Year: 2026

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation plans to use satellite imagery to monitor weed growth and canal-cleaning needs, install new telemetry stations in Fayoum, and complete the Tagin pumping station before the 2027 peak water-demand season. Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam issued the directives during a review…

Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Chairperson Islam Azzam received Mark Bowman, Vice President for Policy and Partnerships at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and his accompanying delegation to discuss cooperation between the bank and Egyptian institutions to support development efforts and expand the EBRD’s investments and operations in…

Egypt’s Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem met with Mark Bowman, Vice President for Policy and Partnerships at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Jacqui Powell, the bank’s Managing Director for the Corporate Sector, along with their accompanying delegation. The meeting focused on EBRD projects in Egypt and…

Breadfast Food expands the company’s growing ecosystem by bringing restaurant delivery into the Breadfast experience, advancing its vision to build Egypt’s leading everyday convenience platform.CAIRO, Egypt – 13.09.2026 Breadfast announces the official launch of Breadfast Food, following a successful beta period that saw strong customer adoption. The service expands Breadfast’s…

Campaign coincides with first-phase handovers as Nour moves from development to operational stage Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG Holding) has launched its “Nour Nawaret” campaign as more than 4,000 units in the first phase of its Nour development in East Cairo enter the delivery stage, marking a significant transition for…

TMG CEO says major developers maintain strong collection rates, while secondary-market slowdown reflects tighter liquidity and monetary policy Hisham Talaat Moustafa, CEO and Managing Director of Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG Holding), said Egypt’s real estate market is operating at normal levels, arguing that the exceptional activity witnessed in 2023…

The Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS) office in Baghdad held talks with the Federation of Iraqi Businessmen on September 7, 2026, to explore ways to strengthen trade, investment, and industrial cooperation between Egypt and Iraq. The meeting was held under the directives of Mohamed Farid Saleh, Minister of Investment and Foreign…

Egypt and Uzbekistan are seeking to turn their water cooperation agreement into joint projects focused on smart irrigation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and climate adaptation, Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said. Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam discussed the plans with Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Cairo Mansurbek Kilichev,…

Egypt’s trade with BRICS countries rose to $36.7bn in the first half (H1) of 2026, compared with $29.3bn during the same period of 2025, an increase of $7.4bn, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). The Indian capital hosted the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit under the…

Egypt has completed all first-phase projects of the “Decent Life” presidential initiative in Kafr El Sheikh and has commenced second-phase projects, primarily focusing on sanitation in other districts, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Saturday. Speaking in televised remarks at the conclusion of his tour of the Nile Delta governorate,…