US forces capture Maduro in “Midnight Hammer” raid; Trump pledges US governance of Venezuela
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that elite US special forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores in a high-stakes nighttime raid. During a…
Gold slips at start of 2026 as thin liquidity triggers profit-taking: Gold Bullion
Gold prices retreated in the first trading sessions of 2026, pulling back from recent record highs amid thin market liquidity and profit-taking, according to an analysis by Gold Bullion. Spot…
ETA begins receiving 2025 tax returns, announces expanded support measures
Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that the Authority began receiving tax returns for the 2025 tax year as of 1 January, in line with…
Madbouly inspects Luxor healthcare facilities as Universal Insurance expands in Upper Egypt
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly conducted an extensive field tour of healthcare facilities affiliated with Egypt’s Healthcare Authority (EHA) in Luxor, as part of ongoing efforts to monitor the implementation of…
Port Said health facilities record 362,662 medical services throughout 2025
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population provided 362,662 medical services through hospitals and health facilities in Port Said governorate between January and December 2025, the ministry announced in a statement.…
The silicon toll: Trump’s transactional strategy to rewire the global chip war
In the nondescript offices of a New Jersey aerospace and defence firm, a $2.92m asset sale seemed, on paper, like a minor corporate footnote. But in the high-stakes theatre of…
Cairo conducts intensive contacts to halt Yemen fighting as government forces seize key port
Egypt is conducting intensive contacts with all parties to the Yemeni conflict to urge de-escalation and support a peace path, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates said…
Nuclear shields and new recruits: France braces for a Europe without Washington
Inside the historic corridors of the École Militaire, a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower in Paris's elegant 7th arrondissement, the walls are lined with recruitment posters. Here, 26-year-old Charlotte,…
Banque Misr posts EGP 68.35bn in net profits during M9 2025
Banque Misr reported net profits of EGP 68.353bn during the first nine months of 2025, up from EGP 60.457bn in the same period of 2024, according to the bank’s financial…
Banks’ aggregate financial position in Egypt rises to EGP 25.37trn in September 2025
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said the aggregate financial position of banks operating in the local market—excluding the central bank—rose to EGP 25.366trn in September 2025, compared with EGP…
