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Egypt has signed up for $200-million loan from the World Bank earmarked for the implementation of an air pollution project. The financing, according to Environment Minister Yasmine Fawad, will support the ministry with accurate air quality monitoring devices to complement Read more
A senior Turkish security official was in Tobruk, eastern Libya, to meet House of Representatives’ Speaker Aqila Saleh, French media Mondafrique reports. The Turkish official not named by the media, reportedly met Saleh, the political top figure of the eastern Read more
Egypt has signed up for a 1-billion loan from International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to finance petroleum imports, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports citing the Arab country’s Ministry of Petroleum. The loan according to the ministry will cover 2021 Read more
The Egyptian parliament Tuesday elected former Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Chancellor Hanafy Ali El Gebali as its new speaker close to President Abdelfattah al-Sisi. 71-year old Gebali obtained 508 votes out of 576 to beat his Read more
Qatari real estate company Diar will resume work at its New Cairo’s CityGate project after getting the approval from the New Urban Communities Authority, as the crisis between Doha and Cairo is over. Diar inaugurated last week its luxury Regis Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and Egypt’s envoy to the North African country Thursday agreed to launch a maritime line in a bid of boosting trade and investment between the two countries. Mechichi, Webdo Tunis reports, received Ihab Fahmy and Read more
The Egyptian ministry of Trade and industry has extended for additional three months the ban on all kinds of beans export, in an effort to meet domestic demand amid the pandemic, Arab Finance reports. The decision however according to the Read more
Israel has appointed an envoy to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, to run the country mission in the Gulf State, The New Arab reports. Eitan Na’eh, Israel’s former envoy to Turkey according to the Israeli Foreign ministry, will take office Read more
Qatari Finance Minister Ali Al Emadi Tuesday opened a Qatari-financed luxury hotel in the Cairo –first ever visit by a top Qatari official following agreement between Egypt and Qatar to end long standing diplomatic rift. Emadi attended the ceremony alongside Read more
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have opened their borders to Qatari citizens, Kuwait has announced that both countries as well Bahrain, UAE agree to end more than three years of diplomatic feud. Saudi Arabia according to the Kuwaiti foreign minister Sheikh Read more