USAID
US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace
Middle East
January 22, 2019
US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America,…
Mattis tours contaminated Vietnam War-era Agent Orange site
World
October 17, 2018
Mattis tours contaminated Vietnam War-era Agent Orange site
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis toured a former Agent Orange storage site in southern Vietnam on Wednesday, revisiting one of…
Giza establishes the first women and girls zone in Egypt
Life & Style
May 20, 2018
Giza establishes the first women and girls zone in Egypt
Giza has become the first governorate in Egypt to include a special zone for women and girls, following in the…
USAID to contribute US$19 million to new family planning program in Egypt
Society
May 13, 2018
USAID to contribute US$19 million to new family planning program in Egypt
In wake of Egypt’s rapid population growth that hit an alarming level of more than 104 million people, Egypt’s Ministry…
US cuts aid to Cambodia, citing ‘anti-democratic’ actions
World
February 28, 2018
US cuts aid to Cambodia, citing ‘anti-democratic’ actions
The United States cut back aid to Cambodia Tuesday to protest shrinking democracy in the Southeast Asia nation, where the…
USAID allocates $57 mn for higher education partnership program: FEI head
Egypt
December 16, 2015
USAID allocates $57 mn for higher education partnership program: FEI head
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated $57 million for the higher education partnerships' program, Chairman of…
Minister discusses USAID projects to improve education in Egypt
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Minister discusses USAID projects to improve education in Egypt
Education and Technical Education Minister El-Helali el Sherbini has met with Sherry Carlin, the director of USAID, to discuss projects…
USAID-funded wastewater plants open in Assiut
Egypt
October 5, 2015
USAID-funded wastewater plants open in Assiut
Egypt inaugurated on Sunday three wastewater plants in the Upper Egyptian province of Assiut, the US embassy in Cairo said…
USAID concludes 4-year small and medium-sized enterprises program
Egypt
June 4, 2015
USAID concludes 4-year small and medium-sized enterprises program
The US Embassy in Cairo celebrated on Wednesday cooperation with the Industry and Trade Ministry, concluding the four-year USAID program of…
Report: USAID tamped down internal criticism over Egypt work
Egypt
October 24, 2014
Report: USAID tamped down internal criticism over Egypt work
Auditors and employees at the US Agency for International Development say critical assessments of the agency's work in Egypt were…