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Egypt

Cairo launches competition between port inspection agencies

Egypt has reshuffled the deck when it comes to checking the quality of its imported wheat. The dozen agencies, including Bureau Veritas, that previously worked with GASC are now competing to be among the five partners selected by Mostakbal Misr.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 26.02.2025

Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Egypt and the Arab League are working on their own post-war plan for Gaza, but negotiating the disarmament of Hamas is proving to be a stumbling block.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

Egyptian military fails to convince sceptical Ukrainian wheat exporters

Unloading wheat in Qalyubia Governorate, 50km north of Cairo, Egypt, on 1 May 2024. © Khaled Elfiqi/Matrix Images

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.02.2025

Ships and cranes in the city of Port Said, Egypt, April 2023. © Ahmed Fawzy Elaraby /Alamy

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Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

Black Sea grain exporters remain sceptical about Egypt's new wheat import agency, which is headed by senior air force officers. This procrastination could undermine the country's food security.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 27.01.2025

Members of the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stand in a square on 19 January 2025 in Damascus, Syria. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images via AFP

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

After the few days of uncertainty accompanying the fall of Bashar al-Assad, North African diplomats are getting back to work in Syria. Some are seeking to put their previous positions on the Syrian conflict behind them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2025

Khaled al-Anani, the then Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, UAE, 17 May 2021. © Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

The candidacy of former minister of tourism and antiquities Khaled al-Anani for the post of director general of the UN body has benefited from the Gabonese candidate's withdrawal following lobbying at the highest level of state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

Discreet meeting takes place between Egypt's foreign minister and France's far-right leader Bardella

The president of France's far-right Rassemblement National party met Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on the sly in Brussels. The purpose was to introduce Jordan Bardella to the African diplomatic scene.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.01.2025

French MPs visit Cairo to discuss Israel and Syria

A delegation of French MPs from the Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Committee will visit Egypt from 16 to 19 December to assess the repercussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the change of regime in Syria on Cairo.

Subscribers only Defence 16.12.2024

Security services on alert after Syrian regime change

In response to the local Syrian community's celebrations at the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, Egypt's intelligence services have established an action protocol to ban or restrict gatherings.

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2024

Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Following a meeting with the Gabonese president when he visited Brussels in November, a delegation from the Egyptian African Arab Co for Development consortium will head to Libreville this week.

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2024

Sisi pursues diplomatic charm offensive with Tshisekedi

As the Egyptian government looks to contain Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam file, the Egyptian leader is vying for his Congolese counterpart's support.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.12.2024

Felix Tshisekedi and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 July 2023.

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani muscles into Cairo's wheat deals with Moscow

Deals under which Russia is supposed to ship more than 3.5 million tonnes of wheat to Egypt have run aground. Moscow has not taken kindly to the meddling of a company little known for grain trading that is owned by a very powerful Sinai businessman.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 02.12.2024

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani in Al-Arish, North Sinai, on 31 October 2023.

Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

The French energy giant Engie and its Egyptian and Japanese partners are putting the final touches on an extension of one of the largest wind farms in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2024

More than 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat being shipped to Egyptian ports

Five ships loaded with Russian soft wheat are due to leave Russian ports on 18 November bound for Egypt. Each of these Panamax bulk carriers can carry between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of the grain.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 18.11.2024

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Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Despite its isolation over Nile water management, Egypt has begun to build a coalition of security partners with countries through which the river flows, starting with Uganda. The aim is to counter Ethiopia's influence.

Subscribers only Defence, North Africa, Diplomacy 11.11.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024.

Cairo sheds assets to settle debts

The sale of the Ras el-Hekma resort destination to an Emirati fund has allowed the Egyptian government to pay off some of its debt to the UAE directly. As Cairo's crippling cash flow crisis continues, such a solution looks set to repeat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Ras El-Hekma Development Project launch ceremony, on 4 October 2024.

Cairo and Moscow agree wheat supply to April 2025

Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has signed a direct contract with a Russian supplier for more than 3 million tonnes of wheat over six months. Russia's United Grain Co is expected to be involved.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 14.10.2024

Sisi to attend BRICS summit in Kazan

For the first time, Egypt will take part as a full member of the economic bloc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.10.2024

Construction giant Arab Contractors wins two grain projects in the Nile Valley

The Egyptian market leader has just won a World Bank-financed contract to extend two wheat storage systems that are strategically important for the country's food security.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.10.2024

EU to finance new wastewater treatment plant in northern Egypt

The European Investment Bank is to co-finance the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Kafr el-Sheik, in the north of the country. The project is expected to cost €23m.

Subscribers only Business 18.09.2024

Union for the Mediterranean frozen in run-up to election of secretary general

The cards have been reshuffled in the race to become UfM's secretary general after the front-runner, Jordanian national Yousef Bataineh, was appointed ambassador to the EU in August.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.09.2024

Kampala steps up pressure on Cairo over Nile Basin

Uganda is hoping to gather together the leaders of the 10 member states of the Nile Basin Initiative in October, spurred on by South Sudan's recent ratification of the framework agreement on managing the river's resources.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 20.08.2024

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni during a state visit to Nairobi on 16 May 2024.

Ibrahim al-Arjani's profits plunge after Rafah crossing closure

Political developments on the Palestinian border have taken a heavy toll on Halal Consulting and Tourism Services in recent months.

Subscribers only Business 25.07.2024

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Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

Six months after his re-election, the Egyptian president has sacked his influential defence minister, with whom relations had become strained. The new foreign minister he appointed in a major cabinet overhaul is close to the country's intelligence services.

Subscribers only Defence 09.07.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on 30 June 2024.

Plethora of candidates for French African expats' National Assembly seat

No less than 19 hopefuls are competing to represent the 9th electoral constituency for French citizens living abroad in the French National Assembly. Voters in the Maghreb will play a determining role in the outcome.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.06.2024

Franco-Tunisian Karim Ben Cheikh, outgoing deputy for the ninth constituency for French citizens living abroad, on 4 April, 2024.

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Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Sisi pursues diplomatic charm offensive with Tshisekedi

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More than 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat being shipped to Egyptian ports

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Cairo sheds assets to settle debts

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Egypt

Cairo launches competition between port inspection agencies

Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Egyptian military fails to convince sceptical Ukrainian wheat exporters

Spotlight Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

Spotlight North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

Discreet meeting takes place between Egypt's foreign minister and France's far-right leader Bardella

French MPs visit Cairo to discuss Israel and Syria

Security services on alert after Syrian regime change

Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Sisi pursues diplomatic charm offensive with Tshisekedi

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani muscles into Cairo's wheat deals with Moscow

Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

More than 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat being shipped to Egyptian ports

Spotlight Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Cairo sheds assets to settle debts

Cairo and Moscow agree wheat supply to April 2025

Sisi to attend BRICS summit in Kazan

Construction giant Arab Contractors wins two grain projects in the Nile Valley

EU to finance new wastewater treatment plant in northern Egypt

Union for the Mediterranean frozen in run-up to election of secretary general

Kampala steps up pressure on Cairo over Nile Basin

Ibrahim al-Arjani's profits plunge after Rafah crossing closure

Spotlight Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

Plethora of candidates for French African expats' National Assembly seat

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Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Spotlight
Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

Spotlight
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Spotlight
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Spotlight
Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance