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Rasha Safwat, wife of colonel Ahmed Konsowa arrested in 2017 after announcing his plans to run for presidency, has called on President Abdelfattah al-Sisi to release her husband, reports say. Konsowa, 45, was detained and was charged with expressing political Read more
Egypt and Sudan are in talks to launch “Just Meat”, a selling branded meat as both countries agree to set up two meat industry plants in Egypt. The Egypt government in a statement said both sides agreed to set up Read more
The US State Department approved Tuesday the sale of Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs) valued at $197 million to the Egyptian military pending review by the Congress, Anadolu news agency reports. The deal, the agency notes, is for the block 2 Read more
European and business complexes builder, CTP, will inject between $ 300-600 million in 5 years in Egypt, the Egypt government said a Facebook statement. Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, the statement said, met with CTP founder and CEO Raymond Foss, Read more
Qatar Airways Cargo Thursday said it would recommence operating services to and from Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia from Feb. 21. “Effective 21 February 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo will recommence cargo sales and bookings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Read more
Several countries around the world have condemned the Yemen Houthi rebel attack on Saudi airport that caused a plane to catch fire. The attack targeted Wednesday Abha’s international airport, south of the kingdom and hit a civilian jet parked on Read more
Egypt will launch a satellite in December this year, head of the North African country’s space program has said, Arab News reports. Mohammed El-Qousi, the Saudi media also notes, said Egypt had an ambitious plan to build space systems and Read more
Egypt attracted more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) than any African country in 2020, a report by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed. The flow of FDI to Egypt according to the report stood at $5.5 billion despite Read more
Eastern Libyan authorities in Tobruk have freed 32 Egyptians kidnapped by criminal gangs reports say. The Egyptian nationals reportedly entered Libya illegal and were abducted by the alleged criminals who also blackmailed them. Egyptian media Al Youm Al Sabei citing Read more
Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways and UAE’s Etihad Airways announced Wednesday to resume air traffic between the two countries after three years of suspension due to diplomatic brawl. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports said it would Read more