The Latest Breaking News from Cairo

Rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of UN-mediated talks in Egypt, the United Nations said Monday, further complicating international efforts to find a way out of the country’s decade-old chaos. According to the UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, lawmakers from…

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the president-designate of the upcoming UN climate change conference, received on Thursday a phone call from the United States Special Climate Envoy, John Kerry. Shoukry told Kerry his country is looking forward to high-level US participation in the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022,…

Egypt’s Ambassador to South Sudan Moataz Moustafa Abdel Kader held on Wednesday talks with South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomoro. Abdel Kader said Egypt is keen to support efforts aimed at achieving peace and stability in South Sudan, as well as economic and social development and to…

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland in Cairo on Wednesday. Shoukry underscored Cairo’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and efforts to achieve peace in the region. In late May, Cairo underscored the importance of…

Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to continue security and military coordination and consultations. This came during a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held and Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani al-Rumaithi in Cairo on Wednesday. Egyptian Minister of…

Cairo (AFP) - Israel and Egypt plan to boost gas exports to Europe under an agreement signed during a Cairo visit Wednesday by the European Commission president as the bloc seeks to wean itself off Russian gas.

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation, Rania A. Al-Mashat, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan. Although the war in Ukraine is threatening Egypt's food security, the minister believes that "pre-emptive action" undertaken by Cairo in the past few years will help "mitigate" the impact of…

Egypt, Israel, and the European Union on Wednesday signed a deal to increase liquefied natural gas sales to EU countries, who aim to reduce dependence on supply from Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on. The deal, stamped in a five-star Cairo hotel, will see Israel sending more gas…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has preempted Ethiopia’s third filling of the Renaissance Dam’s reservoir and warned against “undermining” Egypt’s water share. He affirmed that his country adheres to “diplomacy and patience” when it comes to the conflict over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Cairo is currently implementing many…

Sanaa Seif says UK government is not standing up for her brother Alaa Abd El Fattah, on hunger strike and facing death

The Egyptian government seeks to overcome the impacts of the Russian-Ukrainian war, that led to a surge in inflation rates globally, through various development projects. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Monday the integrated animal, dairy production complex and mechanized slaughterhouses in Sadat City in Menoufia Governorate. He affirmed in…