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By : Heba Abdel Fattah Brussels The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, have today announced their intention to host a Donors’ Conference, in coordination with the Turkish authorities, to mobilise funds from the international community in support for …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah Following multiple earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria earlier this week, the European Union will provide additional emergency support to both countries through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and emergency humanitarian assistance worth €6.5 million. This is one of the EU’s largest ever search and rescue …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah Ambassador Christian Berger, Head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, completed a three-day visit to the New Valley Governorate as part of a wider tour of Egyptian governorates in 2023. Berger met with New Valley Governor General Mohamed Al Zamaloot and New Valley University …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale – one of the strongest earthquakes in the region in more than 100 years – struck the region of Gaziantep in Türkiye, which impacted neighbouring Syria as well, overnight. In an immediate response, the European …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra “Female Genital Mutilation is a human rights violation and a form of violence against women and girls. FGM has no health benefits and …

By : Abdo Al. Mahdi Leading real estate development company, Bloom Holding, announced today that it has begun the early handover of townhouses to owners at Bloom Garden’s fifth phase Aldhay. Aldhay was completed six months ahead of its scheduled handover date, which was set for the third quarter of …

By : Abdo Al. Mahdi  Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) today announced the appointment of Wassim Al-Khatib as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm’s Financial Advisory business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and CEO of Lazard Saudi Arabia, subject to regulatory approval. Wassim Al-Khatib will be based …

By : Rehab Mohamed Critically acclaimed Egyptian actress, Shaza Moharam, relocates to Los Angeles after landing an artist grant in New York Film Academy. After wrapping filming lead roles in “We Are Your Friends” and “Everything Leading to Here”, films directed by Sabina Alcoccer and Victoria Wang; Moharam is currently …

WRITTEN BY : HEBA ABDEL FATTAH BNO visa obtained If you are from Hong Kong and hold British citizenship (overseas), you and your family members can apply for a British (overseas) visa, which is known as the BNO visa, through which you can have the right to live, work and …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah Council of the European Union, 9 December 2022 Human Rights Day 10 December 2022: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union 10 December is Human Rights Day which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights …