Egypt’s Al-Mashat expects 2026 to be ‘turning point’ for economy after Gaza deal
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation said she expects 2026 to be a “turning point” for the country’s economy, with a peace deal in Gaza set to restore normal navigation in the Suez Canal and boost revenues alongside growth
Egypt’s human rights committee reviews national strategy, UNHRC membership bid
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday chaired the fifth ministerial meeting of the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights, where he reviewed the country’s national human rights strategy and its bid for membership on the UN Human Rights Council
FATF recognises Egypt’s experience as model for advancing financial inclusion within AML/CFT frameworks
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recognised Egypt’s pioneering experience—led by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)—as an international best practice in promoting financial inclusion while ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards. Egypt’s experience was
Egypt launches first national beverage carton recycling campaign with global partners
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment, under the patronage of Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, has launched the nation’s first-ever campaign to recycle used beverage cartons (UBC), in collaboration with the Waste Management Regulatory Authority (WMRA)
Egypt calls for fair climate finance, placing water at heart of global investment
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, has called on the international community to place the water sector at the centre of global climate finance strategies, stressing that investing in water is synonymous with investing in climate adaptation,
Egypt to drill 480 new exploration wells worth $5.7bn over five years: Petroleum Minister
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawy has unveiled Egypt’s new five-year plan for oil and gas exploration, which envisions drilling around 480 new exploration wells with total investments exceeding $5.7bn. According to the plan, 101 wells will be drilled
Madbouly urges completion of Egypt-Saudi power link’s second phase by April 2026
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday urged that the second phase of the Egypt-Saudi Arabia electricity interconnection project be completed so that both phases are ready for operation by April 2026. His comments came during a field visit to
Boehringer Ingelheim Launches Metalyse® 25 mg in Egypt Following Approval by the Egyptian Drug Authority
Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, has announced the introduction of Metalyse® 25 mg (Tenecteplase) in Egypt as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), following its recent approval by the Egyptian Drug Authority. Egypt is the second country
BP signs agreement to drill five new gas wells in Mediterranean within its Egypt concessions
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawy witnessed the signing of a new drilling contract marking the launch of BP’s upcoming offshore gas exploration programme in Egypt. The agreement covers the drilling of five natural gas wells in BP’s
Egypt, Jordan open 38th Islamic Network on Water Resources Management during Cairo Water Week
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), held on the sidelines