Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty co-chaired on Sunday with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah the 14th session of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Joint Committee.

The meeting brought together delegations from both countries to review bilateral co-operation and strengthen ties across various fields.

PM reviews activation of Export Risk Guarantee Agency

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting on Sunday to review mechanisms for operationalising the Export Risk Guarantee Agency, implementing the export support programme and optimising the use of government training centres.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid, Minister of Labour Hassan Raddad, Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem, Federation of Egyptian Industries Chairman Mohamed El-Sewedy, alongside relevant officials were present at the meeting.

Egypt reaffirms commitment to sustainable peace, stability

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi has outlined Egypt’s vision that sustainable peace requires more than ending hostilities, resting on three pillars: security, reconstruction and justice.

Representing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the Francophonie Summit in Cambodia, the minister chaired a roundtable entitled “Investing in Peace for Shared Prosperity and Lasting Stability”.

Thousands of Czechs rally against gov’t funding plan

Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied ​in Prague on Sunday against a government plan to cut a public media fee and move funding ‌to the state budget — a policy critics say would dent the broadcasters’ independence and viability.

Anti-Houthi forces retreat in Yemen

Iran and its allies ramped up pressure on the US and allied Gulf states on two fronts on Sunday, with Saudi-backed forces retreating in their battle against the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen and Iran itself firing drones at US ​bases in Bahrain.