as investors anticipated US large-cap earnings, while President Donald Trump's move to raise tariffs on South Korean imports to 25 per cent drove gold and silver higher.
MSCI's Asia-Pacific index outside Japan rose 0.9 per cent, Japan's Nikkei (...)
Egypt and Japan have secured the joint chairmanship of the third interactive dialogue track at the United Nations Water Conference 2026, titled "Water for Planet", Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said on Saturday.
The ministry (...)
Asian stocks extended losses on Wednesday as renewed tension over US threats to seize Greenland revived the Sell America trade ahead of President Donald Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
MSCI's Asia Pacific index outside Japan (...)
Global markets retreated on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Europe over Greenland, reviving fears of a renewed "Sell America" trade that weighed on equities and the dollar while pushing bond yields higher.
US stock (...)
Global markets retreated on Monday as fresh US tariff threats against Europe rattled investors, weakened the dollar, and drove demand for safe havens.
Asian stocks slipped after US President Donald Trump said Washington could impose additional (...)
Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), said the bank has steadily navigated economic challenges through sustained and disciplined policy efforts.
In the CBE's annual report, Abdalla noted that, at the domestic level, the bank (...)
تسبب انقطاع التيار الكهربائي في شبكة السكك الحديدية بطوكيو في تعطيل حركة التنقل الصباحية لنحو 673,000 راكب، بعد توقف خطين رئيسيين يخدمان أكثر المحطات ازدحاما في العالم.
وأعلنت شركة شرق اليابان للسكك الحديدية أن قطارات خطي Yamanote وKeihin-Tohoku (...)
Asian stocks advanced on Monday, led by AI-related shares at the start of the first full trading week of the year, as investors looked past geopolitical developments ahead of a busy week of economic data.
Japan's Nikkei jumped more than 3.3 per cent (...)
قالت حركة المقاومة الفلسطينية «حماس» إن ما أوردته وسائل إعلام عبرية بشأن توجه حكومة الاحتلال لإلغاء تراخيص عمل عشرات المؤسسات الإغاثية الدولية في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة، يشكّل تصعيداً خطيراً، واستخفافاً فاضحاً بالمجتمع الدولي ومنظومة العمل (...)
حذر الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني من كارثة إنسانية وديموغرافية يتعرض لها الشعب الفلسطيني في قطاع غزة والضفة الغربية .
وقال الجهاز في تقرير نشره اليوم الأربعاء حول أوضاع الفلسطينيين في نهاية عام 2025، عشية رأس السنة الجديدة 2026: إن "المؤشرات (...)
Asian stocks drifted on the final trading day of the year, capping a strong 2025 marked by a powerful rally in artificial intelligence chipmakers and broad gains across global markets despite trade tensions and geopolitical risks.
MSCI's Asia (...)
Asian shares steadied on Tuesday as investors locked in strong year-end gains, while precious metals stabilised after a sharp pullback from record highs cooled an overheated rally amid thin holiday trading.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific (...)
Egypt's private funeral and burial services sector is stepping in to address a growing challenge: an acute shortage of cemeteries in major urban centres.
SOKNA, Egypt's first company to provide organised funeral services, has announced plans to (...)
Egypt is seeking to scale up private sector investment and concessional financing for water desalination projects through a coordinated effort with a coalition of international financial institutions, the Minister of Planning, Economic Development (...)
Japan will provide an EGP 1bn ($22m) grant to Egypt to build and supply a first-of-its-kind diving support vessel (DSV) for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) fleet, according to an executive agreement signed on Sunday.
The grant, provided through the (...)
Egypt on Sunday signed an executive agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to secure a $22 million (1 billion Egyptian pounds) grant to fund the Suez Canal Authority's first-ever Diving Support Vessel (DSV).
The signing was (...)
Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday, marking a year of strong gains driven by artificial intelligence. Equities across the region posted modest gains, with MSCI's Asia Pacific index excluding Japan up 0.3 per cent and set for its best annual (...)
Asian markets rose on Tuesday, supported by momentum buying ahead of the festive holidays and safe-haven demand for precious metals. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.39 per cent, while Tokyo's Nikkei edged down 0.1 (...)
For nearly six decades, Japan's national identity has been anchored by a singular, painful distinction: as the only nation to have suffered a nuclear attack, it pledged never to possess, produce, or permit the entry of atomic weapons. But on a (...)
Asian shares advanced broadly on Monday, tracking technology-led gains on Wall Street. Meanwhile, the yen hovered near record lows against the euro and Swiss franc, as higher interest rates intensified pressure on Japanese government debt.
MSCI's (...)
Gold prices in Egypt continued their upward trajectory last week, rising by 0.8% in local markets, while global gold prices gained about 1%, driven by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will maintain a monetary easing cycle in 2026, according (...)
Asian markets fell on Thursday as technology stocks slid on renewed concerns over heavy AI spending, while investors braced for a busy round of central bank meetings highlighting widening global policy divergence.
MSCI's broad Asia Pacific index (...)
ElAraby Group announced during a press conference that it will formally conclude all industrial and commercial agreements with Toshiba Home Appliances by the end of 2025. The Group also unveiled nearly $500m in new investments and strategic (...)
Global markets traded mixed on Wednesday as a noisy US jobs report failed to shift expectations for interest rate cuts.
Equities showed limited reaction to the nonfarm payrolls data, which showed a rebound in job growth in November but a rise in the (...)
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday while the dollar hovered near two-month lows, as investors turned cautious ahead of key US economic data that could shape expectations for Federal Reserve policy next year.
Nasdaq futures slid 0.8 per cent and European (...)
