said that the participants were selected from the […]

  Ms. Fauzia Hashim, Minister of Justice, conducted a meeting with reconciliation committees from all sub-zones in the Central Region. The objective of the meeting was to review the activities of the reconciliation committees since their establishment a year ago, particularly regarding their modalities of resolving community issues. At the meeting, a detailed assessment was conducted on the achievements registered and the challenges encountered. Minister Fauzia said that the armed […]