Egypt moves to digitise groundwater well licensing, expand solar-powered pumping
Egypt plans to roll out an electronic licensing system for groundwater wells nationwide as it seeks to strengthen oversight of groundwater use and encourage modern irrigation and solar-powered pumping, the…
First digital system in Egypt launched to automate foster family applications
Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity has launched the first phase of an integrated digital services system to automate applications and procedures for alternative foster families and care institutions, in cooperation…
Egypt explores expanding solar power, green finance in local development plans
Egypt is considering expanding renewable energy applications, particularly solar power, and integrating energy-efficiency technologies into the agricultural, industrial and service sectors as part of efforts to reduce energy consumption and…
Nelly Kids Fashion 2026 targets over $50m in export contracts
Chairperson of Egypt’s General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC), Essam El-Naggar, inaugurated the 86th edition of Nelly Kids Fashion 2026, a specialised exhibition for children’s clothing and accessories,…
Egypt’s petroleum, agriculture ministries deny reports of subsidised fertiliser quota reduction, affirm 2.4m tonne allocation
Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources categorically denied a news agency report claiming a reduction in subsidised fertiliser quotas, affirming that…
GRANITE, Tarmiiz join FRA Sandbox to test money market fund tokenization
GRANITE Financial Holding and Tarmiiz Information Technology have joined Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Regulatory Sandbox to test a model for tokenizing money market fund assets, marking an early step…
FRA amends rules governing insurance brokerage activities
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a decision amending provisions of Decision No. 69 of 2025 governing the professional rules and standards for registering and conducting insurance and reinsurance…
Five steps to obtain certified online clearance for real estate transaction tax payments: Finance Minister
Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, said citizens are showing notable interest in using the real estate transaction tax mobile application to benefit from new incentives and digital facilities. He said…
Less Testing Was a Choice. So Is the Future
The risk of nuclear war does not rest on a single decision. It accumulates, test by test, each explosion edging the world closer to potential catastrophe. That escalation carries a…
Egypt’s Prime Minister joins African heads of state in Angola to address urgent continental security reforms
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived in Angola on Saturday to join African heads of state and government at an extraordinary African Union summit focused on strengthening mechanisms for conflict…