Egypt plans to amend its Penal Code to increase fines for spreading rumours and fake news, the Cabinet said on Wednesday, after concluding that current financial penalties are insufficient deterrents against misinformation.
During a meeting chaired (...)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed "Egyptian Koshary" on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for 2025, marking the first time an Egyptian culinary dish has (...)
The Egyptian Golf Federation has announced a record financial surplus and a renewed focus on global competition following a sweeping restructuring of the organisation.
Under the leadership of President Omar Hisham Talaat, who took charge last (...)
Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk began a community dialogue with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday, telling business representatives that the country's political leadership is committed to a "partnership of trust" with the private (...)
Egypt's Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi has held talks with a high-level delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), comprising Natalia Lacurzana, the bank's Regional Head for Natural Resources; (...)
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) held a ceremony on Wednesday to lay the foundation stone for the Xinmin Glass factory in "Sokhna 360," the fully integrated industrial city being developed by El Sewedy Industrial Development within the Sokhna (...)
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its monthly Foreign Trade Data bulletin for September 2025, reporting a notable improvement in Egypt's trade performance.
The trade deficit fell to $3.3bn in September 2025, (...)
The Egyptian Ministry of Industry has launched a new mobile application, Investor Support, aimed at simplifying the submission and tracking of industrial complaints and inquiries.
Available on both Android and iOS, the app provides investors with a (...)
Egypt recorded a significant decline in open burning incidents to 1,116 points during the autumn of 2025 compared to 3,490 the previous year, while the collection of rice straw rose to 2.7 million tonnes, Minister of Local Development and Acting (...)
Egypt hosted the second meeting of the African Food Regulatory Authorities Forum (AFRAF) on Wednesday, gathering officials from across the continent to harmonise safety standards and support the African Continental Free Trade Area.
The two-day (...)
Silver prices surged to a historic peak on Wednesday, hitting $61 per ounce for the first time, supported by strong industrial demand, rising expectations of U.S. interest-rate cuts, and persistent supply pressures, according to a new report by the (...)
Servier Egypt has launched Tibsovo (ivosidenib), the first targeted therapy available in the country for patients with IDH1-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
The new treatment offers a median overall survival (...)
Deli Group, one of the world's largest companies in office supplies, stationery and workplace solutions, has laid the foundation stone for its new factory in 10th of Ramadan City during a high-level ceremony.
The Group holds a strong global (...)
The United Nations has rejected remarks by Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir claiming that the "yellow line in Gaza represents the new border," emphasizing that the organization does not recognize any change to the territory's internationally (...)
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Wednesday with Belarusian Ambassador Yevgeny Sobolevsky to discuss expanding cooperation in pharmaceuticals, medical technology and joint manufacturing, the Health Ministry said (...)
Hassan El-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, met on Sunday with Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities at the New Administrative Capital to (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Local Development announced on Tuesday that Minister Manal Awad held two high-level meetings with officials from the ministries of communications, local development, and environment to assess progress on digital transformation (...)
Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk has released the second package of tax facilitation measures for public consultation, inviting the business community to submit feedback and (...)
Nawy Partners announced the launch of its new +Partners platform during its 2025 annual conference, "Nawy Partners '25 | The Future of Real Estate in Egypt." The enhanced model is designed to offer comprehensive support to real estate brokers (...)
Plug, a developer of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions and a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, has signed a partnership agreement with PRE Group to install and operate smart EV chargers throughout the Stone Residence residential compound. The (...)
Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat received the Global Leadership Award from the Choiseul Institute on Tuesday, citing a surge in foreign direct investment as evidence of strengthening (...)
Egypt stressed the need to speed up the formation of an international stability force in Gaza and establish a Palestinian technocratic committee to manage the enclave, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on (...)
Expansion in renewable energy cannot be completed without enhancing private sector participation, Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib said, emphasising that structural reforms are empowering investors to enter (...)
Hossam Heiba, Chairperson of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), has met with a delegation from Fountain Set Limited, one of China's largest textile manufacturers, alongside representatives from Elegance Apparel Garments (...)
Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mahmoud Esmat, met with the United Kingdom's new Ambassador to Cairo, Mark Bryson-Richardson, at the ministry's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital to explore opportunities for deeper (...)