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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
11/30/2024 7:42:00 PM
Geopolitical factors and strategic manoeuvring could further complicate the global grain market, with Egypt potentially emerging as a key player in this complex geopolitical chess game.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/18/2024 1:44:00 PM
As Egypt seeks to import more wheat to safeguard its strategic reserves, experts explain the economic forces governing the grain trade.
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World
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War in Ukraine
5/30/2024 1:46:53 PM
EU states agreed on Thursday to impose "prohibitive" duties on grain imports from Russia in a bid to restrict revenues to Moscow for its war on Ukraine.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/11/2024 2:30:00 PM
Hungary's government will place new restrictions on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products, the country's agricultural minister said Thursday, a move designed to protect Hungarian farmers from market fluctuations caused by cheaper Ukrainian imports.
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World
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Africa
1/30/2024 2:46:56 PM
Only a small fraction of needy people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are receiving food aid, according to an aid memo seen by The Associated Press, more than one month after aid agencies resumed deliveries of grain following a lengthy pause over theft.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/25/2023 7:45:13 PM
At his family farm, Wieslaw Gryn voiced support for Poland's ban on Ukrainian grain imports, but said it had not reversed a price drop that threatens his livelihood and those of other European farmers.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/25/2023 10:10:42 AM
Russia launched a major aerial attack on southern Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian military said Monday, hitting Odessa port and destroying grain stores.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/24/2023 10:34:27 AM
A second shipment of Ukrainian wheat reached Turkey via the Black Sea on Sunday, according to maritime traffic monitoring sites, despite Russian threats to attack boats heading to or from its neighbour and enemy.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/23/2023 5:27:37 PM
After Kyiv announced sending 17,600 tons of grain to Egypt, Moscow said it had delivered more than eight million tons of wheat to Egypt over the past fiscal year.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/20/2023 7:44:24 PM
Poland said it had summoned Kyiv's ambassador on Wednesday over remarks by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN that came amid a row over grain exports.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/18/2023 10:20:47 PM
Kyiv on Monday said it had filed lawsuits at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against its three EU neighbours, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, over their bans on Ukrainian grain imports.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/17/2023 8:25:53 PM
Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine's ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia's withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/13/2023 3:51:38 PM
Ukraine has been exporting grain through a northern Croatian port for more than a year, an official told AFP Wednesday, as Zagreb aims to increase exports of the war-wracked country's crops.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/12/2023 5:15:50 PM
The Polish government on Tuesday agreed to extend a ban on Ukrainian grain imports unilaterally even if the current EU restrictions expire on September 15.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/6/2023 12:33:49 PM
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
9/5/2023 10:42:10 PM
Rich in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, fish and legumes as well as minimal amounts of red meat, highly processed and fried food, the Mediterranean diet has long been linked with improved health
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/5/2023 3:14:58 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports.
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World
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International
9/5/2023 10:29:52 AM
Russia dominates the grain export market, with only a dozen nations supplying the world market with the key commodity to produce the most basic of staples for much of the world: bread.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/4/2023 6:05:43 PM
President Vladimir Putin on Monday said Russia was nearing a deal that would secure free grain to six African countries, after the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal collapsed in July.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/4/2023 5:58:58 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ankara was against alternative proposals to last year's Ukraine grain agreement, which Moscow scuppered in July.
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