Egyptian Foreign Ministry

On Int’l Migrants Day, Egypt says it aims to make migration a choice not necessity

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 - 11:29 GMT

Egypt celebrates the International Migrants Day, observed by the United Nations every year on 18 December, stressing that the nation aims to achieve development in order to make migration a choice rather than a necessity.

Egypt hopes Lebanon ceasefire will lead to regional de-escalation, end to Gaza aggression

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 - 07:56 GMT

Egypt underscored the significance of this agreement as a precursor to halting Israeli aggression in Gaza, which has persisted for over a year

Egypt condemns RSF militia’s blatant attacks on defenseless civilians in Sudan’s Al Jazirah

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 - 08:03 GMT

Since the defection of Abu Aqla Keikel, a former commander at the RSF in Al Jazirah, earlier in October, the militia reportedly carried out retaliatory attacks on villages of the state, targeting his ethnic group

Photos: Egypt sends 3rd relief aid shipment to Lebanon and repatriates 293 citizens, family members

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 - 12:55 GMT

The total volume of Egyptian aid to Lebanon has reached 67 tons so far

Cairo denies RSF chief's allegations of Egyptian air force involvement in Sudan battles

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 - 10:43 GMT

Egypt urges the international community to ascertain the evidence supporting Dagalo’s claims

Egypt condemns recent 'massacres' in Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 - 02:11 GMT

Israeli forces killed at least 26 individuals and injured dozens others in an airstrike on Ibn Rushd School and the Shuhada al-Aqsa Mosque, both serving as shelters for displaced Palestinians, as confirmed by the Gaza health ministry on Sunday.

Egypt warns of Israeli escalation threatening all-out war after Lebanon attacks

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 - 12:08 GMT

Egypt has strongly denounced the "unjustified" Israeli escalation following intensive airstrikes on southern Lebanon, expressing grave concerns about the potential outbreak of a region-wide conflict that could have devastating consequences for the entire region.

Egypt applauds UN resolution urging end to Israeli occupation of Palestine within 12 months

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 - 01:17 GMT

In a significant majority, 124 member states voted in favor of the resolution endorsing an advisory opinion issued by the ICJ in July on the legal ramifications stemming from Israel's policies and actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem.

Egypt affirms support to Somalia’s counterterrorism efforts after deadly Mogadishu explosion

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 - 07:20 GMT

Egypt expressed condolences to the government, people of Somalia, and the families of the victims, while also extending wishes for a swift recovery to those injured in the attack

Egypt warns against opening new war front in Lebanon after Golan Heights attack

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 - 01:48 GMT

Egypt warned that expanding the war to the Lebanese territory could escalate into an all-out regional war.

High-level source: Israeli policies in Gaza threaten escalation, pose dire consequences for the region

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 - 04:13 GMT

A high-level source has warned against Israeli persistent pursuit of policies that contribute to further escalation

Photos: Sudan civil, political groups convey gratitude to Egypt at conclusion of Cairo conference

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 - 10:14 GMT

The conference, attended by regional and international partners, aimed to facilitate consensus among Sudanese civil and political forces regarding strategies for achieving comprehensive and sustainable peace in Sudan

Egypt denounces Israeli legalization of 5 new West Bank settlement outposts

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 - 10:14 GMT

Egypt strongly denounces Israel's exploitation of the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip to perpetuate further illegal settlement expansion

Egypt establishes field teams to search for missing Hajj pilgrims in Saudi hospitals

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 - 11:40 GMT

The field teams are tasked to gather information on pilgrims in these hospitals, whether those receiving treatment or deceased, and cross-referencing it with the data provided by the families of those reported missing.

On World Refugee Day, Egypt urges increased global efforts to support host countries

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 - 09:04 GMT

Egypt currently hosts refugees and asylum seekers from 62 different nationalities

Egypt condemns deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza’s Nuseirat camp, calls for halting war

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 - 04:31 GMT

Egypt strongly condemned the Israeli deadly attacks on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza on Saturday, calling for global intervention to halt the war in the strip.

Egypt to accept applications from expats to settle military service status from May

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 - 12:08 GMT

The initiative, launched for the first time in 2023, allows Egyptians between the ages of 18 and 30, as well as those who have exceeded this age range, to settle their military service status while staying abroad.

Egypt retrieves stolen piece of King Ramses II statue from Switzerland

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 - 12:37 GMT

Egypt has successfully recovered a remarkable 3,400-year-old fragment of King Ramses II's statue, which had been stolen from the ancient site of Abydos and smuggled to Switzerland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday.

Egypt: Conducting any operation in Rafah despite global rejection reflects disregard for civilians’ lives

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 12:37 GMT

Egypt has reiterated its warning about the dangers of conducting any military operation in the city of Rafah, which currently houses more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million population, most of whom are displaced by the Israeli war.

Egypt follows up on probe into killing of three Egyptian monks at South Africa monastery

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 11:26 GMT

Egypt is monitoring the progress of investigations into the mysterious killing of three Egyptian monks inside a monastery east of Pretoria, the South African capital.

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