Kazakhstan officially admitted into WTO

Nearly two decades after it began negotiations to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), Kazakhstan has finally managed to overcome all stumbling blocks hindering its accession to the international trade…

Deutsche Welle

Egypt implements first office in UAE to revitalise tourism

New office will cooperate with airlines flying into Egypt to create direct flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, Red Sea and North Coast

Menna Samir

Quiet diplomacy with Ethiopia is not very effective, HRW says

After talks with US President Barack Obama, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has insisted the government's commitment to democracy is real. But the facts speak for themselves, says HRW's Leslie…

Deutsche Welle

Siemens, Egyptian Railway sign MoU to develop major lines’ sign lighting

Development includes Luxor- Aswan, Tanta-Mansoura-Damietta, and Bahariya Oasis lines, according to Minister of Transport

Mohamed Ayyad

Turkish airstrikes ‘very damaging’ to Kurdish peace process

Turkish airstrikes against the PKK Kurdish minority have jeopardized a 2013 ceasefire with the group. EU lawmaker Kati Piri told DW the Turkish response has been "disproportionate." Martin Kuebler reports…

Deutsche Welle

Auto industry strategy does not include standard specifications: EOS

Meetings with Chamber of Engineering Industries to discuss 10 new standards for cars, says Abdel Mageed

Daily News Egypt

Petroleum Ministry to supply 1.2m residential units with natural gas this FY

Natural gas delivered to approximately 6.9m residential units from programme’s start until end of FY 2014/2015

Daily News Egypt

Opinion: Erdogan on the warpath

Turkey is bombarding "IS" strongholds - but also those of the Kurdish PKK. That fact is endangering the peace process between Ankara and the Kurds, says Turkey correspondent Reinhard Baumgarten.…

Deutsche Welle

Trial of 25 public figures over ‘insulting the judiciary’ adjourned to 1 October

Judge lifts travel ban for several defendants, including detained activist Abdel Fattah

Amira El-Fekki

The increasing burden of diabetes in China

China’s economic growth in the last three decades has dramatically transformed the nation’s economic landscape, removing 500 million people from poverty. This progress, however, has been accompanied by an increase…

Cesar Chelala