Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Swailem took part on Monday in the opening of the high-level segment of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Egypt taps Italian expertise to advance technical education

Co-operation between Egypt and Italy in technical and technological education has grown significantly in recent years under the umbrella of the Italian Don Bosco Institute in Cairo, one of the oldest and most prominent platforms for bilateral co-operation in vocational education and training, Egyptian Ambassador to Italy Bassam Rady said.

NZ PM proposes banning children from using social media

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, citing what he said Monday was “harm being done to a generation” of young people.

Uganda, Burundi officials visit Israel over Gaza troop deployment

Military officials from Uganda and Burundi visited Israel last week to discuss deploying troops to Gaza as part of an international security force envisioned by US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for the fragile ceasefire, according to officials.

Iran’s rial currency hits new record low

Iran’s currency hit a record low Monday as Washington prepared to announce new sanctions it said would be an “economic D-Day” and would add further pressure on an economy already battered by previous sanctions and a US naval blockade.