Tag: Egypt
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New governors for Cairo, Alexandria appointed during reshuffle
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced on Wednesday the appointment of six new governors for Cairo, Alexandria, Qalubyia, Elminya, Fayoum, and Suez governorates, according to state-owned media. Maj Gen Ahmed Taymour has been standing in for the Cairo governor for the past six months, as the previous governor, Galal Al-Saeed, was appointed as minister of transportation.…
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Sherif Osman, Rehab Ahmed, Fatma Omar and Shaman Ibrahim win medals at Rio Paralympics
Egyptian powerlifter Fatma Omar won the silver medal of the women’s -61 kg event at the Rio 2016 Paralympics on Sunday. The 42-year-old missed out on the first attempt but was successful in her second and third attempts as she lifted 133 kg and 140 kg respectively to secure the silver medal. Fatma narrowly missed out on…
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Cypriot Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Riyadh is the Key to the Region
The Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulidis spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat for more than an hour and a half about the good relations between his country and the Arab region. He also touched on his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi last month during a visit to Cairo in the presence of the Foreign…
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Egypt Hosts Five Million Refugees: Foreign Ministry
Egypt’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Hisham Badr told European Union Members of Parliament (MEPs) that Egypt now hosts five million refugees and migrants from across the region. Blaming the EU-Turkey deal for an increase in the number of refugees arriving in Egypt, Badr said that pressure has increased on Egypt to accommodate for…