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Millions of Egyptians have been heading to the polls in a referendum to endorse or reject amendments to the country’s constitition that will give President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi sweeping powers.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel which focused on a number of bilateral and regional issues including the crisis in Libya.
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde has welcomed the implementation of the economic reform programme in Egypt.
The Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit has called on member countries to adopt a future strategy that takes into account the demographic reality and data on water, food and energy.
Senior US and Egyptian officials met between 20 and 22 March in Washington, for the 31st meeting under the so-called Military Cooperation Committee (MCC) during which issues of counterterrorism were on the agenda, the American embassy said in a statement on Thursday.
During his visit to Egypt, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green launched a $37 million project to enhance productivity across Egypt’s entire agricultural value chain, beginning on the farm and extending to when products reach consumers.
A court in Egypt has applied for the death penalty to be introduced against eight people charged with the attempted assassination of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi almost five years ago.
A recovery in domestic demand, particularly private consumption, is forecast to sustain Egypt’s economic growth at 5.2 percent in 2019, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019, which was launched on Monday.