Standing Between Conflict and Hope: Time to Equip UN Peacekeepers for Tomorrow’s Challenges
As the United Nations (UN) marks its 80th anniversary, the legacy of UN peacekeeping stands as one of the clearest and most enduring expressions of multilateral cooperation. For nearly eight…
Climate change linked to rising cancer rates among women in MENA: AUC study
A groundbreaking study by the American University in Cairo (AUC) has found a significant association between rising temperatures and increasing cancer incidence and mortality among women in the Middle East…
Egypt, US partner to launch global pharmaceutical manufacturing, export venture
Egypt has signed a major joint venture agreement with US-based Dawah Pharma to manufacture and export pharmaceutical products and nutritional supplements to global markets, with a strategic focus on North…
Chaos, bloodshed in Rafah as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens, global outcry intensifies
The humanitarian and security crisis in Rafah, southern Gaza, has escalated sharply following a deadly breakdown in a US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution initiative, further exposing the collapse of ceasefire…
Egypt approves $388m in private renewable energy projects for direct industrial supply
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mahmoud Esmat, has awarded qualification certificates to four companies selected to operate under the country’s newly adopted private-to-private (P2P) power agreement model. The…
Al-Sisi reviews progress on national digital skills initiative ahead of 2025 launch
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi convened a meeting on Wednesday with Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, and Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher, Director of the Egyptian Military…
BASF Egypt launches commercial operations of Nunhems vegetable seed varieties
BASF Agricultural Solutions Egypt, a division of the global chemical company BASF, has officially launched commercial operations for its specialized vegetable seed brand, BASF | Nunhems, in Egypt. The launch…
Egypt, Belarus explore stronger trade, investment ties
Hassan El-Khatib, Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, met with Igor Sergeenko, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, and his…
EBRD, Banque Misr provide $80m syndicated loan to Orange Egypt for 5G expansion
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Banque Misr have extended a syndicated loan of approximately $80m to Orange Egypt to support the company’s acquisition of a 5G…
Egypt, Sweden discuss advancing local electric bus manufacturing, sustainable transport
Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, met with Johan Forssell, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, to discuss expanding…