Samar Samir

Exclusive to UMS: Foreign Minister addresses Egypt’s foreign policy amid ongoing regional tensions

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 - 08:46 GMT

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that Egypt is one of the very few countries, if not the only one in the region, that maintains relations and contacts with all regional and international parties and actors. These connections facilitate an effective foreign policy that ultimately serves the interests of security and stability in the region.

How Israel commits ecocide in Gaza

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 - 07:40 GMT

Approximately 85,000 tons of explosives have been thrown on the Gaza strip, equivalent to the impact of five or six nuclear bombs. This devastation has severely harmed the region’s air quality, agriculture, water supply, irrigation, and marine life, with consequences that may last for hundreds of years.

Korea, Egypt explore expanded cooperation in electricity and renewable energy

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 01:54 GMT

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Egypt, Kim Yonghyon, met with H.E. Mahmoud Esmat, Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the electricity and renewable energy sectors.

Hamas holds Netanyahu failure of Doha round of talks on Gaza ceasefire

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 - 08:23 GMT

“Netanyahu also set new conditions for the prisoner exchange file, and backed down on other items, which prevent the completion of the prisoner swap deal,” the movement said.

Skin diseases on the rise among Children in Gaza

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 - 05:40 GMT

Due to the ongoing Israeli genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip, piles of war and hospital waste, polluted sewage, contaminated potable water and temperatures rise have led to a wide spread of skin diseases like rashes and chickenpox and bacterial infection among Palestinian children.

Korea’s Culture Week to convene on May 18-24 at Opera House amid push to expand Korean language teaching

Sun, 12 May 2024 - 10:01 GMT

The Director of the Korean Cultural Center revealed plans to establish a center for teaching the Korean language in Egypt, citing the increasing demand from Egyptians eager to learn.

Egypt’s FM at WEF: Our aim is to establish a Palestinian State, end conflict

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 04:44 GMT

“As for the negotiations, […] it is a sensitive issue and there is a new proposal on the table up to the two sides that they consider and accept but there is an objective, which is a permanent ceasefire and dealing with the humanitarian conditions," said Shoukry.

Grand Imam of Al Azhar laments inability of Arabs, international human rights bodies to stop Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 - 11:29 GMT

“Our dealings with the issue of Palestine and Holy Jerusalem do not reflect the magnitude of what Allah has bestowed upon us in terms of vast human and natural resources, boundless energies, and creative minds across all spheres of contemporary life - scientific, social, political, and economic. Above all, [we hold] steadfast faith in Allah Almighty and unwavering confidence in His mercy towards the weak and oppressed,” he said.

Palestinian ambassador in Cairo: We reject deportation of our people from Gaza to Egypt

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 - 05:06 GMT

“We will continue to reject all plans to displace Palestinians to Egypt or any other place. There is no Palestinian state without Gaza and there is no capital without Jerusalem […] Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the State of Palestine,” he continued, noting that 2,000 Palestinians are waiting in the Egyptian city of Arish to return to Gaza through the border crossing.

Egypt to hold presidential elections in December 2023

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 03:30 GMT

ET publishes Egypt’s 2024 Presidential Election Timetable.

Cooking course brings Egyptian, Korean Cultures together

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 - 10:19 GMT

A total of 120 applicants completed the course over a period of four weeks. Each group of six took the one-day course at a time with the course running for five days a week. Given by Korean chef Hong Seng Hee, an expert in dietetics and responsible for quality control in several food companies, the program included teaching the recipes of traditional Korean dishes like Bulgogi, Kimbap and Sujebi; besides Korean street food like Tteokbokkie; and side dishes like Banchan and kimchi.

Egypt's avid efforts to provide citizens with decent housing despite economic crisis

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 - 10:31 GMT

While suffering hard currency shortage, Egypt has allocated more than LE 10.2 billion for the social housing program in the state’s draft general budget for the fiscal year 2023/2024 to build up on the one-million housing project that was launched in 2014 to provide affordable apartments for Egyptians with low and middle income, as well as the high class.

Egyptian Suez Canal's annual revenue at all-time high

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 - 12:21 GMT

The ongoing development of the southern part [of the maritime course] will increase the capacity of ship transit through this part, and increase the navigational safety factor by 28 percent, according to Admiral Rabie, noting that the project of expansion is expected to complete in one month and a half.

S. Korean ambassador bids farewell to Egypt

Thu, 18 May 2023 - 09:59 GMT

In comments to Egypt Today, the ambassador clarified that the increase in Egyptian exports is driven by Egyptian natural gas exports to Korea, which have increased by more than seven times.

New bill brought before Parliament to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 - 11:46 GMT

The draft law was submitted by lawmaker Amira Saber, a member of Coordination's Committee of Party's Youth Leaders and Politicians [CPYP], Youm7 reported.

Nearly US$ 172 Million pledged to Adaptation Fund for Most Climate-Vulnerable countries at COP27

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 - 12:25 GMT

A total of $172 million has been pledged from developed countries to the the Adaptation Fund that serves the developing countries.

COP27 calls for more women engagement in climate action

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 - 04:44 GMT

Daniel Fisher from the UK told Egypt Today that it is so important to keep the indigenous leaders in general, and indigenous women in particular, involved not only in side events but also in decision making meetings.

COP27 Egypt Presidency, FAO Launch FAST Initiative

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 - 04:52 GMT

The new initiative is targeting the food security in the most countries vulnerable to climate change impacts, the OP27 said in a statement.

COP27 President: Indigenous people’s experiences contribute to implementing climate change pledges

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 - 11:54 GMT

Shoukry’s comments were given at a roundtable with indigenous people delegation at the COP27.

Egypt, US Announce over $150 Million to Aid Africa’s Adaptation to Climate Change at COP27

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 - 11:13 GMT

USD $13.6 million for a Systematic Observations Financing Facility that will help fill weather, water, and climate observation gaps in Africa.

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