New tax bill does not affect basic goods, presents simplified tax for small enterprises: Maait
Departure fees for Egyptians have been increased by EGP 50 only: Finance Minister
DisrupTech Ventures to invest $5m in 4 fintech startups before 2023-end
Mohamed Okasha, Managing Partner at DisrupTech Ventures, has said that the fund expects to invest between $4-5m in 4 new Egyptian fintech startups during the current year. This came during…
Map of alliances affects second round of Turkish presidential election
The Turkish run-off presidential election between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will be held on Sunday 28 May. In the first round of voting on 14 May,…
Ministers of irrigation, environment participate in AUC’s ‘Act to Zero’ conference
Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilem participated in the Act to Zero conference on net zero carbon emissions, organized by the American…
Egypt hands over presidency of AfDB Group’s Board of Governors to Kenya
Hassan Abdalla, the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the outgoing Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has handed over the…
Restoring Sudan’s stability will have positive impact on region: Al-Sisi
African Union stresses need to stop fighting in Sudan immediately
Lebanese race to gold amid local, global economic uncertaintygoldLebanese race to gold amid local, global economic uncertainty
Ibrahim Khalife, a programmer in Beirut, saves around $500 monthly to buy gold nuggets at a time of high inflation and market volatility. "Of course, I cannot be certain…
Armed clashes occur between Iranian, Afghan border guards
Armed clashes erupted on Saturday between Iranian and Afghan border guards on the common border, the Semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The clashes occurred on the border between Iran's…
Iranian president warns of Western bids to cause division among OPEC members
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that certain Western countries seek to cause division and differences among the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)…
UN warns Yemen’s food insecurity remains serious threat
Despite the efforts of the United Nations and its partners, the problem of food insecurity in Yemen remains a severe threat, warned a UN official on Thursday. David Gressly,…