FRA cuts MCDR fees to boost digital real estate investment platforms
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a new decision reducing the fees charged by Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR) for all participants operating within digital platforms dedicated to investment in real estate investment fund certificates. The
Opinion | A Francophonie of Opportunities: Building Together for the Future
For Romania and Egypt, the Francophonie has never been only about language. It has also been about modernisation and inspiration for a better future. Our countries share many meaningful experiences. Among them, the French language and culture played a significant role in
Communications minister reviews Concentrix Egypt expansion plans, digital skills cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hindi, held talks with Amr Sobhy, Chairperson of Concentrix Egypt, to discuss the company’s expansion plans in the Egyptian market, efforts to create new employment opportunities, and prospects for strengthening cooperation in
Egypt condemns Israeli incursion into Southern Lebanon as regional tensions escalate
Egypt on Sunday strongly condemned Israel’s expansion of ground operations in southern Lebanon, describing the Israeli army’s crossing of the Litani River and advance into areas north of the river as a “complete violation of Lebanese sovereignty” and an attempt
Al-Sisi calls for enhancing global competitiveness of Egyptian universities
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has called for strengthening the global competitiveness of Egyptian universities and expanding international academic partnerships as part of broader efforts to position Egypt as a regional hub for higher education, scientific research, and innovation. The
Egypt allocates EGP 90bn in new budget to boost production, exports and entrepreneurship
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced that EGP 90bn has been earmarked in the 2026/2027 fiscal year budget to expand programmes supporting production, exports, and entrepreneurship. Kouchouk said the allocations include EGP 48bn for export rebate payments and EGP 7bn
Egypt uncovers first near-complete funerary assemblage at Panhesy Tomb in Ancient Heliopolis
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a major archaeological discovery at the Panhesy Tomb site in the Matariya district of Ain Shams, unveiling new evidence of funerary practices and daily life in the ancient necropolis of Heliopolis across
Opinion | House of The Arabs: From Foundation to Future
Henry Kissinger is famously said to have asked: “Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” This sardonic remark has since become shorthand for a structural dilemma in international politics: how collective entities are translated into coherent
Egypt signs landmark deal for first airborne mineral survey in 42 years: Petroleum ministry
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, witnessed the signing of a contract between the Egyptian Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA) and Xcalibur to implement a nationwide airborne geophysical survey of mineral resources. The project will be
Arab, Muslim states denounce Somaliland ‘embassy’ opening in Jerusalem
Foreign ministers from 16 Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan, have condemned the opening of what they termed a “so‑called Somaliland embassy” in Jerusalem, calling it “illegal and unacceptable.” In a joint statement, the