Egypt

Foreign Affairs

Egypt's president receives cleric Ammar Al-Hakim to discuss Iraqi political scene

Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Ammar Al-Hakim, leader of the National Wisdom Movement, reviewed Iraq’s political scene and regional issues with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and officials as he visited Cairo on Sunday.

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Egypt's president receives cleric Ammar Al-Hakim to discuss Iraqi political scene

Politics

Egypt's parliament approves a new package of tax and fee hikes amid criticism

Egypt's parliament – the House of Representatives – provisionally approved Sunday legislative amendments to three laws stipulating new tax and fee hikes on a number of imported goods and entertainment activities despite being rejected by six political parties.

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Egypt's parliament approves a new package of tax and fee hikes amid criticism

Urban & Transport

In photos: Egypt refloats Hong Kong-flagged ship in Suez Canal

Egyptian authorities have successfully refloated and towed Xin Hai Tong 23, a Hong Kong general cargo vessel, after it had suffered engine failure while transiting through the Suez Canal earlier on Thursday.

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In photos: Egypt refloats Hong Kong-flagged ship in Suez Canal

Defence

Egypt plays key role in maintaining stability in region: Italian defence minister to Sisi

Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto noted in a meeting with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday that “Egypt plays a key role in maintaining stability in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions,” according to a statement released by the Egyptian presidency.

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Egypt plays key role in maintaining stability in region: Italian defence minister to Sisi

Health

Egypt at forefront of liver cancer care with Roche partnership

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday signed an MoU with Roche, a Swiss multinational healthcare company, to improve medical care under the Presidential Initiative of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).

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Egypt at forefront of liver cancer care with Roche partnership