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A Closer Look At The Egypt-Germany €100M Debt Swap Agreement
Egypt is working with Germany on a new debt swap deal worth €100 million, set to be delivered in two phases. The first half will be disbursed in December 2025, and the second in June 2026. The funds will go toward development projects across the...

Egypt: Delta Sugar registers 27% higher net profits in H1-25
Cairo: The net profits after tax of Delta Sugar increased by 27% to EGP 1.19 billion in the first half (H1) of 2025 from EGP 940.49 million a year earlier. The sales amounted to EGP 5.38 billion in H1-25, higher by 378% year-on-year (YoY) than EGP...

Malaysia-BRICS trade reached RM818bil last year, says ministry
The investment, trade and industry ministry said trade with BRICS member countries last year represented 35.2% of the country’s total global trade. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade with BRICS member countries reached RM818 billion in 2024,...

Egypt develops National Action Plan to decarbonize the shipping industry
With support from IMO‘s GreenVoyage2050 program, Egypt has formulated a National Action Plan (NAP) to address greenhouse gas emissions from ships and ports. National Action Plan workshop A workshop in Alexandria was co-organized by the Egyptian...

African Women in Business unveils Assoc
The network facilitated by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in partnership with the African Union Commission, brings together over 102 women business associations from six regions across Africa The Continental Network for Women's Business...

Egypt's FM Discusses Gaza, Nile Dam With US Senators - Dailynewsegypt
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a series of meetings with senior US senators in Washington to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries and pressing regional issues, including the war in...

Gold Prices Rise Amid Global Pressures and Shifting Egyptian Consumer Behavior
Gold prices rose in both local and international markets during Thursday’s trading, driven by a weakening U.S. dollar, falling U.S. Treasury yields, and market anticipation ahead of key inflation data expected later today. Saeed Embabi, Executive...

Agar Plantation – Ray of hope for Rural Economy
The popular Agar oil which sometimes is called “Wood of the Gods” was discovered long ago and used to be an exalted passion for the Sultans and erstwhile Sheikhs. Since those days, agarwood oil is widely acclaimed and treated as a precious...

President Lương Cường to pay State visits to Egypt, Angola
HÀ NỘI — At the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his spouse, and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse, Vietnamese State Preident Lương Cường and his spouse, along with a high-level Vietnamese...

Egypt, UAE Coordinate to Supply 2 Million Gallons of Water Daily to Gaza Residents
Thu 31 Jul 2025 | 01:11 AM The United Arab Emirates and Egypt are intensifying their humanitarian coordination to deliver 2 million gallons of potable water daily to residents of the Gaza Strip, as part of a broader joint relief effort, UAE Deputy...
Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Move to Recognize Palestinian State
US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein US President Donald Trump issued a stern message to Hamas on Thursday, saying that the Palestinian terrorist group should...

CJCSC holds high-level defence talks during Egypt visit: ISPR
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza held a series of high-level meetings during his official visit to Egypt as part of the third round of Pakistan-Egypt Defence and Security...

Egypt partners with Italian academy to launch applied technology schools for electricity sector
Egypt has signed a cooperation protocol with Italy’s Nova Technology della Vita Academy to establish and develop five applied technology schools focused on the electricity sector, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Egyptian Prime...
Founder of Company that Produced Software Later Stolen by CIA Believes Software Was Used to Develop Digital Surveillance in Afghanistan
File photo from June 30, 2021, showing an employee scanning the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of...

A Closer Look At The Egypt-Germany €100M Debt Swap Talks
Egypt is working with Germany on a new debt swap deal worth €100 million, set to be delivered in two phases. The first half will be disbursed in December 2025, and the second in June 2026. The funds will go toward development projects across the...

Egypt exports first high-tech potato seeds to Uzbekistan after opening market
Egypt has exported its first shipment of locally produced, high-technology “mini tuber” potato seeds to Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced on Wednesday , following recent efforts to open the Uzbek market. The...

From Animals To Aesthetics: Egyptian Vet Exposed For Performing Illegal Beauty Procedures
KUWAIT CITY, July 31: In a shocking bust that has sent ripples across Kuwait’s beauty industry, authorities have arrested an Egyptian national for posing as a plastic surgeon and carrying out illegal cosmetic procedures inside an unlicensed...
Tunisia Hand Egypt Another Blow
Hussain Almaskati TDT | Manama Email : hussainm@newsofbahrain.com As Bahrain took their scheduled rest day, three matches unfolded at the 26th Arab Men’s Basketball Championship, clarifying the standings and raising the stakes ahead of the final...

Salman Corporation launches Oman’s first Trade Finance Marketplace to empower local retailers
MUSCAT : In a landmark move reshaping Oman’s trade and retail landscape, Salman Corporation has launched the Sultanate’s first-ever Trade Finance Marketplace, in strategic partnership with Egypt’s fintech infrastructure enabler Cassbana and Oman’s...

Egypt’s FM discusses Gaza, Nile dam with US senators
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a series of meetings with senior US senators in Washington to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries and pressing regional issues, including the war in Gaza and Egypt’s water...