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Egypt's Banque Misr reviews US Iran sanctions notice, UAE central bank launches urgent examination

Thieves Smash Museum Case for Diamond Necklace Worth Millions in Vienna

The theft of the precious object, once owned by an Egyptian queen and later sold to satisfy her creditors, was the latest in a string of high-profile museum losses.

Woman detained in Egypt over 'sister's activism'

There has been no contact with Eman el-Shazly since she was detained, her husband says.

The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on

Felicia Anthonio first encountered the impact of internet shutdowns in 2017. While working as an intern tracking press freedom violations, she was prevented from verifying information on the ground or contacting people i…

Egypt and Russia Talk Up a Reactor and an Unopened Suez Zone

A foreign ministers call reviewed the El-Dabaa nuclear plant and a Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal area that has yet to be activated. The post Egypt and Russia Talk Up a Reactor and an Unopened Suez Zone appear…

Subsidy: Between Tinubu, Atiku, Obi

The removal of petrol subsidy by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has become one of the most consequential economic decisions of the federal government in recent years, altering the cost of transportation…

Atiku: I have evidence Tinubu is 90 years old

Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he has evidence that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old, saying he would prese…

Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid

Police hunt two suspects after historic 200-carat piece is snatched from museum during opening hours Austrian police are hunting two men alleged to have stolen a 200-carat platinum necklace encrusted with 673 diamonds th…

Thieves Snatch $4 Million Necklace From Vienna Museum

A historic diamond necklace originally designed for the Egyptian royal family and valued at about $4 million was stolen from a major Vienna museum, triggering a police manhunt for the two alleged thieves.

Iran war diplomacy turns toward reopening Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 28 - Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the…

Tottenham sign Man City’s Egypt forward Omar Marmoush on season-long loan

Deal includes an obligation to make the move permanent next year, reportedly for a ⁠guaranteed $68m.

Africa: Egypt's Abay Stance Violates AU Principles, Says Professor Yacob Arsano

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Egypt's stance on Abay (Nile) River violates fundamental African Union principles on consultation, cooperation and equitable utilization of transboundary water resources, Political Science and Intern…

UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’

Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regime The UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the release of a British-Egyptian woman who…

Ukraine’s drone attacks have left Russia desperately scrambling for oil imports

The once world-leading producer of crude oil has plunged into an energy crisis as Kyiv targets its refineries A sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carries oil from Nato member Turkey to a Russian Baltic port. A deal is signe…

The BRICS Bank Now Has 10 Members and Iran Wants In

BRICS: Expansion Key Facts —Current members. The New Development Bank has 10 members: the five founders of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) plus Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt,…

Egypt Calls Djibouti, and Completes a Ring Around Ethiopia

Cairo has now spoken to Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and Djibouti inside a month. Addis Ababa has a word for the pattern, and it is not a friendly one. The post Egypt Calls Djibouti, and Completes a Ring Around Ethiopia appea…

Ebola Vaccine Race Expands as Congo Bundibugyo Outbreak Grows

Efforts to develop a vaccine against the strain of Ebola driving the deadly outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo are expanding, with an experimental shot developed by an Egypt-based pharmaceutical company set to adva…

Huawei bid to build Egypt’s AI data centres, and Washington is scrambling

Huawei has bid to build AI data centres for the Egyptian government. The US State Department is now trying to assemble a rival consortium from Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft. The tender offer proposes exporting 1,408 of Huawe…

The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears

This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Kids issue If the desire to limit kids’ use of technology was on…

China’s Xi to visit Kyrgyzstan, Egypt

The Chinese president will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek, before travelling to Egypt.