FM Shoukry discusses Gaza situation with British Minister for Middle East
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received Wednesday a phone call from Lord Tariq Ahmed, the British Minister of State for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs. They discussed the situation in…
German ambassador in Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire, condemns Israeli military action in Rafah
At a press conference held at the German Embassy in Cairo, Ambassador Frank Hartmann expressed Germany's strong position on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He stressed the need for an immediate…
Egypt signs 7 agreements worth $40bn for green hydrogen and renewable energy projects
Egypt signed 7 agreements with 7 international developers on Wednesday to implement projects in the fields of green hydrogen and renewable energy. The agreements are expected to bring in investments…
Egypt’s Ras El-Hekma to be largest tourism project on Mediterranean: Al-Sisi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced that the Ras El-Hekma project will become the largest tourism project on the Mediterranean in the next few years. He said that the Egyptian…
Contact Financial Holding’s CEO joins 8th Capital Markets Annual Summit
Said Zater, CEO of Contact Financial Holding and Chairpersom of the Egyptian Federation of Consumer Finance, took part in the 8th Capital Markets Annual Summit, which was held under the…
ECOWAS lifts coup sanctions on Niger, urges dialogue
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger after a coup staged in the country last year, a senior official…
A wheelchair brings freedom to a boy displaced by war in Sudan
Twelve-year-old Noureldin Abdelwahid lives with his parents and 11 siblings in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ed Damazine, the capital of Blue Nile State in southeast Sudan.…
Global fintech investment stalls as investors play it safe: KPMG
KPMG's bi-annual report, "Pulse of Fintech H2'23", reveals a significant slowdown in global fintech investment. Investment fell from $196.6bn across 7,515 deals in 2022 to $113.7bn across 4,547 deals in…
European leaders fail to reach consensus on sending troops to Ukraine
Many European countries on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine, after Monday's meeting in Paris during which French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that European nations…
EIB President, Egypt’s Al-Mashat discuss deepening cooperation on sustainable development
European Investment Bank (EIB) President Nadia Calviño met with Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat at the EIB headquarters in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration…