Egyptian farmed fish and crustaceans will be eligible for export to all 27 European Union (EU) member states starting 4 November, following Brussels approval of the country’s aquaculture monitoring plan, opening a lucrative market to Africa’s lar...

Egypt’s National Defense Council pledged to provide Saudi Arabia with all necessary and possible support to protect its security and territorial integrity, following a meeting chaired by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday, 18 October, accordi...

  The Civil Court of Genoa in Italy has ordered on 14 October the maritime certification company RINA SpA to pay more than EUR 60 million (EGP 3 billion) in compensation to relatives and survivors of about 700 victims of the Egyptian ferry Al Sa...

  Moody’s Ratings, one of the world’s major credit-rating agencies, has upgraded Egypt’s long-term credit rating to B3 from its previous level, maintaining a positive outlook as the country makes progress on economic reforms, strengthens i...

Egypt’s financial regulator approved six companies on Sunday, 18 October, to offer lending, investment and other financial services using financial technology, known as fintech, as it works to bring more people into the formal financial system. The...

On the Mediterranean shore, where the sea wind carries salt, the memory of a library said to have held the ancient world’s knowledge stands. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened in 2002 as a modern heir to that lost institution, wears its ambition o...

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise Egypt to defend Saudi Arabia if requested, during the Egyptian Military Academy’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, 17 October. El-Sisi said Egypt was prepared...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi announced while speaking in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital on Saturday 17 October his presidential term will end in 2030 and that he intends to leave the Egyptian Constitution untouched, signaling the end...

There was a time when it was correct to assume that Egyptians had watched the same shows and movies the night before. A popular Ramadan series aired on television, and by the next day, its latest episode had become a topic of conversation at work, sc...