Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a series of meetings with his French, Ukrainian and Canadian counterparts on Tuesday on the sidelines of a Group of Seven (G7) ministerial meeting in Paris, discussing regional de-escalation, the war in Ukraine, food security, and prospects for expanding economic cooperation. Abdelatty met French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to […]
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk presented his ministry’s food security strategy to a plenary session of the Senate, telling lawmakers that wheat output had risen to 11 million tonnes in 2026 and that the country’s farmland had expanded to 10.5 million feddans. Farouk said the strategy rests on five pillars: expanding […]
Egyptian Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday called for prioritising the health crises in Palestine, Sudan and Yemen at a meeting of Arab health ministers, stressing the need for continued humanitarian, medical and emergency financial assistance to the three countries. Abdel Ghaffar chaired the 65th regular meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Arab […]
Egypt’s cabinet, meeting under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at the government’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, approved a draft presidential decree on the second phase of a World Bank development policy financing programme, alongside a series of decisions on coastal management, public contracts and education. The financing agreement, signed with the International Bank for […]
Islam Azzam, Chairperson of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), met on Tuesday with a delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to discuss recent government share offerings on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the latest developments in Egypt’s non-banking financial sector. The delegation comprised Mark Davis, Managing Director for the Southern and […]
Commercial International Bank (CIB) reported consolidated net income of EGP 63.1bn, equivalent to EGP 16.7 per share, for the first nine months of 2026, marking a 2% increase year-on-year (YoY), despite an exceptional EGP 13.1bn provision release recorded in the third quarter of 2025 following the recalibration of the bank’s Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model. […]
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Mohamed Farid, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings in Washington, DC, on the sidelines of the B20 USA 2026 Business Summit, to strengthen trade and investment ties with the United States and expand cooperation with international financial institutions. Accompanied by Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States, Mohamed […]
Moustafa Shaikhon, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), met on Tuesday with a delegation from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) to discuss joint investment opportunities, project financing mechanisms, and infrastructure development across the economic zone. The meeting, held at SCZONE headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, was led by SPDB Vice President Cui […]
A fresh round of peace talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia is underway in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, as the Trump administration renews its drive to end the nearly five-year conflict even after it announced significant concessions to Moscow. Russia has made clear it wants the negotiations – the first of their kind since …
The United States has evacuated American military aircraft from a military base in England on Monday following a threat from Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited sources familiar with the matter. The exact threat to the base, Royal Air Force base Mildenhall, remains under discussion by US officials, The WSJ reported. Flight …
The PC revolution was upon us, and American tech companies were running circles around Compagnie des Machines Bull, the legendary but struggling French computer company. France was determined to find out how and why. Between 1987 and 1989, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure, France’s equivalent of the CIA, planted moles inside the offices …
When Jan Angelo Ong traveled to Bangkok three years ago, he expected temples, street food and the familiar rush of traffic and heat. He did not expect to return home with a bag full of Thai sunscreens and skin care products. The Filipino skincare enthusiast noticed their lightweight, matte finishes stayed on his face under …
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam said on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the ministry would provide all necessary support to ensure the success of the Egyptian-Italian Agro Schools for Water Technology, describing them as a leading model for specialized technical education. During a meeting with the ministry’s officials, Sewilam reviewed the operation of the …
Local Development and Environment Minister Manal Awad discussed on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with a World Bank delegation, led by Regional Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti Alwaleed Al-Atbani, progress on the Greater Cairo Air Pollution and Climate Change Management Project, implemented in cooperation with the bank. The meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters in …
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, witnessed the signing of a partnership agreement between PRE-Group and global hospitality company Hilton to develop and manage an integrated hotel portfolio in Egypt, with investments estimated at LE14 billion. The agreement is expected to add around 2,000 hotel rooms and branded residential units to Egypt’s …
Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, talks with Zheng Zhe, Deputy Minister of China’s National Health Commission (NHC), on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in localizing medical industries, manufacturing medicines and vaccines, digital transformation, exchanging expertise and medical training. During the meeting, the minister also reviewed a …