As the United States prepares to implement a new round of immigration and visa policy changes in 2026, the effects are being felt across Africa and parts of the Middle East. What began as a technical overhaul of screening and enforcement procedures has evolved into a...
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Migration: 17 Migrants, Mostly Egyptians, Lost at Sea on the Road to Greece
Fourteen Egyptians have been confirmed dead after an irregular migrant boat capsized on the way to Greece, the latest in a long line of disasters on one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Greek and Egyptian officials say dozens of people were on board the...
Egypt’s Red Sea Crisis Intersects with U.S. Trade Strategy in Global Infrastructure Rivalry
Egypt’s foreign minister warned last week that Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have cost the country more than $9 billion in lost Suez Canal revenue, an economic blow now tied to broader U.S.-led efforts to reshape global trade routes. Speaking in...
Egypt Draws a Red Line on Nile Rights in GERD Dispute
Egypt is insisting that Nile water security is an uncompromising national priority, with the country’s leadership rejecting any attempts at political bargaining on its access to the river. The latest remarks, delivered by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at...
Egypt’s Fuel Price Hike Deepens Economic Strain Amid IMF Reforms
Egypt has raised domestic fuel prices sharply as part of a multi-faceted effort to stabilize the country's economy amidst persistent fiscal pressure and regional turbulence. Effective October 17, 2025, all grades of gasoline, diesel, and compressed natural gas used in...
Egypt: Challenged Energy Sector Faces Another Brutal Summer
Egypt faces a deepening energy crisis as natural gas production crashes 39%, forcing a return to costly LNG imports and the unpopular decision to use polluting fuel oil. With multinationals like Chevron exiting failed exploration blocks and summer blackouts looming,...
North Africa Tests the Limits of Ride-Hailing as Uber Returns Under Tight Control
Morocco is once again testing the boundaries of app-based urban transport, reopening a politically sensitive debate...
Egypt Anchors Its Energy Strategy With Long-Term Israeli Gas as Israel Weighs the Trade-Offs
Israel has approved a long-term natural gas export agreement that will channel roughly 131 billion cubic meters of gas...
Egypt Bets on Upstream Investment to Reverse Gas Production Decline
Egypt is planning a significant expansion of upstream energy activity over the next five years as it seeks to...
Egypt Pegs its Power Supply to New Israeli Gas Imports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week referred in court to a “historic” natural gas deal with Egypt,...
Egypt’s Debt Diplomacy: How Brussels Became Cairo’s Latest Creditor of Confidence
When European and Egyptian leaders convened in Brussels for their first‑ever EU–Egypt Summit on 22 October 2025, the...
Egypt’s Red Sea Crisis Intersects with U.S. Trade Strategy in Global Infrastructure Rivalry
Egypt’s foreign minister warned last week that Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have cost the...
Egypt Draws a Red Line on Nile Rights in GERD Dispute
Egypt is insisting that Nile water security is an uncompromising national priority, with the country’s leadership...
Egypt’s Fuel Price Hike Deepens Economic Strain Amid IMF Reforms
Egypt has raised domestic fuel prices sharply as part of a multi-faceted effort to stabilize the country's economy...
Infrastructure: Egypt’s High-Speed Rail Network Nears Completion
Egypt’s flagship high-speed electric rail project is changing the landscape of national mobility. The game-changing...
Egypt: Inflation Creeps Back Up While Foreign Reserves Shrink
Egypt’s economy is showing signs of strain again. New data reveals a sharp rise in inflation and a drop in foreign...
Egypt: Challenged Energy Sector Faces Another Brutal Summer
Egypt faces a deepening energy crisis as natural gas production crashes 39%, forcing a return to costly LNG imports...
U.S. Trade Policy Is Accelerating China–North Africa Economic and Defense Engagement
U.S. trade tariffs are accelerating China’s push into developing economies, with North Africa emerging as a key...
Egypt Gets Massive Injections of Cash, but Outlook is Still Shaky
By Arezki Daoud | LinkedIn | Egypt has many powerful allies, including those in the global financial sector. No one...
Egypt’s economy hit hard by Houthis’ attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea
The US and the UK hitting Houthi targets in Yemen is largely the result of a sense of panic taking place in commercial...
JPMorgan de-lists Egypt from its Emerging Market Bond Index (S)
Egypt: After wishing each other a happy new year, Egyptians see price hikes that will make 2024 not such a happy year
Bread has always been a source of concern for rulers and leaders. When their prices increase, watch out for the public...
Egypt: Sisi wants to be reelected ASAP, before switch to flexible exchange rate that could exacerbate social tensions
Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be...
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resume Nile dam talks
Ethiopia said Saturday it had begun a second round of talks with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built...
How Egypt’s road infrastructure investments are ruinous and destructive
Photo by Mostnir Shady Ahmed: In the decade since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seized power, Egypt has built dozens...
Egypt: Suez Canal traffic resumes after broken down tanker tugged away
Egypt deployed three tugboats Sunday to tow away an oil tanker that had broken down and caused brief delays in the ...
Egypt: Cargo ship briefly grounded in Egypt’s Suez Canal
A cargo ship ran aground Thursday in Egypt's Suez Canal before it was quickly refloated without interrupting traffic,...
Egypt: Generosity brings people together in Egypt amid Ramadan’s soaring food prices
By Bahira Amin: In a time of dire economic trouble, Egyptians are holding fast to the Ramadan tradition of charity,...
Egypt to sell citizenship for money to compensate for bankrupt economy
Egypt announced Wednesday it is offering citizenship to foreign investors willing to spend at least $250,000 in the...
Egypt to build high-speed rail link
French company NGE announced Thursday it had been awarded a contract to build Egypt's first high-speed rail link, a...
Egypt: Sisi visits India, paves way for greater bilateral cooperation
Egypt and India announced Thursday a "strategic partnership" to increase trade by billions of dollars and strengthen...
Egypt: Channeling more than 1.4 billion tons of cargo, Suez Canal sees revenues up 77% in 2022
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority announced Wednesday an all-time annual revenue record, earning $8 billion in transit fees...
Egypt faces major risks this year as economy continues to fall apart
“Chicken feet are good for you…” The Egyptian pound traded Wednesday at half its value from March after the central...
Egypt starts the year with a disastrous economic environment and social tension
By Mona Salem and Sarah Benhaida: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and...
Egypt: Suez Canal chief seeks to dispel fears over draft Egypt law
The chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal on Thursday affirmed the waterway is "not for sale", in a bid to allay fears over a...
Egypt: Lawyers, pharmacists, doctors angry at new electronic invoicing system
In a rare public show of protest in Egypt, "thousands of lawyers" staged a demonstration at their union in central...
Egyptians expect more hardship as Cairo gets $3 billion loan from IMF. Currency value plunges 17%
Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund conditioned on a currency depreciation...
Egypt: Tanker blocks Suez canal
An oil tanker briefly became stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal on Wednesday night, officials announced, raising fears that...
Egypt faces growing economic hardship
The governor of Egypt's central bank, Tareq Amer, resigned on Wednesday, state media reported, with the Arab world's...
Energy: EU turns to Egypt and Israel for more natural gas
Israel and Egypt plan to boost gas exports to Europe under an agreement signed during a Cairo visit Wednesday by the...
Egypt: Facing crippling economic crisis, Egypt says it will sell dozen state companies
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatisations of state-owned companies,...
Egypt: Price of subsidized bread up by as much as 50% in Egypt, threatening stability
By Bassem Aboualabass Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing...
Egypt: Russians and Ukrainians tourists stranded in Egypt
Egypt said Thursday it would look after any Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in the country because of flight...
Business: Egypt says it earned more than $6 billion in Suez Canal transit fees
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said the key waterway netted record revenues last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic...
Egypt: The business of money-pooling apps in Egypt
By Hager Harabech Cash-strapped Egyptians fearful of banks have long relied on a "gameya" to access money in time of...
Egypt: Access toll on Suez Canal increases by 6%
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said Thursday it will hike transit tolls on the key waterway by six percent, after...
Egypt: Sisi walking a risky road, announces increase in the price of bread
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday his administration is ready to raise the price of subsidised...
Egypt’s foreign debt increases with more IMF loan
The IMF executive board on Wednesday saidit had approved Egypt's request for a $1.7 billion loan, its final...
Economy: IMF to pump $5 billion more into Egypt
IMF staff on Tuesday announced they had reached an agreement with Egypt over an economic program that would release...













