Egypt Announces $582 Million Funding for Rail Projects

January 16, 2024

Egypt's National Railway Authority is set to borrow EGP 18 billion (approximately $582 million) from a consortium of local banks, ...

Egypt Attracts $6 Billion in Renewable Energy Investments

January 15, 2024

Hossam Heiba, head of the General Authority for Investment in Egypt, said the country has received numerous requests from Gulf ...

Egypt & China Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

January 14, 2024

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed on Sunday that Egypt is closely following the case brought by South Africa to ...

Direct Flights from Cairo to Misrata Restart

January 14, 2024

EgyptAir has confirmed its intention to operate direct flights to the city of Misrata starting January 25th. Yahia Zakaria, the ...

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), emphasized on Sunday that the Rafah border crossing with Gaza has never been closed by the Egyptian side since the start of the war. Instead, Lazzarini pointed out that it is the Israeli side that hinders the entry of aid, as reported by Al-Qahera News TV channel. While en route to the Gaza Strip to assess the humanitarian situation firsthand, Lazzarini condemned the Israeli war in the strip as a "crime against humanity." He warned of the potential further deterioration of conditions in Gaza if the international community does not take prompt action. Lazzarini expressed concern about the indiscriminate targeting by the Israeli war machine, stating that civilians, including women, children, the elderly, and UNRWA staff, are all victims. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), emphasized on Sunday that the Rafah border crossing with Gaza has never been closed by the Egyptian side since the start of the war. Instead, Lazzarini pointed out that it is the Israeli side that hinders the entry of aid, as reported by Al-Qahera News TV channel. While en route to the Gaza Strip to assess the humanitarian situation firsthand, Lazzarini condemned the Israeli war in the strip as a "crime against humanity." He warned of the potential further deterioration of conditions in Gaza if the international community does not take prompt action. Lazzarini expressed concern about the indiscriminate targeting by the Israeli war machine, stating that civilians, including women, children, the elderly, and UNRWA staff, are all victims. He urged the international community and those close to the conflict to intervene in order to bring an end to the war or, at the very least, establish safe humanitarian corridors for aid delivery to the Palestinian people in the besieged strip.

UNRWA Chief Affirms Egypt’s Commitment to Open Rafah Border

January 14, 2024

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), emphasized on Sunday that ...

UNRWA Commissioner Commends Egypt’s Aid Delivery Efforts to Gaza

January 14, 2024

Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ...

Egypt Tops Global Strawberry Exports

January 14, 2024

Egypt has been recognized as the world's leading exporter of strawberries. This acknowledgment came during a visit by Prime Minister ...

Egypt Denounces Israeli Accusations Over Gaza Aid

January 13, 2024

Diaa Rashwan, head of the General Authority for Information in Egypt, denied the Israeli defense team's allegations at the International ...

Egypt Raises Concerns Over Gaza Military Escalation

Egypt Welcomes World’s Largest Container Ship

January 13, 2024

Egypt's Ministry of Transportation announced that the "Tahya Misr" container terminal in the port of Alexandria received the giant container ...

Trade Exchange Between Egypt & Morocco Reaches $578 Million

January 12, 2024

Ahmed Samir, Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry, met with his Moroccan counterpart, Riad Mazour, and highlighted that the trade ...

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