US approves $5.5 billion in arms sales to Egypt and Morocco
The US has approved arms sales of over $5.5 billion to Egypt and Morocco, as part of efforts to boost...
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Egypt troops to join African Union mission in Somalia
Egypt and Somalia have further deepened ties, continuing a trend that has accelerated since Somalia and Ethiopia's dispute over the...
Egypt approves council formation aiming to “enhance cooperation” with Saudi Arabia
The Egyptian cabinet has given the green light for the establishment of a council which aims to strengthen bilateral relations...
Court upholds prison sentence of former Egyptian presidential candidate
An Egyptian court has reaffirmed a one-year prison sentence for the ex-Egyptian presidential candidate, Ahmed Tantawy and his campaign manager,...
Morocco to set to surpass Egypt as Africa’s most visited country
Morocco is on track to set new tourism records this year an is poised to become Africa's most visited destination,...
Leaders head to Egypt for D-8 summit
Leaders of the D-8 organisation for economic cooperation are heading to Egypt for the 11th D-8 summit, according to Reuters....
Egypt’s al-Sisi visits Ireland to discuss suffering in Gaza
Egyptian president Adel Fattah al-Sisi visited Dublin on December 11th and held talks with Irish president Michael Higgins and prime...
Tunisia and Egypt tourism growing, says trip operator
Europe's largest package trip operator Tui has said cash-strapped consumers are choosing more affordable destinations including Egypt, Tunisia and Bulgaria,...
Egypt’s inflation falls to near two-year low in November
The annual urban consumer price inflation rate in Egypt dropped by 25.5% in November, according to data from statistics agency...
Egypt: Court adds Muslim Brotherhood to terrorist list
The Egyptian Criminal Court officially added the Muslim Brotherhood to the list of terrorist organisations on December 4th, with pro-regime...
Egyptian military agency takes over wheat buying
An agency of the Egyptian military has taken over the import of strategic commodities, a letter seen by Reuters reported...
Egypt to float four military-owned companies on the stock market
Egypt intends to float up to four military-owned companies on the stock market as part of a broader privatisation plan...
Hamas and Fatah in talks with Egypt over Rafah crossing
Delegations from Fatah and Hamas are are discussing Egyptian proposals to re-open the Rafah crossing in Cairo, a member of...
Egypt: Journalist Sayed Saber jailed for social media posts
Egyptian journalist Sayed Saber was jailed for 15 days in the early hours of November 27th after publishing social media...
Egypt announces co-operation with Qatar on real estate project
Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly said his country and Qatar will work together on a ‘very important’ real estate investment project...
