Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Egyptians Abroad, Badr Abdel-Aati, has stressed the need to refocus global attention on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Minister Abdel-Aati participated on Wednesday, in a high-level panel discussion on early recovery in Gaza held at the World Bank Group (WBG) headquarters in Washington, alongside senior international officials, the Foreign Ministry in Cairo said in a statement on Thursday.
Gov’t reviews market stability, service quality amid regional developments
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli chaired the weekly cabinet meeting, stressing directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to continue improving public services and strengthen market efficiency, while deploying all state mechanisms to stabilise prices and prevent speculation.
NPA, SIS deepen co-operation across media landscape
Chairman of the National Press Authority (NPA), Abdel-Sadek El-Shorbagy, and Chairman of the State Information Service (SIS), Ambassador Alaa Youssef, probed on Thursday the ongoing efforts to strengthen coordination and integration in support of Egypt’s journalistic and media landscape.
Drive to promote Egypt’s investment opportunities in Italy’s industrial hubs
Egypt’s Ambassador to Italy, Bassam Rady, has visited the industrial region of Ancona in north-eastern Italy, heading a delegation that included the commercial office of the embassy.
The visit is part of a promotional tour to highlight investment and trade co-operation opportunities in Egypt, which includes Italy’s major industrial regions.
Hopes for ME peace grow with Israel, Lebanon eyeing ceasefire
Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the administration of President Donald Trump talking up hopes for a deal that would open the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
US-sanctioned supertankers enter Gulf despite blockade
The US military continues to monitor and patrol regional waters as part of an ongoing blockade on ships passing through Iranian ports, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday.
Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left’
Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging AP interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.
