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Business
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Economy
12/6/2023 1:13:03 PM
Egypt’s trade deficit increased by 10.3 percent to reach $3.24 billion in September compared to $2.84 billion in the same month last year, according to the data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAMPAS) on Wednesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/6/2023 10:44:58 AM
The Israeli army attacked Jenin and the nearby refugee camp on Tuesday, destroying public infrastructure and private property, injuring civilians, and arresting others over nine hours, according to Palestine news agency WAFA.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/5/2023 9:58:19 PM
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Tuesday that it will provide more than $21 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the residents of Gaza and the West Bank affected by the ongoing conflict, which has left nearly 2.2 million people in dire circumstances.
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Business
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Tech
12/5/2023 9:56:17 PM
Egypt's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector experienced a remarkable 16.3 percent growth in FY2022/2023, marking it as the country's fastest-growing sector for the fifth consecutive year, according to a statement by the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
12/5/2023 1:14:17 PM
Egypt’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the non-oil private sector rose slightly in November to 48.4 points compared to 47.9 points in October, the index's sixth rise in 2023, according to data released by the American credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
12/4/2023 2:21:38 PM
Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) announced on Monday the successful launch of the remote sensing MisrSat-2 satellite that was assembled and tested in Egypt from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China’s Taiyuan.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/3/2023 4:14:38 PM
A UK-owned ship passing through the Red Sea has reportedly been hit by rocket fire, a UK-based maritime security group said Sunday, with another agency reporting possible drone activity in the area.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/1/2023 6:31:00 PM
The United Nations children's agency UNICEF condemned the resumption of fighting, saying: "Today, those in power have decided that the killing of children would recommence."
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World
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Region
11/30/2023 6:54:29 PM
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Business
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Economy
11/27/2023 4:48:24 PM
Egypt’s manufacturing and extractive industries (excluding crude oil and petroleum products) contracted by 3.86 percent on a monthly basis in September, according to the updated data of the manufacturing and extractive index by the official statistics agency (CAPMAS).
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/26/2023 11:33:00 AM
Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians, including two children, in a 24-hour period, in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency reported, citing the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/24/2023 8:29:37 PM
The lead US development agency is urging a rapid ramping-up of humanitarian assistance to battered Gaza for the long term, calling it “urgent and imperative.”
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/24/2023 3:14:48 PM
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, after a truce between Hamas and Israel in Gaza came into effect on Friday morning.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/23/2023 10:20:57 PM
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, met with Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in Cairo on Thursday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/22/2023 11:00:07 PM
The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to be a child," and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was not enough to save their lives.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/22/2023 3:50:09 PM
The World Health Organization has documented 178 Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities that killed 553 people, including 22 healthcare workers, since the war started on Oct. 7, the agency’s regional director said Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/19/2023 6:41:21 PM
Two Saudi relief planes arrived on Sunday at El-Arish International Airport in Egypt to be transported to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/18/2023 1:21:19 PM
An Israeli drone fired two missiles at an aluminum plant outside the southern Lebanese market town of Nabatiyeh early Saturday, causing a fire and widespread damage, National News Agency said. There was no word on casualties.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
11/18/2023 10:06:45 AM
As a filmmaker and head of Ghana's film agency, Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante said she always had the same sense when attending international industry events: African cinema had so much more potential to deliver.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/16/2023 6:18:04 PM
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, warned Thursday of a deliberate attempt to paralyse its operations.
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