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Watani
16-03-2025
- General
- Watani
Happy Egyptian Woman's Day
In Egypt, the month of March marks an extended, joyous celebration of women. First comes 8 March, International Women's Day; close on its heels comes 16 March, Egyptian Woman's Day, followed by the day especially close to Egyptians' hearts: Mothers Day on 21 March. Egyptian woman's day comes on 16 March, a date that was set to commemorate the first female demonstration ever in Egypt, when women left their homes and took to the streets to support the 1919 nationalist Revolution. Led by the founders of the feminist movement in Egypt, Hoda Shaarawi; and Safiya Zaghloul, wife of Egypt's national leader Saad Zaghloul, some 300 Egyptian women took part in a national demonstration against the British occupation of Egypt; the young female demonstrator Hameida Khalil lost her life. Given that those were days when women were, and had for long centuries been confined to their homes, never allowed in public, the event was in itself revolutionary. It heralded in a new age for women when they could honourably be in the public eye, building their country hand in hand with their fellowmen, and maturing into citizens with full citizenship rights—and duties. Today, women are being actively empowered by the Egyptian State. Painting by Wagdy Habashy Comments comments
Egypt Today
05-03-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Egyptian amb. in Riyadh confirms Cairo's interest in attracting more Saudi investments
Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - file CAIRO - 5 March 2025: Egypt's ambassador in Riyadh Ehab Abu Srei asserted Cairo's interest in attracting more Saudi investments especially in the industrial and mining fields. The Egyptian ambassador underlined keenness of Egyptian government on removing obstacles facing Saudi investors in Egypt. During Abu Srei's meeting Wednesday with Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, the Egyptian ambassador highlighted structural and comprehensive reforms and facilities taken by the Egyptian State to improve the investment atmosphere. For his part, the Saudi minister pointed out to the importance of relations between both countries, especially in light of crucial circumstances taking place in the region. Alkhorayef said cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the industrial field is an example to follow. Both countries work on achieving full industrial integration especially in the sectors of mining, car industry, medicines and food industries, he added.
