Tag: Egypt

• Friday, February 16th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula condemns Israel's killings in Gaza

  

  During his stop in Egypt as part of his new African tour, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the killings in Gaza were unjustifiable and denounced the United Nations' inability to solve armed conflicts as Israel's offensive against the terrorist group Hamas failed to comply with any of the global organization's decisions.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

  Brazil's President to visit Egypt, Ethiopia, and Guyana next month

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will take on a series of international engagements next month, including a Caricom Summit in Guyana, Agencia Brasil reported. He will also be traveling to Egypt on Feb. 15 and 16 to thank his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sissi for his support in pulling out Brazilian nationals and their families from the Gaza Strip.

• Thursday, December 7th 2023 - 07:08 UTC

  Navigation cleared through Suez Canal after freighter collides with bridge

  

  Navigation through was not affected after the One Orpheus container ship lost control Wednesday and crashed into the El-Mansy floating bridge, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said early Thursday in Cairo. About 10% of the world's commerce passes through the Suez Canal, earning Egypt about US$ 8 billion a year.

• Saturday, October 14th 2023 - 09:31 UTC

  Evacuation of Brazilians from Gaza Strip through Egypt greenlighted

  

  Brazilians wishing to leave the Gaza Strip will be allowed to do so Saturday through the Rafah crossing after Egypt greenlighted the move, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira confirmed Friday, according to Agencia Brasil.

• Friday, July 7th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Massa holds online meeting with Egypt's finance minister

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa held a working online meeting Thursday with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Maait to coordinate policies in multilateral spaces aimed at promoting the inclusive development of middle-income countries, taking into account the challenges posed by the new global financial architecture, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The two countries' relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was also discussed.

• Monday, August 15th 2022 - 08:19 UTC

  Cairo church fire leaves 41 dead, 55 injured

  

  At least 41 people, 15 children among them, were killed Sunday at the Martyr Abu Sefein Coptic Orthodox church in Cairo's working-class neighborhood of Imbaba in the Giza area. There were also reports of some 55 other people injured.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Brazil diversifying protein markets, Britain and Egypt with Halal cuts

  

  Brazil, one of the world's largest exporters of beef is diversifying markets since its sales are concentrated in China and Hong Kong, a situation very similar to that of neighboring Mercosur partners, Uruguay and Argentina.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Chilean president will address the Falklands issue with Boris Johnson in Egypt

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric will be talking about the Falklands and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty claims with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the next COP27 scheduled for November.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Paraguayan Government seeks to deepen Mercosur trade agreement with Egypt

  

  Paraguay's Finance Ministry sought to deepen the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and Egypt Wednesday when the II Meeting of the accord's Joint Committee convened.

• Monday, July 5th 2021 - 07:09 UTC

  Suez Canal blockage: Egypt and Japanese company reach a deal to release vessel

  

  Egyptian authorities and Japan's Shoei Kisen Kaisha finally reached an agreement on compensations for Suez canal lost revenues and the cost of salvaging a huge vessel that blocked the crucial waterway linking Asia with Europe.