Staff Writer

 H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and Egypt's Governor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), met with H.E. Mr. Mark Bowman, the EBRD's Vice President, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Mark Davis, the EBRD's Managing Director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region. The meeting reviewed the current and future collaboration portfolio between Egypt and the Bank in […]

 H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, attended the closing ceremony of the first phase of the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF I), implemented by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in the presence of Mark Bauman, Vice President of the EBRD, Mark Davis, Managing Director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region of the Bank, and representatives of the private sector […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone with the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the call emphasized the deep historical relations between Egypt and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and their keenness to further strengthen these ties by exploring broader prospects for cooperation, particularly in the economic and development fields. President El-Sisi expressed his […]

 The sentencing on 19 April of 40 individuals, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, to harsh prison terms ranging between 13 and 66 years after being convicted of trumped-up charges by the Tunis Court of First Instance is an alarming sign of the extent to which the authorities will go in their clampdown on peaceful dissent in the country.   “The verdict is a travesty of justice and […]

 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, advocated with international partners this week for support for Libya’s political process and the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). SRSG Tetteh, on the sidelines of her briefing to the Security Council in New York on 17 April, met with the permanent representatives to the United Nations from Libya, China, Egypt, France, Italy, Qatar, Russia, […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a phone call with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein.  Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said that President El-Sisi reiterated Egypt's full solidarity with Jordan and its unshakable support to the kingdom in confronting all forms of terrorism and extremist groups that seek to undermine the security and stability of brotherly Jordan. The […]

 Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, highlighted on Friday that her country appreciates the Moroccan autonomy initiative, presented by Morocco in 2007 as a good basis for a definitive solution to the regional dispute created over the Moroccan Sahara. Speaking at a press conference following a meeting in the Slovenian capital with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser […]

 Morocco and Slovenia reaffirmed, on Friday in Ljubljana, their desire to strengthen their partnership in all areas of common interest. This determination was expressed during talks held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita and Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Mrs. Tanja Fajon. The two parties particularly highlighted the need to strengthen economic and trade cooperation, particularly in renewables, […]

 Slovenia expressed great appreciation on Friday for the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and for the role of the Kingdom of Morocco as a key player in regional stability. Speaking at a press conference following talks in Ljubljana with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Naser Bourita, Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, stressed that her […]