Egypt Considers Lifting Early Closures for Coptic Holidays

Egypt’s Central Committee for Crisis Management recommended suspending early closing rules for shops and commercial places during the upcoming Coptic holiday week, according to the Council of Ministers. statement On Tuesday, March 31. The recommendation was made during the meeting Preside By Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, it is scheduled to be presented to the Council … Read more

Egypt Launches New Europe–Gulf Cargo Transit Service via Damietta Port

Egypt launched a new transit service to transport goods from Europe to the Gulf countries via the port of Damietta, according to a Ministry of Transport statement on Monday, March 30. The service will handle refrigerated and dry goods coming from Europe via the sea shipping line linking the port of Damietta to the city … Read more

Egypt Shifts Government Workers to Remote Work to Cut Electricity Demand

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly Announce Saturday, March 28, a comprehensive package of energy conservation measures, including a nationwide partial remote work mandate, as Egypt moves to manage economic pressure that it described as unprecedented in scope. Madbouly said, in a press conference after an inspection tour of the Obour Market on the outskirts of Cairo, … Read more

Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey Gather in Islamabad to Push for Iran War Ceasefire

The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are scheduled to meet in the Pakistani capital on Monday, March 30, for emergency talks aimed at stopping nearly four weeks of US and Israeli strikes on Iranian soil, a senior Pakistani official said. certain Saturday. This gathering represents the most visible multilateral diplomatic push … Read more

Egypt Approves New State Budget for 2026/2027

The Egyptian Council of Ministers has consent The state’s general budget for the fiscal year 2026/2027, according to a statement by the Egyptian Council of Ministers, Thursday, March 26. The budget that was Reviewed The project, which was issued by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi before its approval, includes allocations for 65 public economic bodies, and … Read more

Egypt Raises Train and Metro Ticket Prices Starting Today

Train and metro ticket prices in Egypt are set to rise starting Friday, March 27, according to a statement Issued By the Ministry of Transport on Thursday, March 26. Ministry Announce A 12.5 percent increase in ticket prices for long-distance trains and a 25 percent increase for short-distance trains. For the Cairo Metro, prices have … Read more

Egypt Mandates Nurseries for Working Women and Tightens Child Labor Rules

Egyptian Minister of Labor Hassan Al-Raddad issued three important ministerial decisions, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday, March 25. These decrees were published in the supplementary issue of the Official Gazette (Egyptian Gazette) No. 64 on March 18, and entered into force the next day. It focuses on creating regulated workplace crèches, expanding … Read more

Egypt Backs UN Resolution Confronting the Crimes of the African Slave Trade

In a historic vote, the UN General Assembly did just that specific The trans-Atlantic slave trade and the racist enslavement of Africans, as “the most serious crime against humanity.” Egypt joined 122 other countries in voting in favor of the resolution, which was approved by 123 votes in favour, with only three votes in favor … Read more

Does a Bridge Between Egypt and Saudi Arabia Make More Sense Than Ever?

For decades, the idea of ​​a bridge linking Egypt and Saudi Arabia has been stuck somewhere between ambition and fantasy. First proposed in the late 1980s, then revived in 2016 during King Salman’s visit to Cairo, and then apparently postponed due to years of diplomatic silence, the King Salman Bridge has spent more time on … Read more

Egypt Delivers Massive Aid Shipment to Lebanon

Egypt has Delivered Nearly 1,000 tons of life-saving humanitarian aid to Lebanon, with the cargo ship arriving in Beirut on Tuesday, March 25. The urgent relief package, filled with essential food items, warm blankets, temporary shelter kits, essential medicines and vital medical equipment, arrives as Lebanon struggles to shelter nearly one million people forced from … Read more