Comprehensive plan to turn NIB assets into income-generating projects: Planning minister
Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Rostom said the National Investment Bank’s (NIB) Board of Directors is implementing an integrated investment plan based on establishing strategic partnerships with the private…
Egypt’s PM reviews progress on major project in New Alamein
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting to review progress on a major project in New Alamein City, attended by Housing Minister Randa El-Menshawy; Deputy Housing Minister for Urban Communities…
Opinion | Plan “710”: Can Ben Gvir Succeed in Emptying Gaza?
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has put forward the “Disengagement 710” plan as the political platform and central electoral programme of his party, Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power). The name…
Opinion | BRICS at 20: From Wall Street Acronym to a Force That Can No Longer Be Ignored
In New Delhi, the leaders of BRICS are not gathering to mark two decades of an idea born in an investment bank research note. They are testing whether the grouping’s growing…
Consumer, MSME finance providers must adopt OTP verification within two months: FRA
Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Chairperson Islam Azzam has issued a decision requiring companies and entities licensed to provide consumer finance and financing for medium, small, and micro enterprises to implement,…
Yemen’s Houthis seize Red Sea Hanish archipelago as US VP Vance confirms talks with group
Yemen's Houthis captured the Hanish archipelago in the southern Red Sea, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route after hundreds of government-allied forces withdrew, government and Houthi officials…
Cairo seeks closer ASEAN ties as diplomacy focuses on Hormuz, Red Sea, and Sudan
Cairo is seeking to upgrade its relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to “sectoral dialogue partner” status, as Egyptian diplomacy also focuses on escalating tensions around the…
Egypt launches six-month price reduction initiative for basic commodities alongside intensified market controls
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has ordered governors to intensify market monitoring and enforce visible price displays as part of a newly launched six-month initiative to reduce prices on basic…
Opinion | Wait of the Union: West Bank roads expand while EU stalls on Palestinian statehood
Europe increasingly recognises Palestinian statehood as a political objective while watching the territory required for it being steadily eroded. European governments oppose settlement expansion, settler attacks, land confiscation and the…
Solar cells work 10 metres underwater, opening new power source for marine technology
Ten metres beneath the surface of the South China Sea, where sunlight is already much weaker than it is above the water, researchers attached solar cells to underwater robots and…