Iran warned on Friday it would treat any military strike as "total war" and has placed its armed forces on high alert as a US carrier strike group and thousands of troops approach the region.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that while Tehran (...)
Egypt is advancing its renewable energy and green industry ambitions with the launch of the $210 million Atum Solar complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone's TEDA Industrial Zone.
Developed through a partnership between Egypt, China, the UAE, and (...)
Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla called for stronger regional coordination to confront mounting global financial risks, in a keynote speech at the Arab Monetary Fund's (AMF) 20th High-Level Meeting in Abu Dhabi.
The two-day (...)
The Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS) held talks with Emirates NBD to expand financing options for local companies and support their entry into international markets, as part of a wider government push to increase exports and draw more foreign (...)
Investment flows from Gulf Arab nations into Egypt jumped to about $41bn in the 2023/2024 fiscal year, making up the largest share of foreign direct investment, Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib said on (...)
ألقت السلطات في البحرين، القبض على مواطنة من إحدى الدول العربية بسبب منشورات على منصات التواصل الاجتماعي تتنافى مع الآداب العامة.
وقالت وزارة الداخلية في البحرين، عبر حسابها على منصة «إكس»: «تمكنت إدارة مكافحة الجرائم الإلكترونية من توقيف سيدة تبلغ (...)
Bassil Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), announced that between July 2014 and August 2025, the agency has allocated around EGP 4.9bn to finance 128,290 small and micro projects in Egypt's border (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, and Jordan's Minister of Water and Irrigation, Raed Abu Saud, inaugurated on Monday the 38th meeting of the Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWRDAM), (...)
The 2025 Egyptian Open Amateur Golf Championship will see a record number of participants and will, for the first time, feature a new seniors' category and offer prize money, the Egyptian Golf Federation has announced.
The tournament is scheduled to (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sweilem, met on Tuesday with Bahrain's Minister of Works, Ibrahim Al-Hawaj, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in water resources management, according to a statement from the (...)
يستعد المطربان أحمد سعد وتامر حسني، للاجتماع سويا في أول تعاون فني بينهما؛ لإحياء حفل واحد في العاصمة الفرنسية باريس يوم 7 نوفمبر المقبل على خشبة المسرح الشهير Dome de Paris أو قبة باريس.
ويعتبر هذا الحفل أول تعاون فني بين النجمين، وذكرت الجهة (...)
Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib, has met with a delegation from the World Bank Group to discuss the frameworks for economic cooperation and to review the country's ongoing economic, structural, and institutional (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, stressed on Tuesday the importance of strengthening regional and international cooperation to confront the growing challenges of water scarcity and climate change.
Speaking at a (...)
Bahraini investments in Egypt reached approximately $450m in 2024, spread across more than 237 companies, Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib, said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Egyptian–Bahraini Business Forum in Cairo, (...)
Egypt ranked ninth globally and first in Africa among the world's top investment destinations, attracting net inflows of $46.1bn in the 2023/2024 fiscal year, the head of the country's investment authority said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a land usufruct contract for a $220m (EGP 11bn) industrial complex to produce solar cells, panels, and energy storage systems in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (...)
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting on Wednesday to discuss major investment opportunities currently under negotiation with several Gulf countries.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development (...)
وقعت مملكة البحرين، مجموعة كبيرة من مذكرات التفاهم واتفاقيات التعاون مع المؤسسات الحكومية وغرف التجارة في روسيا الاتحادية.
وشاركت مملكة البحرين في نسخة العام الجاري من المنتدى بصفة ضيف شرف، وهو ما يؤكد أهمية وثقل العلاقات بين موسكو والمنامة.
وترأس (...)
أكدت السفارة الأمريكية في البحرين استمرار أنشطتها كالمعتاد، نافية حدوث تغيير في وضع موظفيها وعملياتها في المنامة.
وقالت في تدوينة عبر صفحتها الرسمية بمنصة «إكس»، مساء الخميس، إن «التقارير التي تفيد بأن السفارة غيّرت موقفها بأي شكل من الأشكال غير (...)
Al Baraka Group has stepped up efforts to bolster cross-border trade among its banking units, organising strategic trade finance events and launching enhancements to its integrated platform to support clients' access to global markets, the (...)
Foreign ministers of 22 Arab and Islamic nations issued a joint communique on Monday night condemning the Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran that began in the early hours of June 13, 2025. The signatories described the strikes as a (...)
Telecom Egypt, in partnership with global subsea data systems provider SubCom, has completed the dual landings of the SEA-ME-WE-6 subsea cable system in Egypt, according to a disclosure to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on Wednesday.
The two landings — (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Monday with Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain's National Security Advisor and Commander of the Royal Guard, and Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Commander of Special Operations.
The talks (...)
Hypermarkets under pressure as discounters and private labels reshape the industry
Stock under scrutiny: Carrefour hovers near a year-low, awaits returns from Brazil and France
Limited impact on French economy, but Carrefour's reputation at (...)
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) reduced its overnight deposit rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent, effective Thursday.
The CBB stated that the move is part of efforts to maintain monetary and financial stability in the Kingdom amid global (...)
