Egypt: Ancient Pharaonic painting vanishes from Saqqara

Egyptian antiquities officials on Sunday said a Pharaonic painting has disappeared from the famed Saqqara necropolis just outside of Cairo, becoming the latest artifact to disappear in a country known for its rich history. Mohamed Ismail,...

Egypt: Al Ismaelia transformers historic cairo district into thriving economic hub

Arab Finance: Downtown Cairo stands as a powerful testament to Egypt's rich architectural and cultural heritage, representing a national economic opportunity. With its walkable infrastructure and central location, the district attracts millions of...

Research in crisis:

259 This is an adapted version of Keynote remarks delivered by Paul Salem on September 24 at the opening of a conference entitled Research in Conflict Settings, hosted by the American University of Beirut, and co-organized with Birzeit University...

Egypt's Tagaddod raises $26.3 million Series A to power regional expansion

Egypt-based cleantech Tagaddod has raised $26.3 million in a Series A round led by The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF). The round also saw participation from FMO, VKAV, A15 Ventures, and other returning investors. Founded in 2013 by Nour El Assal and...

Cairo Airport opens pre-qualification process for Speciality Retail and F&B tenders

Cairo International Airport is inviting international companies specialised in the management and operation of Food & Beverage Units and Speciality Retail to participate in the pre-qualification process for the upcoming tender. The airport...

Egypt President says real peace in Middle East hinges upon having independent Palestinian state

Cairo: The real peace in the Middle East won't be achieved unless an independent Palestinian state is created, based on the principles of international legitimacy that restore rights to their rightful owners, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...

Egypt hosts Hamas, Israel delegations to end Gaza conflict

Sharm el-Sheikh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Delegations from Hamas, Israel, and the United States are set to meet in Egypt on Monday for talks. President Donald Trump has called on negotiators to “move fast” to bring an end to the nearly...

Egypt, Malaysia’s Petronas mull expanding partnership in natural gas sector

Arab Finance: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Abang Yusuf Abang Puteh, Senior Vice President of LNG Assets at Malaysia’s Petronas, to discuss ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between Egypt and the...

Egypt hosts Hamas, Israeli delegations for talks

Israeli and Hamas officials are set to hold indirect talks at an Egyptian resort Monday on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. Many uncertainties remain about the plan, including the...

Egypt: Palm Hills records $3.8bln in new sales in 9 months

Arab Finance: Palm Hills Development Company booked total new sales of EGP 182 billion in the first nine months of 2025, up from EGP 130 billion sales recorded in the same period of 2024, as per a statement. The company acquired a 315-feddan land...

Egypt, China’s MingYang discuss cooperation to localize wind turbine industry

Arab Finance: Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat discussed cooperation and investment opportunities in renewable energy and the localization of the wind turbine industry with officials from the Chinese company MingYang...

Egypt: MSMEDA, Arab Tourism Organization ink deal to promote cultural tourism

Arab Finance: Egypt’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the Arab Tourism Organization (ATO), affiliated with the League of Arab States, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), as per a statement. The MoU...

Egypt President says real peace in the Middle East hinges upon having an independent Palestinian State

Real peace in the Middle East won't be achieved unless an independent Palestinian state is created, based on the principles of international legitimacy that restore rights to their rightful owners, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed...

Egypt: Creation of a Palestinian state to achieve regional peace

“Peace imposed by force only generates resentment, while peace built on justice produces true coexistence among peoples,” the president stated in a speech marking this Monday the start of the October War, known in the West and Israel as the Yom...

Egypt: Al Khair River’s board greenlights capital raise to $8.1mln

Arab Finance: The board of Al Khair River for Development, Agricultural Investment, and Environmental Services agreed to increase the issued and paid-up capital to EGP 390 million from EGP 200 million, according to a bourse disclosure. The...

Egypt’s fuel pricing journey: From subsidies to automatic mechanisms

Following the postponement of the Automatic Fuel Pricing Committee meeting originally scheduled for April 2025, the Egyptian Prime Minister announced that the anticipated fuel price adjustment in October 2025 could be the final significant...

Egypt’s corporate reform in the digital age

Egypt is entering a new era of business formation and investment with the introduction of a landmark Companies Law and the digitization of corporate approval processes. Designed to modernize regulatory frameworks, this new legislation aims to...

Egypt: SCZONE, BMEC Imaging to build $4.5mln medical technology facility in Sokhna

Arab Finance: The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a contract with BMEC Imaging Egypt to establish a medical technology manufacturing and remanufacturing facility in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, with investments...

Egypt’s non-oil private sector dips for 7th month in September: PMI

Arab Finance: Egypt’s non-oil private sector saw business conditions softening for the seventh straight month in September, as demand waned and firms pulled back on hiring, according to the latest S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)....

Egypt: GRANITE secures FRA approval for 1st EGP-denominated money market fund

Arab Finance: GRANITE Financial Holding, a digitally enabled asset management company, has received approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to launch its multi-currency fixed-income fund, as per an emailed press release. The...