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Egypt has dispatched a third shipment of humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Wednesday, 23 October. According to reports, the latest aid shipment, weighing 23 tons, arrived at Beirut Airport on Wednesday and included essential food, medical supplies, and relief items.  With this latest shipment, Egypt’s total aid to Lebanon has now reached 67 tons.  The aid was received by Egypt’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Alaa...

  Before the 1960s, when filmmakers, artists, or everyday people wanted to dress up as villains or spooky figures for Halloween, the most obvious go-to choice was to wear a mask — the more inhuman one looks, the more villainous it felt. Fashion historian Nancy Deihl notes that anonymity played a role in the evolution of the villain archetype. The essence of dressing up...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Egypt’s GDP growth to rebound, reaching 4.1 percent in the fiscal year 2025/2026, up from a forecasted 2.7 percent for the current fiscal year (2024/2025), according to its latest World Economic Outlook report.  The rebound marks a downward revision from the IMF’s July projection, which had predicted 4.1 percent growth for FY2024/2025, representing a 1.4 percent reduction....

Photo Source: Al-Ahram Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi participated in the 16th BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia from October 22 to 24, 2024, marking a significant milestone in Egypt’s foreign policy and economic strategy.  During his address at the plenary session on Wednesday, Al-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to deepening its collaboration with BRICS members and leveraging the bloc’s resources to drive sustainable development. ...

On Tuesday 22 October, during Egypt’s House of Representatives session, led by Dr. Hanafy Gabali, the house approved two grants worth a total of 11 million euros (EGP 577 million) from the European Union (EU). These grants aim to support Egypt’s efforts to strengthen child protection systems and enhance the production of vaccines and medicines. The first grant, totaling 8 million euros (EGP 420...

Embossed ceilings and intricately carved woodwork line the vast spaces of Aisha Fahmy’s Palace. The echoes of another time are woven into its silk wall panels, captured in the stained glass of towering windows, and embedded in the quiet corners of its rooms. Situated in the heart of Zamalek, this riverside retreat has witnessed both the height of luxury and the shifting tides of...

Photo source: Daily News Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has ordered a thorough review of the country’s program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address recent global economic shifts and challenges. In statements made during the Global Conference on Population, Health, and Human Development on 20 October, Al-Sisi highlighted that the global economic slowdown, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and COVID-19, has...

Egypt’s newly appointed Director of General Intelligence, Hassan Rashad, held a meeting on 20 October with Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet, and proposed a limited ceasefire and a small hostage exchange as part of ongoing efforts to address the escalating tensions. Egypt’s proposal involves the release of a small number of hostages held by Hamas in return for a temporary ceasefire,...

Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, officially inaugurated Huawei’s new office in New Cairo, Egypt on Monday, 21 October. The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang, Ahmed El Zaher, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), and Jim Liu, CEO of Huawei Egypt. Huawei’s new office will act as the hub for the company’s business...

Before one even reaches a minute into reading The Death of a Salesman (1949), a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by American playwright Arthur Miller, there is a pervasive emotion that is felt from the beginning and carried to the end of the play: the complete exhaustion of all the characters. Exhaustion, for these characters, is not just experienced after a demanding workday or a traumatic...

Egypt has signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and cooperation agreements with international companies,  the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced on Monday 21 October at the Mediterranean Offshore Conference (MOC) in Alexandria.  The MOC, which runs from Sunday 20 October to Tuesday 22 October, serves as an important platform for discussing regional energy activities and exploring the Mediterranean’s vast energy...

Zamalek Club is weighing the option of withdrawing from the Egyptian Super Cup currently taking place in Abu Dhabi from 20-24 October.  This comes after players Nabil Emad Dongha and Mustafa Shalaby were involved in an altercation with security officials during a match against Pyramids FC on Sunday 20 October which resulted in them being detained by police. The incident occurred following Zamalek’s victory...

In the lively streets of Egypt, where ancient history meets modern life, Egypt’s Abdullah Salah has set out on a one-of-a-kind photographic adventure.  His 2023 project, The Blue Hour in Cairo, showcase the Egyptian capital in a light that is both familiar and extraordinary, highlighting the moments that often go unnoticed amidst the bustling life of Cairo. A Nighttime Expedition “Last year, I was...

Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, announced that after the recent fuel price hike, the third in 2024, Egypt’s government would hold off on any further increases until the end of 2025, provided that global oil prices remain stable at an average of USD 73 (EGP 3,547) per barrel.  The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced a fuel price hike on 18 October, with the...

In a landmark achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The certification follows nearly a century of dedicated efforts by the Egyptian government and civil society to eliminate a disease that has plagued the region for millennia. “Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its...

Saudi Arabian Almarai Company, one of the leading food and beverage companies in the Middle East, has officially opened two new cheese production lines at its Egyptian subsidiary Beyti. Two new cheese production lines were inaugurated with an investment of nearly USD 20 million (EGP 1 billion), during a ceremony on Saturday October 19, attended by several high-profile officials, including Kamel El-Wazir, the Industry...

Across Egypt, the government have raised transportation fares for buses. As for microbuses, and taxis, they adapted and changed their prices, following the recent fuel price increases. In Cairo, standard bus fares have risen by EGP 1 (USD 0.021) to EGP 9 (USD 0.19 ), while air-conditioned buses now cost EGP 17 (USD 0.35), reflecting an EGP 2 (USD 0.041) increase. Minibus fares have...

The Egyptian and Emirati air forces have carried out airdrops delivering tons of humanitarian aid to northern Gaza. The operation was conducted in response to the escalating crisis, according to a statement by the spokesperson for Egypt’s Armed Forces on Saturday, 19 October 2024. The aid drops were conducted under the directives of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, with the goal of continuing Egypt’s support for...

According to a 2013 UN Women study, nearly 99 percent of women in Egypt reported experiencing sexual harassment. Harassment is an issue so deeply embedded in society that it has become a part of Egyptian women’s day-to-day life. A 2014 study by HarassMap, an initiative founded in 2010 that uses SMS reporting and community outreach to combat harassment, found that 95 percent of 300...

Areas in northern Gaza have been subjected to an intense Israeli offensive over the past two days. Several homes and a multi-storey residential building in Beit Lahiya on Saturday, 19 October, which has killed at least 73 people. Earlier, on Friday, 18 October, several houses in Jabalia were also hit, killing 33 people, according to doctors and medical officials. Medical officials warned that the...

In an extensive crackdown across Asyut, Aswan, and Damietta, the General Security Sector, in a coordinated effort to combat crime and local law enforcement, intensified security operations targeting illegal drug trade, firearms possession, and unlicensed ammunition, in addition to apprehending fugitives wanted for executing court rulings. While conducting an operation, security forces seized 24 illegal firearms, in Asyut, including nine automatic rifles, 20 shotguns,...

  Egypt’s agricultural exports exceeded 6.9 million tons between 1 January and 16 October of 2024, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation,  Alaa Farouk. Exports generated roughly USD 4.04 billion (EGP 196.3 billion), reflecting a significant increase of USD 980 million (EGP 47.6 billion) and more than 574,000 tons compared to the same period last year, a report from Mohamed El-Mansy,...

More than two decades after the launch of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), in 1999, aimed at attaining sustainable socioeconomic development by ensuring fair use and shared benefits from the common water resources of the Nile Basin, tensions remain high as upstream and downstream countries grapple over rights to the Nile river’s life-sustaining flow.  The NBI initiative was the collective work of nine countries...

  King Tutankhamun’s entire collection will be displayed in the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), according to Issa Zidan, the Director General of Restoration and Transport of Antiquities at the GEM. The collection, formerly housed in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir across 700 square meters, will now be showcased across 7,000 square meters at the GEM, marking a significant expansion from its previous location.  “The...