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Egypt

Cairo and Athens press on with underwater electricity project

The Egyptian government has announced the signing of an agreement between the network operators of Egypt and Greece and a Greek company.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 19.11.2025

Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Confronted with the threat of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's forces, Cairo is seeking to provide more support to the regular army, which has now been mobilised to defend the city of El Obeid. But for the Egyptian military, direct involvement in the conflict is a red line.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.11.2025

Wheat importers take the heat from Kyiv

In a letter to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ukrainian ambassador in Cairo has identified the importers susceptible of being put on Kyiv's recent black list.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 30.10.2025

Inner circles
Khaled el-Enany sizes up crew to navigate turbulent tides at UNESCO

Khaled el-Enany, incoming UNESCO director-general, in Paris on 1 October 2025. © Joël Saget/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.10.2025

On the point of selling its Egyptian assets, the junior Energean looks to Angola

The junior oil company is working to sell some of its mature licences in order to focus on other more profitable areas. Angola is one of its new potential targets.

Subscribers only Energy 10.10.2025

Businessman Mohamed El Garhy fronts Egypt's bid for Sudanese gold

Backed by the General Intelligence Service, the El Garhy Steel Group owner has teamed up with Sudanese partners to invest in gold and iron mines, as Cairo moves to bolster central bank reserves.

Subscribers only Mining 02.10.2025

Cairo receives new Iranian emissary

The Iranian deputy foreign minister came to follow up on the Islamic republic's head of diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi's visit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.09.2025

Damascus dispatches intelligence chief to Cairo

The head of the Syrian intelligence services travelled to the Egyptian capital in early September with 11 senior officials from the defence, interior and foreign affairs departments.

Subscribers only Defence 16.09.2025

French wheat, snubbed by Algiers, breaks through Egyptian market

French trader Soufflet and Singaporean company Olam are set to deliver around 200,000 tonnes of wheat to Egypt. This represents an attractive new market for French grain following Algeria's decision to freeze imports of this commodity.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 10.09.2025

Gulf countries' sweet backing of Egyptian sugar industry

With the approval of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and powerful Egyptian businessmen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have managed to take control of local sugar production, which has reached record levels in 2025.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 03.09.2025

Sugar beet harvesting near Tanta in Egypt, April 2024.

Two candidates wrangle for African support in UNESCO leadership run

With the election of the future head of the UN institution looming on the horizon, the race for support has gathered momentum, but not without a few hiccups.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2025

First Egyptian wheat trader sanctioned by Kiev

Adamz Grain is accused of having bought wheat harvested in Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia (in the east of the country).

Subscribers only Commodity traders 25.08.2025

Sovereign Fund of Egypt boss among women under the spotlight in Paris

The Paris Institut du Monde Arabe is giving pride of place to several prominent women from the Arab world on 14 October. Among them, Noha Khalil, who heads the Sovereign Fund of Egypt.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.08.2025

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secures power behind the veil of a multiparty system

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani controls a new party committed to the cause of the president, in coordination with the head of state's son Mahmoud al-Sisi.

Subscribers only Politics 18.08.2025

Kyiv prepares ban on wheat sales to army

Accused of purchasing wheat from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, Egyptian agency Mostakbal Misr, which handles imports for the military, could soon find itself on Ukraine's blacklist of grain importers.

Free access Commodity traders, Diplomacy 25.07.2025

Egypt relies heavily on Ukrainian wheat, especially to make bread. Cairo, 2022.

First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

European traders Soufflet and Louis Dreyfus are about to dispatch 180,000 tonnes of wheat from French ports, a symbolic victory for the Mostakbal Misr agency, which is struggling to impose its credibility.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 27.06.2025

Cairo and Tehran continue to knit ties with head of diplomacy visit

The reconciliation between Egypt and Iran is well underway. After the visit of the Iranian foreign affairs minister to Cairo, his Egyptian counterpart is set to visit the Iranian capital soon.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.06.2025

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives to meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the Hilton Cairo Heliopolis hotel in Cairo, Egypt, 2 June 2025.

With one eye on Israel, Egyptian candidate for UNESCO chief hopes to persuade US to stay put

The front-runner to become the next Director-General of the United Nations body, Khaled al-Anani is weighing up how to get the United States to remain in the international institution.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2025

Audrey Azoulay announces the US's request to return to UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris, 12 June 2023.

Inner circles
Italian PM Meloni spins a business web from Rabat to Cairo

Energy, transport, arms… Italy's head of state is asserting her ambitions in North Africa through a network of major firms – most of them state-backed and highly active. It's an approach strikingly similar to that of her French rival.

Subscribers only Energy, Business, Diplomacy 23.05.2025

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, on 8 June 2023.

Hakim el-Karoui enlists heavyweights for his new think tank

Two years after leaving the Institute Montaigne, the influential consultant of Tunisian origin has founded his own organisation, dedicated to migration issues and relations with the southern Mediterranean.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2025

French former banker and consultant Hakim el-Karoui in Paris, 27 August 2024.

Crippled Union for the Mediterranean seeks resources

The only organisation capable of uniting all the countries of the Mediterranean basin is embarking on a vast reform programme by conducting an upward reassessment of its budget.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.05.2025

UNESCO candidate Khaled al-Anani jets off to Asia in search of votes

The former Egyptian antiquities minister arrived in Sri Lanka on 4 May and will next head to Manila and Jakarta to promote his candidacy for UNESCO head, looking to gain votes in particular from Global South countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2025

Audrey Azoulay dismisses UNESCO Arab States' request for clarifications

Arab ambassadors are stirred by alleged misdoings in the record of Mexican candidate and rival to Egypt for the `UNESCO directorship. The current director-general has attempted to quash the controversy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.04.2025

Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, on 19 March 2025.

Cairo aims to graft itself on to IMEC economic corridor

The Egyptian President discovered at the beginning of April that his country is on track to link-up with the huge project's economic corridor.

Subscribers only Energy 16.04.2025

Arab group at UNESCO calls for clarity over allegations against director-general candidate

The Arab ambassadors to UNESCO are demanding clarification regarding accusations made against a rival of the Egyptian candidate for the position at the head of the organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.04.2025

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Egypt

Cairo and Athens press on with underwater electricity project

Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Wheat importers take the heat from Kyiv

Inner circles
Khaled el-Enany sizes up crew to navigate turbulent tides at UNESCO

On the point of selling its Egyptian assets, the junior Energean looks to Angola

Businessman Mohamed El Garhy fronts Egypt's bid for Sudanese gold

Cairo receives new Iranian emissary

Damascus dispatches intelligence chief to Cairo

French wheat, snubbed by Algiers, breaks through Egyptian market

Gulf countries' sweet backing of Egyptian sugar industry

Two candidates wrangle for African support in UNESCO leadership run

First Egyptian wheat trader sanctioned by Kiev

Sovereign Fund of Egypt boss among women under the spotlight in Paris

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secures power behind the veil of a multiparty system

Kyiv prepares ban on wheat sales to army

First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

Cairo and Tehran continue to knit ties with head of diplomacy visit

With one eye on Israel, Egyptian candidate for UNESCO chief hopes to persuade US to stay put

Inner circles
Italian PM Meloni spins a business web from Rabat to Cairo

Hakim el-Karoui enlists heavyweights for his new think tank

Crippled Union for the Mediterranean seeks resources

UNESCO candidate Khaled al-Anani jets off to Asia in search of votes

Audrey Azoulay dismisses UNESCO Arab States' request for clarifications

Cairo aims to graft itself on to IMEC economic corridor

Arab group at UNESCO calls for clarity over allegations against director-general candidate

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Egypt

Cairo and Athens press on with underwater electricity project

Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Wheat importers take the heat from Kyiv

Inner circles Khaled el-Enany sizes up crew to navigate turbulent tides at UNESCO

On the point of selling its Egyptian assets, the junior Energean looks to Angola

Businessman Mohamed El Garhy fronts Egypt's bid for Sudanese gold

Cairo receives new Iranian emissary

Damascus dispatches intelligence chief to Cairo

French wheat, snubbed by Algiers, breaks through Egyptian market

Gulf countries' sweet backing of Egyptian sugar industry

Two candidates wrangle for African support in UNESCO leadership run

First Egyptian wheat trader sanctioned by Kiev

Sovereign Fund of Egypt boss among women under the spotlight in Paris

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secures power behind the veil of a multiparty system

Kyiv prepares ban on wheat sales to army

First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

Cairo and Tehran continue to knit ties with head of diplomacy visit

With one eye on Israel, Egyptian candidate for UNESCO chief hopes to persuade US to stay put

Inner circles Italian PM Meloni spins a business web from Rabat to Cairo

Hakim el-Karoui enlists heavyweights for his new think tank

Crippled Union for the Mediterranean seeks resources

UNESCO candidate Khaled al-Anani jets off to Asia in search of votes

Audrey Azoulay dismisses UNESCO Arab States' request for clarifications

Cairo aims to graft itself on to IMEC economic corridor

Arab group at UNESCO calls for clarity over allegations against director-general candidate

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Inner circles
Khaled el-Enany sizes up crew to navigate turbulent tides at UNESCO

Inner circles
Italian PM Meloni spins a business web from Rabat to Cairo