Egypt’s parliament approves FY 2025/26 economic plan, targets 4.5% growth
Egypt's parliament has approved the government's economic and social development plan for the fiscal year (FY) 2025/26, which targets an economic growth rate of 4.5% amid ongoing regional instability. The…
Iran, Israel trade blows as war escalates, diplomatic pressure mounts
The war between Iran and Israel entered its fifth day on Tuesday, marked by intensifying air and missile exchanges and mounting international efforts to prevent a wider regional conflagration. Iran…
Egypt pushes to modernise sugarcane irrigation to boost yields
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has met with ministers to review the development of irrigation systems for sugarcane, aiming to increase the strategic crop's yield while reducing water consumption. In…
Nawy secures $23m debt financing from leading Egyptian institutions to expand mortgage offering
Nawy, Africa’s largest proptech platform, has secured $23m in debt financing from ten of Egypt’s top financial institutions. The funding will be used to scale Nawy Now, the company’s FRA-licensed…
Opinion | Trump, Iran-Israel Confrontation: Strategic Analysis of Power Politics, Distraction Wars, and Regional Scenarios
The Middle East today stands at the edge of an unprecedented strategic rupture, with tensions between Iran and Israel intensifying from covert proxy confrontations to increasingly overt clashes. The Iranian…
Opinion | Tehran’s Reckoning: Israel-Iran Conflict and Its Regional Consequences
For decades, Israel has anchored its national security doctrine on preventing adversaries from acquiring nuclear capabilities. From Iraq’s Osirak reactor to Syria’s aborted nuclear ambitions, this doctrine has underpinned a…
Egypt–G7 trade rises to $29.7bn in 2024: CAPMAS
The volume of trade between Egypt and the Group of Seven (G7) nations reached $29.7bn in 2024, up from $26bn in 2023, marking a 14.2% year-on-year increase, according to new…
Moscow International Film Festival Gathers Filmmakers from 50 Countries
The 47th Moscow International Film Festival has brought together directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters from 50 countries for its 2025 edition in the Russian capital. The event, one of the…
SHMFF explores green bond issuance with global partners, local banks
Mai Abdel Hamid, CEO of the Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund (SHMFF), announced that the Fund is studying the issuance of green bonds in cooperation with international institutions and…
SODIC delivers VYE in New Zayed six months ahead of schedule
SODIC, one of Egypt’s leading real estate developers, has announced the early delivery of its flagship VYE development in New Zayed—six months ahead of schedule. This milestone reinforces SODIC’s longstanding…