All coverage of Egypt, ranked by recency.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has so far ruled for over a dozen years, pledged to respect constitutional limits while also seeking parliamentary approval to help defend Saudi Arabia.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has rarely shied away from controversy, but his latest spectacle — announcing that the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter’s execution would be livestreamed — proved a bridge too far even for President Donald Trump. While Trump pulled the plug on the broadcast Thursday, the episode underscores the risks behind Hegseth’s increasingly provocative public persona — one t...
Part of Chris Painter’s job is to help figure out what happened when AI goes rogue , then publish the results in public reports. He and METR, the nonprofit AI research group he helps lead, have been busy lately: They helped OpenAI untangle the Hugging Face hack this year, and Painter recently testified in front of a Senate subcommittee following a string of other rogue AI incidents. Researchers...
US President Donald Trump has waived a further slate of sanctions related to Russian fossil fuel sales, days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month. The waiver announced in an executive order Friday comes as Trump increasingly feuds with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and cracks appear in Washington’s support for Kyiv in its four-year-old war against...
Donald Trump is trying to make America more like him. But voters will soon get to deliver a verdict on the president’s efforts to redefine how the government he leads wields power at home and abroad. Three flashpoints illustrate how his coercive and transactional instincts are changing the character of the country and how the rest of the world sees us. Ever since World War II, America has nurtu...
Top Military Academy, university graduates present shield to president Sisi وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
The credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Egypt’s long-term credit rating from Caa1 to B3, while maintaining a positive outlook. This upgrade is supported by several factors, including the stabilization of the exchange rate against the US dollar, a sustained period of fiscal consolidation, and structural economic reforms that have successfully reduced public debt indicators. The agency high...
OPEN// Sisi orders committee to select master's, PhD holders for government training وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
CAIRO, Oct 17 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that his presidential term would end in 2030 and that the question of his departure from office was settled, reaffirming that Egypt's constitution would not be amended.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and Sudanese Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim reaffirmed the deep-rooted historical and fraternal ties between Egypt and Sudan, rejecting any attempts to undermine relations between the two countries and their peoples. During a meeting on Friday, October 16, 2026, on the sidelines of the World Bank’s a...
Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Egypt’s economic growth to 4.7 percent in 2027, up from its previous estimate of 4.4 percent. He noted that clarity and transparency in dealings with investors increase predictability and strengthen confidence in Egypt’s economic trajectory. Speaking during an open dialogue with intern...
The National Council for Women underlined the need to expand rural development and shift from direct aid to economic empowerment during a Cabinet preparatory session on Friday, October 16, 2026. Speaking ahead of “Egypt Forum 2026” on Oct. 19–24, the NCW’s Vice President Nesreen al-Baghdadi urged greater private-sector involvement in village development and called for integrated social protecti...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty had talks with Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh on Friday, Octobor 16, 2026, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok to discuss prospects for strengthening bilateral relations. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nader...
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is fighting back against the Trump administration’s search of her home earlier this week – disputing its legality and demanding the return of her property seized by federal agents. Omar’s attorneys sent a letter Friday, obtained by CNN, to prosecutors at the Justice Department, saying, “This vindictive, retributive, and politically motivated criminal investigation int...
Rome — Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin from hospital on Friday, just days after his lung cancer surgery, and expressed his concern about the “grave humanitarian situation” in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city. During the call, the Vatican said Leo expressed “deep concern” about the conditions in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city in the Kherson region where Ukrainia...
OPEN// FM, Syrian Finance Minister dscuss strengthening bilateral cooperation وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
In a major breakthrough for Egypt’s agricultural export ambitions, Egyptian farmed fish has officially cleared one of the world’s toughest regulatory hurdles: gaining full approval for export across all 27 European Union member states. The decision, officially published in the EU’s Official Journal under Regulation (EU) 2021/405, marks the culmination of a grueling two-year overhaul of Egypt’s ...
Mohamed Nasr El-Din Allam, former Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, stated that Egypt’s per capita water share has dropped to approximately 500 cubic meters per year, amidst water resources that are no longer sufficient to keep pace with growing needs. He emphasized the necessity of linking water management to economic viability, enhancing cooperation among Nile Basin countries, and s...
Ultimately, you have to wonder what it is that Vladimir Putin says to Donald Trump when they are on the phone. A week ago, a call between the US president and his Russian counterpart seemed to be about an urgent clarification over a possible outbreak of plague in Siberia . Instead, a controversial deal to buy Russian diesel emerged, prompting fury from Ukrainians, and then Trump demanding they ...
OPEN// President Sisi receives commemorative model at Police Academy graduation وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
OPEN// President Sisi awards top-notch Police Academy graduates وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
OPEN// President Sisi at Police Academy ceremony: Preserving Egyptian State, institutions responsibility of all Egyptians وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
Interior minister: Police cadets, graduates stand guard over national security وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
OPEN// President Sisi attends graduation ceremony of new batch of Police Academy وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
OPEN// President Sisi, attendees observe minute of silence for martyrs at Police Academy graduation ceremony وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - mena
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is keen on strengthening cooperation with Arab and African countries prioritizing the exchange of expertise and knowledge-sharing, FRA Chairman Islam Azzam said. FRA chairman made the remarks during a meeting with Mahmoud Montasser Mansour executive director-general and founder of Tunisia’s Microfinance Control Authority and his accompanying delegati...
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank unveiled a global roadmap to fight online financial fraud as increasingly sophisticated scams undermine confidence in digital finance. The “Bangkok Blueprint” developed in coordination with the Bank of Thailand and released during the institutions’ annual meetings on Wednesday in Bangkok sets out 12 policy considerations to help countries identify ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty met Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, to discuss strengthening economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a dinner hosted by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnviraku...
Ukraine will resume strikes on Russia’s oil refineries President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times in a fiery interview where he lamented what he said was a “dangerous” withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and access to the Starlink satellite internet service . “The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We’re done,” Zelensky told the FT in London. The comments by Zelensky are the l...
