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Kyiv prepares ban on wheat sales to army

Free access Commodity traders, Diplomacy 25.07.2025

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

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. © Mohamed Hossam/EPA/MaxPPP

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

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

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

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, on 8 June 2023. © Domenico Cippitelli/NurPhoto via AFP

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

French former banker and consultant Hakim el-Karoui in Paris, 27 August 2024. © Alain Jocard/AFP

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

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

Wide-range of business meetings on agenda during Macron's Cairo trip

A business delegation will be joining the French head of state on his visit to Egypt this coming week. Talks have been set up to cover a number of topics, from health and renewable energy to transport.

Subscribers only Business 04.04.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, 2 April 2025.

The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases

The Mostakbal Misr military agency uses experienced intermediaries to overcome the mistrust of cereal exporters and donors. These convoluted procedures could ultimately jeopardise the country's food security.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 31.03.2025

The Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, May 2024.

Macron seeks new Mediterranean ambassador

After five years marked by successive crises with the Maghreb countries, Karim Amellal is preparing to step down as ambassador and interministerial delegate for the Mediterranean.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2025

Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

The United States has announced a reduction in its military funding to Egypt. This unprecedented decision could be the first step towards a wider review of their cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.03.2025

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Washington, DC on 14 December 2022.

Negotiations to take place in Cairo to resolve Egypt-Morocco trade dispute

Morocco and Egypt will gather around the negotiation table in late March to resolve their disagreement over import duties.

Subscribers only Business 17.03.2025

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Two new candidates are now competing with the former Egyptian tourism minister for the directorship of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.03.2025

The United Nations flag at Unesco headquarters in Paris in November 2022.

Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

As the US development agency continues to be dismantled, the Donald Trump administration is planning to establish its new Middle East and North Africa headquarters in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.03.2025

Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

The French president is due to visit Egypt before the middle of the year, against a backdrop of geostrategic upheaval and at a time when it has become one of the favoured African countries among major French groups.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2025

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

The first contact between Mostakbal Misr, the new agency in charge of wheat imports into Egypt, and Ukrainian traders did not meet the expectations of the latter, who are concerned about the terms of payment.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.02.2025

Unloading wheat in Qalyubia Governorate, 50km north of Cairo, Egypt, on 1 May 2024.

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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

Ships and cranes in the city of Port Said, Egypt, April 2023.

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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

Members of the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stand in a square on 19 January 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

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

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Egypt

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

Wide-range of business meetings on agenda during Macron's Cairo trip

The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases

Macron seeks new Mediterranean ambassador

Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Negotiations to take place in Cairo to resolve Egypt-Morocco trade dispute

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

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

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

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

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

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Egypt

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

Wide-range of business meetings on agenda during Macron's Cairo trip

The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases

Macron seeks new Mediterranean ambassador

Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Negotiations to take place in Cairo to resolve Egypt-Morocco trade dispute

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

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

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

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

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

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

Spotlight
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus