Month: May 2026

The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) Chairperson, Ali El Ghamrawy, met with Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, Ambassador of Sweden to Egypt, to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral cooperation and advancing a strategic partnership in the pharmaceutical sector. The meeting also followed up on the outcomes of the recent official visit by Sweden’s Minister…

Egypt has signed an agreement to renew its hosting of the Middle East regional office of the International Civil Aviation Organization, reaffirming its long-standing role as a key hub for aviation cooperation in the region. Following the signing, ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar praised Egypt’s active support for the…

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), chaired by Islam Azzam, has issued Decision No. 54 of 2026, setting out the conditions, rules, and procedures for the registration and practice of risk assessment experts, as well as inspection and loss assessment activities. The move forms part of the authority’s efforts to complete…

Egypt’s Ministry of Health has discussed plans with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria to establish a new hospital attached to the Patriarchate’s headquarters in Alexandria, as part of efforts to expand healthcare services and strengthen community partnerships. In a statement, the ministry said Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met…

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, held talks with the Managing Director of TotalEnergies in Egypt and Cyprus, Pascal Breant, on the company’s planned expansion of gas exploration activities, focusing on the deep Herodotus Basin in the western Mediterranean. In a statement on Thursday, April 30, 2026,…

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Thursday that the state has repaid US$6.442 billion in interest and principal repayments on external debt by the end of the first quarter of the 2025/2026 fiscal year (July-September 2025), RT reported. The CBE explained that the debt service payments were divided…