US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he is running for a second term in the 2024 elections. Biden, 80, posted a video of his upcoming presidential campaign on Twitter. “Personal freedoms in the US are under attack by Republican extremists,” Biden said in the video. “Every generation has a moment where they must defend democracy,” said Biden, who will be 86 when he ends his second term. The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom.
Egypt - Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait has said that 105,000 Egyptians residing abroad have registered electronically for the tax-free car import initiative, adding that the total payments reached $525m. There are only 19 days left until the end of the initiative and it will not be extended, Maait added on Tuesday. He explained that there is a due document from the Ministry of Finance on the public treasury for citizens residing abroad, with the value of the amounts transferred to the account of the Ministry of Finance at the National Bank of Egypt. © 2022 Daily News Egypt. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).
An injured Sudanese citizen in critical condition was also airlifted to Egypt, the ministry said. The number of Egyptians evacuated from Sudan has reached 1,539 since the start of the evacuation, according to the statement. The ministry said the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan and Wadi Halfa will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. Egypt previously announced that the number of Egyptian citizens in Sudan exceeds 10,000, adding that it requires a tight, safe and orderly planned process to ensure their safe evacuation. More than 400 civilians have been killed, while about 4,000 others injured in Sudan so far, according to data from the Sudanese Health Ministry.
Bishai noted that the Egypt's exports to Sudan amounted to approximately $929.2m in 2022, compared to $826.8m in 2021, explaining that there is an opportunity for Egypt to enhance its exports to Sudan and African countries, especially in light of road infrastructure that Egypt has developed to link and enhance its trade with countries of the African continent. He highlighted the strong will of the two countries to establish a railway between Cairo and Khartoum, which confirms the leadership's keenness to facilitate communication between the two peoples. Egypt is keen on the stability of Sudan, Bishai noted, elaborating that the conflicts taking place in Sudan have a negative impact on trade with Egypt, whether exports or imports. He explained that urea is at the top of commodities that Egypt exported to Sudan during the past year, with a value of about $133.8m, besides; there are many commodities and products that Egypt exported to Sudan, including medicines, cement, furniture, and other products and commodities.
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Egypt evacuated on Tuesday 635 more citizens from Sudan, which has been ravaged by an armed conflict since April 15. The number of Egyptians evacuated from Sudan has reached 1,539 since the start of the evacuation, according to the statement. The ministry said the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan and Wadi Halfa will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. Egypt previously announced that the number of Egyptian citizens in Sudan exceeds 10,000, adding that it requires a tight, safe and orderly planned process to ensure their safe evacuation. The warring parties have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight on Monday, as many countries are racing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Sudan.
It risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond,” he warned. I call on the parties to stop combat operations in densely populated areas and to allow unhindered humanitarian aid operations. “Working with humanitarian organizations on the ground, we are reconfiguring our presence in Sudan to enable us to continue supporting the Sudanese people. He said he has authorized the temporary relocation both inside and outside Sudan of some UN personnel and their families. “We must all do everything within our power to pull Sudan back from the edge of the abyss,” he said.
Chairperson of Supply and Internal Trade Committee at the Federation of Chambers of Commerce Matta Bishai said that Egypt is keen on stabilizing the situation in Sudan, added that Egypt’s exports to Sudan have increased by 12.4% over the past year on an annual basis, according to data issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Bishai noted that the Egypt’s exports to Sudan amounted to approximately $929.2m in 2022, compared to $826.8m in 2021, explaining that there is an opportunity for Egypt to enhance its exports to Sudan and African countries, especially in light of road infrastructure that Egypt has developed to link and enhance its trade with countries of the African continent. He highlighted the strong will of the two countries to establish a railway between Cairo and Khartoum, which confirms the leadership’s keenness to facilitate communication between the two peoples. Egypt is keen on the stability of Sudan, Bishai noted, elaborating that the conflicts taking place in Sudan have a negative impact on trade with Egypt, whether exports or imports. He explained that urea is at the top of commodities that Egypt exported to Sudan during the past year, with a value of about $133.8m, besides; there are many commodities and products that Egypt exported to Sudan, including medicines, cement, furniture, and other products and commodities.
The Official Gazette published Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s decision announcing Thursday an official holiday instead of Monday, May 1, in celebration of Labor Day. The decision stipulated that Thursday, corresponding to May 4, 2023, be an official paid holiday for workers in ministries, government agencies, public authorities, local administration units, public sector companies, public business sector companies, and the private sector, instead of Monday corresponding to May 1, 2023. for Labor Day.
CAIRO - 25 April 2023: The Egyptian Alliance of 42 political parties hailed the measures taken by the Egyptian authorities to evacuate nationals from Sudan amid the escalated clashes in the North African state. The parties said that the steps Egypt has taken shows its diplomatic strength. In coordination with the Sudanese authorities, 436 citizens of Sudan were evacuated via land evacuation. Matar indicated that President El-Sisi summed up the Egyptian foreign relations policy in a simple sentence when he said: "We manage matters with sincerity, honesty and honor at a time when honor is exalted." The Egyptian embassy in Khartoum, the consulates in Khartoum and Port Sudan, and the consular office in Wadi Halfa, continue to coordinate with Egyptian citizens in Sudan to secure their evacuation, respectively.
Ukrainian authorities have discovered another body while clearing the rubble of a museum in the town of Kupyansk struck by a Russian missile on Tuesday, increasing the death toll to two. “In total, the bodies of two dead women were pulled from the rubble of the destroyed building,” Ukrainian State Emergency Services said. “Also, 10 people were injured, 4 of them were hospitalized.”“Search operations and rubble removal have been completed,” it added. Russian forces allegedly used an S-300 surface to surface missile to target Kupyansk, according to the Ukrainian President’s Chief of Staff, Andrii Yermak. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of doing “everything to destroy [Ukraine] completely,” as he commented on a Russian missile strike in Kupyansk.
Sudan witnessed on Tuesday “relative stability” following the ceasefire announced by Washington between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after 10 days of battles. The two parties agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire on Tuesday as Arab, Western, and Asian countries raced against time to evacuate their nationals from the war-torn country. The agreement was first announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who said it came after two days of intensive negotiations. The RSF in Khartoum confirmed their agreement to a ceasefire from midnight to facilitate humanitarian efforts. “We confirm our commitment during the period of the declared truce to a complete ceasefire,” it said.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thanked President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for Egypt’s support in the operation to evacuate British embassy staff from Khartoum on Sunday. This came during a phone call between the two leaders, according to a press statement issued by Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street. The leaders shared their deep concerns about the escalation in violence in Sudan and the risk of worsening security and humanitarian situation. Sudan has been witnessing deadly armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF in the capital Khartoum and other areas since April 15. According to the country’s health ministry, the deadly clashes have left at least 424 people killed and about 3,730 wounded by Saturday.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that 134 nationals were evacuated via air on Monday and 334 via land, in addition to the 436 nationals evacuated on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry added in a Monday statement that the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa area will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation. The number of Egyptian citizens in Sudan exceeds 10,000, which requires a tight, safe and orderly planned process to ensure their safe evacuation from the conflict-ridden country, the foreign ministry announced earlier in the day. Since the beginning of the conflict, Egypt's flag carrier EgyptAir has suspended its flights to and from Sudan's Khartoum International Airport. According to Sudan's health ministry, the deadlyclasheshave left at least 424 people killed and about 3,730 wounded by Saturday.
Egypt’s Ambassador in Sudan Hany Salah denied reported claims that the Egyptian Assistant Military attaché in Khartoum was killed. He said that all members of the Egyptian diplomatic mission in Sudan are safe, including members of the defence office, according to a Monday press statement by Egypt’s Foreign Ministry. Also on Monday, Egypt evacuated 468 Egyptian nationals from Sudan, as fierce fighting continues in the neighbouring country. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that 134 nationals were evacuated via air and 334 via land on Monday, in addition to the 436 nationals evacuated on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry added in a Monday statement that the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa area will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation.
