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For all their dominance of African football, Egypt’s World Cup history has been underwhelming, so Friday’s success over Australia and progress to the last 16 will count among their finest hours.
The landmark achievement sparked jubilant celebrations far beyond the final whistle in Dallas, with scenes of joy unfolding across the Arab world, among Egyptian communities abroad and even in Thailand as fans united to celebrate the Pharaohs.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi congratulated the Egyptian national football team for winning their match against Australia on penalty kicks (4-2), qualifying for the Round of 16 of the World Cup for the first time in the team's history. The two teams had drawn 1-1 during regulation and extra time before the match was decided by a penalty shootout.
Australia booked their place in the World Cup's round of 32 on Thursday with a cagey 0-0 draw against Paraguay that delighted pragmatic coach Tony Popovic but left the South Americans with a nervous wait to see if they will advance.
Egypt Recovers 17 Rare Ancient Egyptian Artifacts from Australia.
Egypt welcomed the announcement by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of his country’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025.
The 2025 Senate election has kicked off for Egyptians living abroad and is expected to continue for two days in a row are August 1 and 2. The elections will begin inside Egypt on August 4 and 5.
The meeting took place at the Private Education Building in New Cairo.
President El-Sisi states he values the positive contributions of the Egyptian community in Australia and their active role in building the Australian society. The president noted the remarkable success of Australians of Egyptian origin in an array of spheres, including the attainment of prominent positions, which demonstrates the solid relations between the two peoples.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reviewed via videoconference Sunday with members of the Egyptian community in Australia means to upgrade consular services.
Australian Ambassador to Egypt Axel Wabenhorst received a delegation from the Arab Women Investors Union (AWIU) under Hoda Yassa to discuss means of cooperation between both sides to support and strengthen trade, investment, tourism and educational cooperation.
Fouad will co-lead negotiations on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance, alongside Australia’s Minister for the Environment, Chris Bowen
Both sides also tackled means to boost joint cooperation in the domains of petroleum and gas.
The defeat could have been a whole lot worse had the 2016 champions converted their chances and the manner in which Australia crumbled does not bode well for a team that reached the semis at the Tokyo Games and at their home World Cup last year.
The prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a sustained increase in the flow of humanitarian aid throughout the enclave.
The meeting discussed the prospects for joint cooperation between the National Food Safety Authority and the Australian side in the fields of inspection, control and analysis and risk assessment.
Chairperson of the National Council for Women [NCW] Maya Morsi met on Wednesday with Senator Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Women, Minister for Finance, and Minister for the Public Service of Australia.
The Egyptian Embassy in Australia opened its voting doors for the second consecutive day.
Egypt’s Presidential election marathon kicked off on Thursday night [Cairo timing] in three different countries are: New Zealand, Australia and Japan, due to the time difference between them and Egypt, as Egyptians abroad were scheduled to be casting their votes on December 1-3, 2023.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry exchanged with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong assessments of ways to reach an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
