Egypt

Foreign Affairs

Egyptian, Mauritanian presidents urge Ethiopia to adopt middle-ground solution on GERD

Egyptian and Mauritanian presidents called on Ethiopia to adopt one of the middle-ground solutions proposed during negotiations regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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Egyptian, Mauritanian presidents urge Ethiopia to adopt middle-ground solution on GERD

Politics

Egyptian National Dialogue's 3rd political track session postponed by one week

The third session of the National Dialogue's political track, originally planned for 4 June, has been rescheduled for 11 June, announced the General Coordinator of the National Dialogue Diaa Rashwan on Saturday evening.

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Egyptian National Dialogue's 3rd political track session postponed by one week

Courts & Law

Economic Court hands fresh sentence to former Zamalek President Mortada Mansour

In the latest legal battle between Mortada Mansour, the former President of Zamalek, and Mahmoud El-Khattib, the President of Ahly, Egypt's Economic Misdemeanor Court has delivered a 3-months prison sentence against Mansour.

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Economic Court hands fresh sentence to former Zamalek President Mortada Mansour

Defence

Egypt, Israel defence ministers discuss border incident; coordinate measures for prevention

Egypt’s Minister of Defence and Military Production General Mohamed Zaki discussed in a telephone call with Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant circumstances surrounding the incident that took place on Saturday on the Egypt-Israel border and measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

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Egypt, Israel defence ministers discuss border incident; coordinate measures for prevention

Health

Egypt to increase FY 2023/24 healthcare spending by 15 percent: Minister

Egypt's Minister of Finance and Head of the General Authority for the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS), Mohamed Maait, announced on Sunday that the government plans to raise healthcare spending by 15 percent in FY 2023/24.

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Egypt to increase FY 2023/24 healthcare spending by 15 percent: Minister