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Business
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Economy
4/28/2026 5:30:11 PM
Energy prices are set to jump by 24 percent in 2026, reaching their highest level since the 2022 Russia–Ukraine war, as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global commodity markets.
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World
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Africa
4/28/2026 10:18:25 AM
Displaced people who took refuge from conflict in an isolated South Sudan village were denied lifesaving aid by the government even as deaths there mounted, eyewitnesses and aid groups said.
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Egypt
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Society
4/27/2026 9:58:00 PM
Egypt will keep remote working arrangements and other energy-saving measures introduced to cope with the economic fallout of the ongoing regional conflicts, the cabinet spokesman said, as authorities continue to monitor the impact on growth and public finances.
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Business
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Economy
4/27/2026 5:11:35 PM
Egypt has increased transparency with international investors, shifting its approach to supporting the economy, its citizens, and investors amid spillover from regional conflict, the finance ministry stated on Monday, citing its minister, Ahmed Kouchouk.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/27/2026 3:12:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Kenyan President William Ruto discussed developments in Sudan and broader regional issues during a phone call on Monday, with Cairo reaffirming its call for an end to the conflict and support for Sudan’s unity and sovereignty, according to the Egyptian presidential spokesman.
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Business
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Economy
4/27/2026 2:51:18 PM
Egypt is among the countries most exposed to the ongoing Gulf-related crisis, according to Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President of the African Export-Import Bank, who highlighted the country’s frontline position due to its geographic proximity to conflict zones and its dependence on tourism and energy imports.
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World
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Region
4/26/2026 8:11:00 PM
Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political change at the top. It’s the language of decisive war, the kind with a clear endpoint.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/25/2026 9:41:00 AM
Egypt is intensifying diplomatic efforts with regional partners to restart the US-Iran negotiations and avert further regional conflict
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World
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Region
4/24/2026 2:20:07 PM
European leaders vowed on Friday to do more to de-escalate conflicts in the Middle East, as they prepared for discussions with regional counterparts from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria in Cyprus.
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World
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Region
4/22/2026 4:32:59 PM
President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the war in Iran even before the conflict is over. But despite killing the country’s leader and seriously degrading its military, there is an argument being made that the Islamic Republic has emerged all the stronger for having simply survived.
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World
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Region
4/21/2026 10:56:19 PM
With a shaky ceasefire in place between the US, Israel, and Iran, and little progress on talks to resolve the complex issues at the heart of the war, where is this conflict going?
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Opinion
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Opinion
4/21/2026 8:00:00 PM
Conflict in the Middle East is reshaping the financing of the region’s social protection safety nets.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2026 4:04:26 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Egypt is intensifying efforts to achieve regional de-escalation and prevent a wider conflict, while reaffirming support for a Palestinian state, during talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Cairo on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Politics
4/21/2026 1:27:52 PM
Egypt has rolled out emergency economic measures, including EGP 40 billion in cash support for around 15 million families and public-sector wage increases worth about EGP 100 billion, after a surge in energy import costs driven by the regional conflict, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly told parliament on Tuesday.
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World
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War in Sudan
4/21/2026 12:23:59 PM
Bending low in the baking sun and sheathed in heavy protective gear, Hussein Idris sweeps a metal detector across a vast minefield in central Khartoum that was once a park beloved by local families.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2026 9:56:04 AM
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Monday with his counterparts in Oman, Pakistan, and Turkey to discuss efforts to contain regional conflict in the Middle East, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
4/19/2026 2:43:55 PM
Egypt’s real estate market has remained largely stable despite ongoing regional conflicts, with limited impact on property prices so far, according to a report released on Sunday by consultancy firm Savills Egypt.
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World
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Africa
4/17/2026 5:22:09 PM
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to reverberate across global markets and amidst security calculations, African policymakers are increasingly focused on a pressing question: How to shield the continent from the fallout of conflicts it did not create but inevitably feels?
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/16/2026 11:19:49 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stepped up diplomatic engagement in Washington on Wednesday, holding talks with senior US lawmakers and participating in a high-level panel on Gaza, as Cairo intensifies efforts to address escalating regional conflicts and advance de-escalation initiatives, the foreign ministry said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
4/16/2026 8:34:00 AM
The US-Iran conflict will likely become more challenging rather than less after peace talks fell apart, writes Salah Nasrawi
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