India weighs barter trade with crisis-hit Egypt in credit line talks CAIRO/NEW DELHI: India is weighing a proposal to begin barter trade in goods like fertiliser and gas with Egypt as... Published 16 Jun, 2023 08:15pm
World Suez Canal traffic resumes after broken down tanker tugged away ISMAILIA, (Egypt): Egypt deployed three tugboats Sunday to tow away an oil tanker that had broken down and caused... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
World Three Israel soldiers, Egypt security force member killed in border shooting JERUSALEM: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egypt’s security forces were killed Saturday in a rare exchange... Published 04 Jun, 2023 03:35am
World Iran’s Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with Oman’s Sultan that Tehran welcomes better... Published 29 May, 2023 02:54pm
World Gaza truce holds as Palestinians, Israelis count deadly cost GAZA CITY: Calm returned to Gaza Sunday as a fragile ceasefire ending five days of fighting held, leaving... Published 15 May, 2023 07:02am
Markets Egypt seriously considers dollar alternatives for commodity trade Egypt is strongly considering approving the currencies of its commodity trade partners, including China, India and... Published 29 Apr, 2023 07:10pm
World Renewed air strikes rock Sudan truce KHARTOUM: The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly... Published 27 Apr, 2023 02:38pm
World Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire KHARTOUM: A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after... Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:56pm
Business & Finance Egypt begins offering corn on commodities exchange CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer started offering yellow corn on the country’s newly-launched commodities... Published 16 Apr, 2023 03:36am
Markets Egypt’s GASC seeks vegetable oils in tender CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Saturday it was... Published 16 Apr, 2023 03:36am
World Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia amid financial pressure, regional realignment CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is travelling to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, according to three ... Published 03 Apr, 2023 07:45am
World Syria foreign minister makes first Egypt visit for more than a decade CAIRO: Syria’s foreign minister met his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday, the first such visit in more than... Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:47pm
Business & Finance Egyptians cling to Ramadan charity as inflation soars CAIRO: In a time of dire economic trouble, Egyptians are holding fast to the Ramadan tradition of charity, with both... Published 28 Mar, 2023 11:39am
Business & Finance Egypt’s poultry sector reels from currency turmoil, driving up prices CAIRO: Last year, Ihab Gomaa was managing 12 chicken farms in Egypt’s Fayoum, an agricultural region south-west of... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
World Researchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple CAIRO: Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a... Published 26 Mar, 2023 06:30pm
World Egypt's Sisi meets Russian envoy in Cairo, vowing closer ties CAIRO: A senior Russian delegation met on Sunday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, his ... Published 19 Mar, 2023 10:48pm
World Top Egyptian and Turkish diplomats hold talks in Cairo amid improving ties CAIRO: Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday, in... Published 18 Mar, 2023 02:39pm
World Turkiye’s top diplomat to visit Egypt as relations ease CAIRO: Turkiye’s top diplomat will visit Egypt on Saturday as relations ease after a decade of strained ties,... Published 17 Mar, 2023 07:03pm
Business & Finance Egypt to list two army companies on stock exchange CAIRO: Egypt will begin procedures on Wednesday to list army companies Safi and Wataniya on the country’s stock... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
World Cash-strapped Egypt offers citizenship to foreign investors CAIRO: Egypt announced Wednesday it is offering citizenship to foreign investors willing to spend at least $250,000... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
World German, UAE, Egypt consortium sign $34bn deal for hydrogen project in Mauritania BERLIN: An international consortium with German participation signed an agreement with the Mauritanian government... Published 08 Mar, 2023 07:03pm
Life & Style Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza CAIRO: A hidden corridor nine metres (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the... Published 05 Mar, 2023 08:05pm
World US defence secretary lands in Jordan at start of Middle East tour AMMAN: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Jordan on Sunday at the start of a Middle East tour that will... Published 05 Mar, 2023 07:46pm
Pakistan Pakistan should prioritise population planning, female education: Miftah Ismail Former finance minister says Bangladesh, Egypt and Tunisia succeeded in implementing population planning Updated 04 Mar, 2023 06:55pm
World Egypt FM to head to Turkey, Syria for first time in decade CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head to Turkey and Syria Monday morning, his office said, for the... Published 27 Feb, 2023 12:10am
World G20 meeting in India: where debt-ridden countries including Pakistan are in focus LONDON: Meetings being held in India will see top officials from the Group of 20 leading economies discuss how to... Published 24 Feb, 2023 10:17pm
Opinion Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to boost its... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:53am
World Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the ... Published 30 Jan, 2023 06:45am
Business & Finance Egypt’s Suez Canal nets $8bn in new annual record CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Wednesday an all-time annual revenue record, earning $8 billion in... Published 30 Jan, 2023 06:33am
World Blinken to visit Middle East WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank from Sunday to... Published 27 Jan, 2023 07:01am