Egypt targets 20–30% growth in FDI to reach $12bln in 2025: Minister

Egypt - Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib announced that Egypt aims to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows by 20–30% this year, targeting around $12bn by the end of 2025. El-Khatib said Egypt’s annual FDI...

Egypt’s hotel scene enters a new era with Minor Hotels and SUNRISE Resorts & Cruises

Egypt’s tourism sector is poised for a major evolution as Minor Hotels and SUNRISE Resorts & Cruises announced a landmark joint venture that will reshape the country’s luxury and lifestyle hospitality landscape. The agreement, signed in the...

Egypt approves accession to WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement

Arab Finance: Egypt’s cabinet approved the country’s accession to the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement, which falls under the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as per a statement. During the weekly cabinet...

Egypt: CIB, CI Capital complete securitisation bond issuance for Halan

Egypt - The Commercial International Bank (CIB), in collaboration with CI Capital Investment Banking, has successfully concluded the seventh securitisation issuance for Halan Consumer Finance, with a total value of EGP 3.4bn. Acting as financial...

Four Egyptian Artists Join Egyptian Streets’ First Limited-Edition Merch Drop

Egyptian Streets has unveiled the first four Egyptian artists selected for its new artist collaboration program, an initiative designed to celebrate creativity, support local talent, and share Egypt’s stories with the world through wearable art....

Saint-Gobain Egypt targets doubling exports to Africa to $139mln annually

Egypt - Abdel Aziz El-Sherif, First Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS), met with Ahmed Wafik, Chairperson of Saint-Gobain Glass Egypt, to discuss the company’s...

INTERVIEW: Peace Is Egypt`s Strategic Choice: FM Abdelatty

Wed 08 Oct 2025 | 10:26 AM In an exclusive interview with See News on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s unwavering commitment to the peace treaty with Israel — on...

Hot Weather for Egypt on Wednesday, Cairo 31°C

Wed 08 Oct 2025 | 08:56 AM The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicts hot weather will prevail in most of the country during Wednesday's daylight hours. Moderately hot weather is also expected to prevail in the West Coast. The country...

Gaza Ceasefire Talks Resume in Egypt Amid Ongoing Stalemate

Ceasefire discussions aimed at halting the conflict in Gaza have recommenced in Egypt, with mediators facilitating indirect talks between Hamas and Israeli delegates. The primary focus of the negotiations is to reach an agreement on a truce and a...

Hamas says it needs 'real' guarantees of lasting peace in Egypt talks

Published on 08/10/2025 - 8:37 GMT+2 •Updated 8:43 Hamas senior official and leader of the negotiating team to Egypt, Khalil al-Hayya, says that the group needs “real guarantees” of a lasting ceasefire as part of any deal to return the remaining...

Prime Minister assures Egypt is working to achieve sustainable downward trend in external debt

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly followed up on efforts of the External Debt Management and Borrowing Regulation Committee and assured his close monitoring of the committee’s work, which stems from the state’s efforts to continue sustaining the...

Environmental department: Stay out of Union County lake

SOME LARGE HAIL IN THE MIX. THANK YOU. THIS MORNING’S TOP STORIES. IT’S DAY SEVEN OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THERE IS STILL NO SIGN OF A DEAL TO REOPEN FEDERAL AGENCIES. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID HE’S OPEN TO NEGOTIATING ON HEALTH CARE TAX...

Egypt extends single-use plastics circular economy project to 2027

Egypt has extended its project promoting circular economy practices in the single-use plastics value chain by one year, pushing its completion to 2027 instead of 2026. The extension comes as part of national efforts to curb plastic pollution and...

Egypt’s Renewable Feedstocks Startup Tagaddod Raises $26.3M in Series A Funding

Egyptian renewable energy startup Tagaddod has secured $26.3 million in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion across Africa, Asia, and Europe and strengthen the global biofuel supply chain. The funding round was led by The Arab Energy Fund...

Cairo-Dock Revives with 3.6: Wayland Support and HiDPI Upgrades

In a surprising revival for open-source desktop tools, the Cairo-Dock project has emerged from a decade-long hiatus with its version 3.6 release, introducing long-awaited support for modern Linux display protocols and high-resolution screens. This...

Egypt-based cleantech Tagaddod raises $26.3m, eyes regional expansion

Egypt-based cleantech Tagaddod has raised $26.3 million in a Series A round led by The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF). The investment will be deployed for regional expansion across existing and new markets in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Aside from TAEF’s...

Egypt targets 20–30% growth in FDI to reach $12bn in 2025: Minister

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib announced that Egypt aims to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows by 20–30% this year, targeting around $12bn by the end of 2025. El-Khatib said Egypt’s annual FDI inflows...

Chinese workers help build Egypt's new landmark

A worker works at a construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 5, 2025. (Photo by Li Binghong/Xinhua) CAIRO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- As many Chinese...

Egypt plants over 18,000 trees in Cairo, Delta in ‘100 Million Trees’ initiative

Egypt has planted over 18,000 trees in Cairo and the Delta governorates of Kafr El-Sheikh and Daqahliya as part of the fourth phase of the “100 Million Trees” presidential initiative, the Ministry of Local Development has announced. Egyptian...

Egypt’s Foreign Minister, German counterpart hold political consultations in Cairo

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday held political consultations with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, to discuss enhancing bilateral relations and to exchange views on regional and international developments. Abdelatty...