Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated the National Sinai for Plastic Industries (NSPI) factory in Bir El-Abd, as part of a broader tour of development and infrastructure projects across North Sinai, underscoring the government's (...)
Egypt is reviewing a $2 billion proposal by China's Henan Zhongfu Industry Co. to build an aluminum production complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), as Cairo pushes to deepen industrialisation and expand export-oriented (...)
Canadian upstream oil and gas company Mediterra plans to expand its operations in Egypt's Sinai and Kom Ombo regions, deploying advanced drilling technologies to boost production and enhance efficiency in existing fields, the ministry of petroleum (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said flood protection infrastructure in South Sinai captured around 2 million cubic metres of rainwater following rainfall on 22 March.
The ministry said the collected water was stored across a (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade is advancing plans for the country's largest integrated green energy project and a $1 billion hyperscale data centre in Sinai, the ministry said Tuesday.
Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh met with (...)
Sherif Fathy, Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, began his visit to Sharm El-Sheikh with a meeting with Ismail Kamal, Governor of South Sinai, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and further support the tourism sector in the (...)
Randa El-Menshawy, Egypt's Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, has directed that a number of seawater desalination plants be offered to specialised local private-sector companies to undertake operation and maintenance activities, (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt) said it opened and upgraded several dental departments and clinics in government medical facilities in January 2026 as part of ongoing efforts to improve healthcare services and expand access for (...)
Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Higher Education Minister Abdelaziz Konsowa held talks on integrating university hospitals into the country's Universal Health Insurance system, according to a statement from the health ministry.
The (...)
Egypt has inaugurated two new floating bridges across the Suez Canal in Ismailia, expanding crossings to and from Sinai and easing transport for citizens and commercial traffic, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday.
The project, launched in (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam met with Marwan Al-Raqad, Executive Director of the Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to discuss ways of (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Tuesday that the Belayim Offshore 133 Well has begun producing crude oil in the Sinai fields, marking a new boost to domestic output.
The well was drilled and brought online by (...)
The "Belayim offshore 133" well has commenced crude oil production in the Sinai fields at an initial rate of 1,500 barrels per day, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in a statement on Tuesday.
The well was drilled and placed on (...)
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum, Karim Badawi, approved on Monday the General Petroleum Company (GPC) investment budget for fiscal year 2026–2027.
Badawi said exploration is central to the company's five-year plan, highlighting the use of modern (...)
Islam Ghoneim, CEO of Ghoneim Developments Group (GDG), announced that the company is accelerating the development of The Novelist project in Upper Mokattam, positioning the area as one of East Cairo's most promising emerging residential (...)
Egypt is intensifying maintenance and development works along the Holy Family Trail as part of broader efforts to promote religious tourism and maximise the project's economic returns, Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has ordered the immediate suspension of utility services to any site where illegal construction on agricultural land is detected, describing the protection of farmland as a matter of "national security" (...)
Ahmed Elsobky, Chairperson of the Egypt Healthcare Authority, met with Ulric Shannon, Ambassador of Canada to Egypt, to explore prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation across multiple healthcare sectors.
The meeting comes as part of efforts to (...)
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a cooperation agreement with Shaghalni, a company specialising in training and employment services, to supply skilled labour for its industrial and port projects, the authority said on Wednesday.
The (...)
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, said Egypt is continuing its efforts to secure access to safe water for all citizens as a basic human right, during a meeting with Pedro Arrojo Agudo, the UN Special Rapporteur on (...)
Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met Sweden's Health Minister Elisabeth Laan and Sweden's ambassador to Cairo Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt to discuss strengthening bilateral healthcare cooperation and exploring new areas of expertise exchange, (...)
Cairo International Book Fair 2026 hosted Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, in a seminar organized by the NAWA Foundation, discussing "Egypt's Narrative for Comprehensive Development: Reforms (...)
Egypt's National Centre for Planning Stateland Uses (NCPSLU) has approved the allocation of 6,050.68 acres for the establishment of New Matrouh City and the transfer of 46 land plots to the "Future of Egypt" for Sustainable Development project.
The (...)
India's Jai Dadi Group will invest $16 million to develop a metal alloys project in East Ismailia, Sinai, creating around 300 direct jobs, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said Thursday.
Dubbed Nile Ferro Alloys LLC, the project covers 80,000 (...)
Egypt's stock market (EGX) closed green on Wednesday.
* The benchmark index, EGX30, went up by 0.31 per cent, to 46,048.69 points.
* The Shariah index, EGX33, advanced by 0.01 per cent, to 4,882.19 points.
* The EGX35-LV index climbed by 1.15 per (...)
