Egypt advances €2.05bn Beni Suef power plant supplying 15% of national electricity capacity
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat conducted a field visit on Monday to the Beni Suef Combined Cycle Power Plant to review operational performance, fuel consumption rates,…
Egypt removes building violations, land encroachments across 21 governorates during Eid holiday
Egyptian authorities have removed a number of building violations and encroachments on agricultural and state-owned land during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Ministry of Local Development and Environment announced on…
Egypt uncovers fifth-century monastic guesthouse in Beheira
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a significant archaeological discovery in Beheira, where an Egyptian mission has uncovered a structure believed to have served as a guesthouse during…
Egypt’s urban headline inflation rises to 13.4% in February 2026: CBE
Annual urban headline inflation accelerated to 13.4% in February 2026, up from 11.9% in January, driven by a seasonal increase in both food and non-food prices. Annual food inflation rose…
Valaris DS-12 arrives in Egypt to launch four-well Mediterranean gas drilling campaign
Egypt has entered a new phase of offshore gas exploration with the arrival of the Valaris DS-12 in its territorial waters, marking the start of a drilling programme targeting four…
‘We would be naive not to prepare’: Cuba declares readiness for war as blackouts, blockade tighten Trump’s grip
For the third time in a single month, Cuba went dark. On Saturday, a cascade failure originating at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant in Camagüey province sent a shockwave through the…
Iran War exposes Trump to his own quagmire doctrine as exit strategy remains elusive
Three weeks into a war he launched against Iran, Donald Trump stood before cameras this week and declared the campaign was, in effect, already over. The United States and Israel…
Egypt warns of ‘total chaos’ as Foreign Minister holds regional de-escalation talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty warned on Monday that the Middle East faces the risk of "total chaos" and a comprehensive regional war, as he conducted an intensive series of…
Egypt condemns Israeli ‘collective punishment’ in Lebanon as bridge strikes intensify
Egypt has condemned Israel’s "deliberate and systematic" targeting of vital civilian infrastructure and bridges in Lebanon as a "flagrant violation of sovereignty" and a "policy of collective punishment." The Egyptian…
Oil slides toward $88, LNG exports hit six-month low as Trump cites productive Iran talks
Oil prices fell toward $88 per barrel and global liquefied natural gas exports sank to a six-month low on Monday after US President Donald Trump said Washington was engaged in…