Day: May 18, 2026

Edita Food Industries has reported a strong start to 2026, posting significant growth in revenues and profitability during the first quarter, supported by rising demand, strong volume growth, and improved operational efficiency. The company announced that consolidated revenues rose by 34.7% year-on-year to EGP 5.8bn in the first quarter of…

Egypt has successfully opened new agricultural export markets in Peru, Panama and Mexico for oranges, grapes and strawberry seedlings, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk announced. The move comes in line with directives from the country’s political leadership to boost national exports and create new sources of foreign…

Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, has approved updated licensing requirements for cosmetics factories, aligning national regulations with the international ISO 22716 standard for Good Manufacturing Practices. The ministry said the move is designed to harmonize local production with global quality and safety benchmarks, giving manufacturers a one-year grace period…

The World Health Organization has honoured Egyptian physician Heba El Sewedy, founder and chair of the Ahl Masr Foundation and Burn Hospital, with the Director-General’s Award in recognition of her pioneering contributions to burn care. The award was presented during the opening of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.…

Egypt is undertaking a comprehensive transformation of its education system for 25 million pre-university students, shifting the focus from enrollment metrics to skills-based learning and introducing a new Egyptian Baccalaureate, Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdellatif announced. Speaking at the second plenary session of the Education World Forum…

Egypt is advancing an initiative to produce 200 megawatts of solar energy for state-owned industrial facilities as part of a broader drive to implement structural reforms and secure the financial sustainability of state assets. The developments were outlined on Monday during discussions between Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein…

Egypt is developing a unified, integrated cash-based social protection programme that categorises beneficiaries into tiers based on income, allowing for dynamic movement into and out of the system as living conditions change, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday. The proposed system aims to provide “necessary protection” to targeted and…