Egypt

CAIRO, Jun 27 (NNN-MENA) – Two China-funded prototype satellites of the MisrSat II satellite project, were delivered to the Egyptian side on Sunday, making Egypt the first African country with the capacity to assemble, integrate and test satellites.

During the delivery ceremony, held at the Egyptian Space Agency, near the country’s New Administrative Capital, Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat thanked China for supporting and cooperating with the agency, and being a “strategic partner and friend” of Egypt.

25 June 2023; MEMO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has conferred Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the country's highest state honour, the "Order of the Nile" today.  Modi who is on the second and final day of his official visit to the country arrived in Cairo where he was received by his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly.

CAIRO (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, a trip that underscores the growing ties between the two countries.

Modi’s flight landed at Cairo’s international airport Saturday afternoon, coming from a four-day trip to the United States where he held talks with President Joe Biden, delivered a speech to the U.S. Congress, and met with top American and Indian executives.

It’s the first state visit to Egypt by an Indian prime minister since 1997.

24 June 2023; MEMO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced on Friday that he informed his citizens that he has "nothing to promise except work, work, work and patience", warning that if people in Africa do not find hope for life, they will move towards Europe.

This came during his speech in the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in the French capital, Paris.

21 June 2023; MEMO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit the newly restored 11th century Al-Hakim Mosque during his first visit to Egypt this week.

20 June 2023; MEMO: Egypt's Interior Ministry announced on Sunday the introduction of a new five-year multiple-entry visa scheme for foreigner visitors. This will allow holders to stay in the country for up to 90 days per trip for a fee of $700.

CAIRO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday, discussing bilateral relations and regional hotspot issues.

During their meeting, Sisi highlighted the diverse and longstanding ties between the two sides, and Egypt's willingness to continue cooperation with the bloc, according to an Egyptian presidency statement.

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations called on countries in the Middle East and Europe on Monday to ramp up aid efforts in Sudan to address the deepening humanitarian crisis.

Sudan has been rocked by fighting for more than two months as the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battle for control of the country. Sudan’s Health Ministry said Saturday that more than 3,000 have been killed in the conflict, which has decimated the country’s fragile infrastructure and sparked ethnic violence in the western Darfur region.

18 June 2023; MEMO: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is to embark on an official visit to Turkiye following an invitation by his Turkish counterpart and recently re-elected President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

News of Sisi's visit was disclosed by Ambassador Salih Mutlu Sen, who currently serves as Ankara's charge d'affaires in Cairo, Daily Sabah reported on Friday.

CAIRO, Jun 18 (NNN-MENA) – A supply ship loaded with hundreds of tonnes of relief aid from Egypt, had arrived in conflict-torn Sudan, the Egyptian military announced, yesterday.

The military spokesman, Gharib Abdel-Hafez, said in a statement that, the Egyptian navy ship had arrived at Port Sudan and unloaded hundreds of tonnes of foodstuffs, medical supplies and other aid material.

The supplies, sponsored by the Egyptian ministries of defence and social solidarity, as well as, some local associations, would be sent to most needy areas in Sudan, the spokesman said.