Al Galala Seaport: The Egyptian conflict zone between Qatar and Emirates
Days ago, Cairo received the Qatari Prince, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in his first official visit to Egypt since 2015 and after the rupture of diplomatic relations during the Gulf crisis between 2017 and 2021. The Qatari Prince met…
Egypt refuses the appointment of the former Algerian foreign minister as UN envoy to Libya
Emirates objected to the proposal of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint the former Algerian foreign minister, Sabri Boukadoum, as the UN envoy to Libya to succeed the current US envoy, Stephanie Williams. Egyptian official sources told Egypt Watch that…
Yasser Mahallawy: Political detainee passes away in Tora
Political detainee Yasser Farouk al-Mahallawy passed away in Farm prison within Tora Complex on Thursday, said the Egyptian Network for Human Rights on Saturday. The human rights network added that Mahallawy had hypertension and diabetes and suffered from cruel and…
Major Amir Ibrahim: Second Egyptian officer killed by ISIS in Sinai in 2 weeks
Saturday, a prominent Egyptian officer of the Egyptian military was killed in an attack by ISIS’s local branch, Sinai Wilayat, in the middle of Sinai. Tribal sources added that clashes between Egyptian military corps, military-sponsored tribal militias and Sinai Wilayat…
Net foreign assets in Egypt decreases down to minus EGP 305 billion
Friday, the data of the Central Bank of Egypt showed that net foreign assets recorded about minus 305.1 billion pounds last May, with a decrease of about 67.7 billion pounds from April. This is the eighth consecutive monthly decrease in…
Abu Dhabi Ports acquires 70% of two Egyptian maritime transport companies
Friday, Abu Dhabi Ports Group acquired 70% of the shares of the International Associated Cargo Carrier, the owner of Transmar and Transcargo International. The group said the deal is another significant step toward expanding its geographical reach and increasing the…
Axios: Imminent Saudi-Israeli-Egyptian agreement on Tiran and Sanafir
American news website Axios said the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are very close to reaching an understanding on a final agreement to transfer sovereignty over the islands of Tiran and Sanafir from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, ahead…
Egypt buys 815,000 tons of wheat for $380 million
On Wednesday, the General Authority for Supply Commodities contracted to purchase 815,000 tons of wheat for more than $380 million. This coincided with the World Bank’s approval of a $500 million loan to support Egypt’s efforts to ensure the continuation…
Egypt records the third suicide in less than a week
In a new tragic suicide, a young man in Cairo jumped from the top of a tall building on Sunday. Investigation authorities moved to the scene, kept the street’s surveillance cameras, spoke with eyewitnesses, and transferred the body to a…
The fate of the forcibly disappeared is not on the agenda of the national dialogue in Egypt
In late April, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for an extensive national dialogue to solve the country’s problems. Although there are many indications that this dialogue is formal to distract the severe economic crisis afflicting the country, the opposition…
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