Day: February 23, 2026

Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Environment, affirmed that the state places significant emphasis on advancing development in Upper Egypt governorates to enhance citizens’ quality of life and stimulate economic growth. She noted that these efforts aim to create jobs, improve living standards, and upgrade public services. Her remarks…

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam has reaffirmed Cairo’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with Nile Basin countries and sharing technical expertise during an official visit to South Sudan, which included a tour of Egypt’s irrigation mission in Juba and participation in Nile Day celebrations. Sewilam said the…

Egypt is following with “great interest and concern” the maritime border issue between Kuwait and Iraq, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, as regional tensions rise over coordinates and maps deposited by Baghdad at the United Nations. The Egyptian ministry emphasised in a statement the importance of…

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting on Monday to follow up on the latest developments in the implementation of the Ras El Hekma project on the North Coast, as the government continues to monitor progress on one of its flagship coastal developments. The meeting was attended by Minister…

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, met with Bahaa El-Ghannam, Executive Director of the Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development, to review progress on the Authority’s national projects and discuss mechanisms for providing strategic and planning support. The meeting comes within the framework of implementing presidential directives…

Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), has met with Abdel Aziz Qansouh, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to discuss avenues for cooperation between the banking sector and higher education and scientific research institutions. The Monday meeting was held within the framework of the Egyptian…

Economic relations between Egypt and Sweden are entering a new phase of expansion, driven by clean energy cooperation, rising trade volumes and deeper private sector engagement, according to Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, Ambassador of Sweden to Egypt. The ambassador described bilateral ties as “broad, strategic and steadily expanding”, particularly in sectors aligned…

Inside the wood-panelled Egypt Post office in downtown Cairo, the morning rush is no longer just for pensions or utility bills. Small-scale savers, holding dog-eared bank books and national IDs, are queuing for a direct stake in the state. “I prefer the monthly return,” says one retiree, waiting to subscribe…