Egypt

This Tuesday, June 15, an extraordinary summit with the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League dedicated to the Great Pond of the Ethiopian Renaissance will be held in Doha, Qatar. Sudan and Egypt want to warn of the "risk" that Ethiopia's unilateral measures pose to the region, while talks have stopped. It was Sudan and Egypt…

Bruno Le Maire was in Egypt on Sunday 13 June. The French economy minister signed a trade agreement on the Cairo metro and initiated new infrastructure and development projects. Benefits for Egypt, but also for France, the minister appreciated. as reported from Cairo, Edward DropsyBruno Le Maire came to Egypt for a budget of…

Egypt gathers allies to control Ethiopia's stance on the Nile EDITORIAL | When Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sissi toured Djibouti last week on Thursday, it made history. During Djibouti's 43 years of independence, no Egyptian president had visited. Still, al-Sissi did not come for tourism or to relax on the beaches of the small Horn country of Africa. A broadcast released after a meeting…

The most successful club in the African Super Cup, Al Ahly added a seventh coronation in his record on Friday 28 May. The Egyptians, the reigning African champions, dominated and logically beat the Moroccans in Berkane (2-0) at the Jassim-bin-Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Al Ahly Sporting Club likes to nurture its reputation as…

Libya's foreign ministry said its joint consular committee with Egypt had resumed work after an eight-year hiatus on Wednesday. The committee held its 13th session in the Egyptian capital Cairo on May 4-5, the ministry said in a statement. During the discussion, it was discussed to facilitate the processing of visas for citizens of the two countries, simplify entry procedures and abolish entry fees. Among the most important topics on the agenda were also the aspects of joint co-operation in the…

The Muslim Brotherhood in Libya has been transformed into a non-governmental organization (NGO), the group said on Sunday. In a written statement, the organization said it had changed its name to the Resurrection and Reform Society. "We declare to all Libyans that with the grace and help of Allah, society has been transformed into an association called the Resurrection and Reform Society to revive society's call to obey Islam's midway strategy and teachings," it said on its social media page. The…

The diplomatic ballet continues in Tripoli. Following the visit of several European and then Algerian officials, Moustapha Madbouli, the Egyptian Prime Minister held talks on Tuesday, April 20, in Tripoli. This first trip since the installation of the new power aims to continue to normalize between the two countries. Cairo, strongly supported by Marshal Haftar, multiplies the gestures towards the new…

As Libya makes progress towards peace through renewed efforts to resolve the country's decadelong conflict, East-based Putist General Khalifa Haftar continues to acquire weapons and ammunition, according to the Libyan army. The army on Wednesday stated that two Egyptian planes that landed at Libya's southern Sabha International Airport had brought weapons and ammunition to Haftar. Abdulhadi Dirah, a spokesman for the Libyan army's Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Unit, said the weapons were hidden in a…

Sudan's prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts to discuss a resolution on issues surrounding Ethiopia's plans to build a dam on a tributary of the Nile, his office said on Wednesday. Last week, talks with the three countries hosting the President of the African Union, Congo, failed to reach a binding agreement on the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the filling of its large reservoir. Ever since construction began in 2011, Egypt has viewed the dam…

Uganda and Egypt signed a military intelligence agreement "to fight terrorism" this week. This agreement between the two countries crossed by the Nile comes in the middle of a dispute over river water due to the Renaissance dam built by Ethiopia. "What affects Uganda will affect Egypt", is how the number two Egyptian military intelligence officer, Sameh Saber El-Degwi, qualified in a statement from the Ugandan army that the agreement signed on Wednesday. The two countries really share the waters of the Nile. A military…