US-based BlackRock mulls plans to increase investment in Egypt

New York-headquartered multinational investment Management Corporation is considering to hike its investment in Egypt after it launched a $673 million climate-focused infrastructure fund, Reuters reports. The Arab republic, David Giordano, global head of renewable power at BlackRock Alternative Investors has Read more

Sudan-based Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment to invest $220 million in Egypt

Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID), an investment institution based in Khartoum with focus on agriculture investment, has announced plans to inject $220 million in Egypt’s agriculture sector. The funding will be allocated to the small farmers and Read more

Qatar seizes Bahraini vessel for trespassing territorial waters

Qatar has intercepted and seized a Bahraini boat for entering illegally the territorial waters of the tiny gas-rich Gulf country, reports say. Qatari Coastline Security General Directorate sent, Doha News reports, a fax to Bahrain’s Naval Operations Centre of Coast Read more

British tourism return to Egypt’s resort city Sharm El-Sheikh after one-year hiatus

The Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on the Red Sea welcomed Sunday the first flight of British tourists to the resort since more than a year’s suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. 150 passengers touched down Saturday at the Read more