Pakistan announced on Wednesday that security talks with Afghanistan's Taliban regime in Istanbul have failed, accusing the Afghan delegation of giving "no assurances" on taking action against militant groups using Afghan soil to launch attacks.
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The Grand Egyptian Museum, poised to become the world's largest archaeological museum, is set for its official inauguration on 1st November. The prestigious event will be attended by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, alongside an (...)
Omar Hisham Talaat, President of the Egyptian Golf Federation, said the return of the Egyptian Open for Professionals, after a 15-year hiatus, marks a pivotal moment for modern Egyptian golf. It preserves the oldest professional golf tournament in (...)
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi has announced the successful completion of drilling operations at the Zohr-9 well, located in the Mediterranean's Zohr gas field. The new well is expected to add approximately 70 million cubic (...)
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in a range of economic sectors, Egypt's cabinet said in a statement.
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Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and Chairperson of the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI), attended the graduation ceremony of four new cohorts of the "Future Leaders" programme at the EBI, the training arm of the CBE.
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Egypt, represented by the Accountability State Authority (ASA), has officially taken over the presidency of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) for a three-year term. The handover ceremony occurred during the (...)
Egypt's Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilam met with Dutch Ambassador to Cairo Peter Mollema to strengthen bilateral ties in water management, according to a statement from the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation.
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As fighting in Sudan escalates and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seize control of El-Fasher— the last stronghold of the Sudanese army in Darfur—regional and international calls for action are intensifying amid reports of mass atrocities against (...)
Egypt, in its capacity as Chair of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Ministerial Council of Trade Ministers, has secured consensus among member states on the long-pending rules of origin for the textile, apparel, and automotive (...)
Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk has issued two ministerial decrees introducing new facilitations for taxpayers under the Value Added Tax (VAT) system, aiming to strengthen trust, partnership, and tax certainty between the government and the (...)
Egypt is set to launch a National Health Tourism Platform as part of its ambitious goal to position the country among the top 10 global destinations for medical and wellness tourism by 2030. Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar (...)
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), witnessed today the signing of a contract between Al-Ahram Chemicals and Resins and Derivatives Company and the Main Development Company (MDC) to establish an industrial (...)
Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy announced that the Cabinet has approved a six-month extension of the EGP 50bn financial facilitation initiative, effective from 20 October 2025.
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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly today inaugurated the redeveloped Ataba Market in downtown Cairo, one of Egypt's oldest and most famous popular markets. The project is part of a state plan to modernise informal markets and preserve distinctive (...)
Egypt's government convened a joint ministerial meeting to address the impacts of climate change on national food security, bringing together the ministers of Water Resources and Irrigation, Local Development (also Acting Minister of Environment), (...)
Sokkar Mecca for Sewing Machines, a leading provider of advanced sewing solutions and the official agent of China's JACK in Egypt, has launched the latest JACK A5E-B AMH2 sewing machine, powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
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The 6th Smart Transport and Logistics Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa (TransMEA 2025), scheduled to take place from 9 to 11 November at the Egypt International Exhibition Center, will feature a Reverse Industrial Exhibition under the (...)
Rasha Abdel Aal, Chairperson of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), has announced the release of a comprehensive explanatory guide addressing the tax treatment of contracting and construction services under the provisions of Law No. 157 of 2025.
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Banque Misr has signed a cooperation protocol with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptians Expatriate, alongside National Bank of Egypt, as part of the "Open Your Account in Egypt" initiative. Launched by the Central Bank of Egypt (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt's firm commitment to protecting freedom of worship and belief, and to strengthening interfaith dialogue as a cornerstone for tolerance, coexistence, and peace. The statement came during his meeting on (...)
QatarEnergy has announced a new expansion of its operations in Egypt through a partnership with Italian energy company Eni in the offshore North Rafah concession in the Mediterranean Sea for natural gas exploration.
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The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that the country's total external debt reached $161.23bn in June 2025, up from $156.69bn in March 2025 — an increase of $4.54bn.
According to the CBE's quarterly report issued on Tuesday, long-term external (...)
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), and Ahmed Essam El-Din, Deputy Governor of Ismailia, laid the foundation stonnee on Tuesday for two textile and ready-made garment projects in the West Qantara Industrial (...)
Egypt's Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, has arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Ninth Edition of the "Future Investment Initiative" (FII9) Conference.
The conference, themed "The (...)