The 28th edition of the Cairo ICT expo, Egypt’s largest information and communications technology (ICT) exhibition, kicked off on Sunday with the participation of more than 400 international and local exhibitors. The…
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Arab and Islamic world denounce Israeli military actions in Gaza and Lebanon
Saudi Arabia hosted on Monday an extraordinary summit in its capital, during which leaders from across the Arab and Islamic world denounced Israeli military actions in Gaza and Lebanon and issued a…
Summit calls for permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
A resolution passed at an Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit in Riyadh on Monday warned of the escalating conflict in the Middle East and its potential regional and global consequences. The resolution,…
Jack Hawkins and the Egyptian movie disaster
A new biography of British film icon Jack Hawkins relives the actor’s work in Egypt making Land of the Pharaohs, a Cinemascope epic shot on location about the building of the Great…
World Urban Forum (WUF12) kicks off in New Cairo
The 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) kicked off on Monday in New Cairo, Egypt, marking the forum’s first return to Africa in more than two decades. Addressing the opening…
Sisi and Abbas discuss Palestine situation
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Monday the recent developments in the Palestinian territories. They met on the sidelines of the 12th edition of the World Urban…
Egypt’s priority is to combat inflation, Sisi tells IMF boss
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Sunday with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva in Cairo, where they discussed the country’s economic reform program amid the ongoing regional…
Egypt and US discuss ceasefires in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed on Sunday efforts toward ceasefires in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. During a phone conversation, the two diplomats discussed…
Egypt’s population grows by 1 million in just 10 months
Egypt’s population reached 107 million, the population clock of the country’s statistics agency showed on Saturday. The population of the most populous Arab country has increased by 1 million since Feb. 8,…
Egypt’s army says “there is no form of cooperation with Israel”
The Egyptian armed forces on Thursday refuted claims circulating on social media that they were involved in supporting Israel’s military operations. The army said in a post on the X platform that…