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…
Farid meets France’s Salins Group as salt producer studies new Egypt project
Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met executives from France's Salins Group at the ministry's headquarters in Cairo to discuss the company's plans to expand its business…
Electricity minister seeks stronger renewable energy partnerships with ADVEC
Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, met with a delegation from Advanced Engineering Consultants (ADVEC), a company specialising in energy management, renewable energy integration and electricity grid solutions,…
Egypt explores export financing, start-up support, investment zone development with ITFC
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met with Adeeb Yousuf Al-Aama, CEO of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), and an accompanying delegation to discuss ways to…
Madbouly reviews plans to ease Egypt’s building violations settlement scheme
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met ministers and officials on Monday to review progress on overhauling Egypt's scheme for settling certain building violations and legalising the properties concerned, following instructions…