• Wednesday, 2 December 2020

    Around the world on 2 December 2020

    China’s robotic lunar probe Chang'e-5 mission touched down on the moon’s surface on Tuesday. It will spend a few days exploring its surroundings and collecting surface materials to bring back home, the BBC reports. The plan is to pick up...
  • Sunday, 29 November 2020

    News from around the world on 29 November 2020

    Somebody really wants to make something happen in the final days of Trump’s presidency. A prominent Iranian scientist and former head of the country’s nuclear program was gunned down outside Tehran on Friday, the Associated Press reports. Iran vowed not...
  • Thursday, 19 November 2020

    Egypt in the News on 19 November 2020

    Human rights are dominating the conversation on Egypt in the international press this morning after the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said that authorities had detained two of its staffers on terror charges. Executive director Mohamed Bashir and criminal justice...
  • Wednesday, 18 November 2020

    Diplomacy + Foreign Trade on 18 November 2020

    Topping diplomatic coverage this morning: Egypt will receive GBP 1.8 mn from the British government through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a Social Solidarity Ministry project, the British Embassy in Cairo said in a statement. The project aims...
  • Tuesday, 10 November 2020

    Ali Farag retains Qatar Classic squash title after defeating Coll

    Egyptian world squash no.1 Ali Farag held onto his Qatar Classic title after defeating New Zealand’s Paul Coll 3-1 on Saturday, according to PSA World Tour. This is Farag’s 21st PSA title and comes on the heels of winning the...
  • Tuesday, 27 October 2020

    What we’re tracking on 27 October 2020

    Good morning, ladies and gents, and welcome to one of the calmest Tuesday mornings we’ve had in a long time. We’re not complaining — just hoping the news cycle continues to be this kind until the three-day weekend is upon...
  • Monday, 28 September 2020

    Can Egypt’s internationalization strategy persuade Egyptians to study here at home?

    As an increasing number of Egyptians study abroad, reform is underway to keep them here: Egypt’s students are looking to study in foreign universities at ever-increasing rates, taking much-needed FX out of the country and likely contributing to a brain...
  • Sunday, 13 September 2020

    CBE asks banks to monitor Syrian accounts

    The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has asked banks to monitor activity on accounts held by Syrian customers, Al Shorouk reports, citing unnamed banking sources. The newspaper says that while no restrictions were being placed on Syrian residents, the CBE...
  • Thursday, 6 August 2020

    Acquisition talks between OIH, Qatari Diar for City Gate project end without agreement

    M&A WATCH- Talks that could have seen Naguib Sawiris acquire City Gate from developer Qatari Diar have collapsed after the two failed to land necessary approvals within an agreed timeframe, Orascom Investment Holding said in a disclosure (pdf) yesterday. Sources...

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