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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:56:23 +0000
Egypt Raises Fuel Prices by Up to 17 Percent
Egypt has increased the prices of several fuel products by EGP 3 (USD 0.58), according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. The new pricing took effect at 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 10 March. Under the updated rate...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:25:20 +0000
Al-Sisi Says Egypt Must Serve Believers and Atheists Alike
  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that Egypt must serve all citizens equally, including believers and atheists, stressing that government institutions should represent everyone regardless of their religious beliefs. Speaking during ...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:24:30 +0000
Egypt’s Cabinet Addresses Economic and Social Challenges Amidst Regional Military Developments
  While global energy prices surge amidst ongoing regional conflicts, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly has directed ministries and the Central Bank to coordinate effectively, implementing daily tracking of global market trends, particularly energ...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:45:55 +0000
Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Kill 83 Children in a Week as Displacement Surges
More than 83 children have been killed and 254 wounded in Lebanon over the past seven days alone, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday, 9 March, as intensifying hostilities drive mass displacement across the country and push a de...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:22:50 +0000
The Arab World Is More Than War. It Is Also Beauty.
  We rarely remember entire stories. We remember small moments that, on their own, can feel complete. Memories appear like brief, scattered clips of video, arriving without warning. They do not need to connect or form a single story, yet what ma...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:08:28 +0000
Egyptian Pound at 52 Per Dollar Amid Regional Tensions
The Egyptian pound weakened past EGP 52 to the United States dollar on Sunday, 8 March, marking a record low as rising regional geopolitical tensions weighed on the currency. According to data from the Central Bank of Egypt, the dollar closed at EGP ...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:18:38 +0000
Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader Amid Ongoing War
The 56-year-old son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei becomes Iran's third supreme leader, in what critics call a dynastic succession at odds with the Islamic Republic's founding principles. The post Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:11:03 +0000
Egypt Proposes Forming Joint Arab Defense Force Amid Regional Tensions
  An emergency ministerial meeting of the Arab League was held on Sunday, 8 March, to address rising military tensions in the region and recent attacks attributed to Iran against several Arab states. Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, p...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:31:13 +0000
Regional War Could Push Egypt’s Housing Prices up by 20 Percent
Egypt’s housing market braces for a surge, as the US-Israeli war on Iran drives developers to project price increases of up to 20 percent, threatening buyers with higher costs and delayed deliveries in an already fragile real estate sector, accordi...

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