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Trump has sit-down with Egypt's president - New York Post Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:00:58 GMT

New York Post

Trump has sit-down with Egypt's president New York Post “Mr. Trump expressed to President el-Sisi his strong support for Egypt's war on terrorism, and how under a Trump Administration, the United States of America will be a loyal friend, not simply an ally, that Egypt can count on in the days and years ... Trump Invites Himself to Egypt Despite Wanting to Ban Muslims From the USForeign Policy (blog) In war on terrorism Egypt's leader tells UN Assembly UNESCO has cultural role to playUN News Centre Egypt's Sissi Urges Israel, Palestinians to Reach Solution to ConflictHaaretz ThinkProgress -Politico -Ahram Online all 174 news articles »

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UN alarm as Egypt freezes assets of key rights activists - News24 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:00:36 GMT

Human Rights Watch

UN alarm as Egypt freezes assets of key rights activists News24 The decision, which was taken on Saturday, has been widely criticised by global rights groups, and stoked fears of an intensified crackdown on Egyptian civil society. "We are extremely concerned by the recent decision of a Cairo Criminal Court to ... Egypt: Ruling Risks Eradicating Human Rights WorkHuman Rights Watch Egypt Freezes Assets of Several Human Rights AdvocatesNew York Times Egypt Freezes Assets Of 5 Prominent Human Rights DefendersNPR Financial Times -Aljazeera.com -ReliefWeb (www) -Amnesty International all 94 news articles »

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Egypt Expects World Bank, AfDB Mission This Month for Aid Talks - Bloomberg Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:54:40 GMT

Bloomberg

Egypt Expects World Bank, AfDB Mission This Month for Aid Talks Bloomberg A joint mission from the two lenders will visit Egypt by the end of this month, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said Tuesday in a Bloomberg TV interview in Dubai. “The Ministry of International Cooperation is leading this file,” he said, without ... Egypt negotiates $4 bln loan from China for its renewable energy strategy: OfficialAhram Online The difficult task of securing Egypt's financial futureeuronews Egypt says it's in talks with China over $4B loanThe Seattle Times Reuters -Zawya (press release) -Al-Arabiya all 59 news articles »

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Egypt's communication ministry launches 'ICT for Women' website - Ahram Online Tue, 20 Sep 2016 18:27:19 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's communication ministry launches 'ICT for Women' website Ahram Online The website, entitled "ICT for Women," provides various services for women's employment such as online learning of entrepreneurship and advertising of job opportunities, training and ICT events for women in Egypt and abroad. Although women make up ...

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Wheat trade hit hard by Egypt quarantine crackdown - Financial Times Mon, 19 Sep 2016 07:41:24 GMT

Financial Times

Wheat trade hit hard by Egypt quarantine crackdown Financial Times Confusion surrounding quarantine rules in Egypt has effectively taken the world's largest wheat importer out of the international market, depressing prices, which are already weak from plentiful harvests. Wheat sales to Egypt have come to a standstill ... Russia says ban on Egypt's vegs not response to wheat policy: Ifax ...Ahram Online Egypt to send Russia delegation over wheat dispute — officialJordan Times Traders Extend Boycott of Top Wheat Market as Egypt Tender FailsBloomberg Reuters -FreshPlaza -News24 all 70 news articles »

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Libyan renegade general hails support of Egyptian 'leadership' - Middle East Eye Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:49:00 GMT

Middle East Eye

Libyan renegade general hails support of Egyptian 'leadership' Middle East Eye Renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar has hailed the support of Egypt's military and the country's leadership, calling the head of the Egyptian army "an intimate friend". In an interview with Egypt's state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, Haftar said he ... UN envoy to Libya praises Egypt's efforts to reach political solutions in LibyaDaily News Egypt all 24 news articles »

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Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros says Church's support of Sisi's efforts abroad 'is not political' - Ahram Online Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:40:40 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros says Church's support of Sisi's efforts abroad 'is not political' Ahram Online In a live interview with ONTV channel, Pope Tawadros said that President El-Sisi's visits abroad aim to “present the new Egypt” and that the church's support should not be seen as a political act. Last month, the pope urged Egyptian Coptic expats in ... Christians in Egypt still being attacked 'with impunity' despite new church lawChristianToday all 5 news articles »

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Sentinel surveillance radars approved for Egypt - IHS Jane's 360 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:13:02 GMT

IHS Jane's 360

Sentinel surveillance radars approved for Egypt IHS Jane's 360 The US State Department has approved the sale of eight ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radars to Egypt, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 19 September. The DSCA said the deal is estimated to be ... Egypt requests $70m sale of Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars from USArmy Technology State Dept OKs Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 Radar, Humvee Sale to EgyptExecutiveBiz (blog) all 6 news articles »

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State Dept. approves possible radar sale to Egypt - UPI.com Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:34:00 GMT

UPI.com

State Dept. approves possible radar sale to Egypt UPI.com "The Government of Egypt intends to expand its existing air defense architecture to counter threats posed by air attack," the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a required notification to Congress. "This will contribute to Egypt's ...

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Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Sign On Renaissance Dam Impact Studies - AllAfrica.com Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:01:10 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Sign On Renaissance Dam Impact Studies AllAfrica.com Cairo — The technical teams of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed the final the contracts for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) technical studies on Tuesday in Khartoum. The three states have agreed that the French consultancy firms BRL and ... Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign final contracts on Nile dam studiesAhram Online Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia sign contracts on GERD Dam impact studiesSudan Tribune all 11 news articles »