SCZONE, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank explore investment, financing partnership
Moustafa Shaikhon, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), met on Tuesday with a delegation from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) to discuss joint investment opportunities, project financing mechanisms,…
Private sector contributes 80% of Egypt’s GDP: Minister
Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said Egypt’s economic policy is shifting towards a competitive, private sector-led growth model aimed at translating economic stability into a production and…
Egypt secures Titanic Hotels, Hilton deals to expand hospitality capacity
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly witnessed the signing of two major hotel management agreements with international hospitality operators at the government headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, reflecting growing domestic…
Opinion | Israel’s Strategy of Security Belts and the Redrawing of Southern Syria
Israel is pursuing a broadly consistent strategy along its northern front in both Syria and Lebanon. At its core, this strategy seeks to exploit the political and military vulnerabilities confronting…
Opinion | A Divided Government in Washington: How Will Trump’s Loss of Congress Shape the Future of the Middle East?
The Republicans’ loss of control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections was more than a political setback for President Donald Trump. It exposed a fundamental shift…
Drive Finance raises EGP 1.5bn through bond issuance to fund expansion
Drive Finance, a subsidiary of GB Capital and the non-bank financial services arm of GB Corp, has completed an EGP 1.5bn bond issuance with a maturity of 13 months, the…
Hendy renews Egypt’s bid for ITU Council seat at Doha plenipotentiary
Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hendy delivered Egypt's address to the plenary session of the International Telecommunication Union's Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) in Doha, where he announced that…
Cairo opens its first shelter for stray dogs in El Tebbin
Two ministers and the governor of Cairo on Monday opened the capital's first shelter for stray dogs, a 5,000 sq m site east of the Autostrad road in El Tebbin,…
AOI seeks to expand industrial cooperation with Benin
Mohamed Abou Bakr, Chairperson of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), received Gildas Agonkan, Minister Delegate to the President of Benin in charge of National Defence, and his accompanying delegation…
Egypt uses AI, augmented reality to bring ancient pilgrimage site of Abu Mena to life
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is using augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the fifth-century architecture and spiritual heritage of the historic Abu Mena archaeological site…