Egypt, Siemens to build EGP 360bn high-speed rail network spanning over 1,000 KM
The high-speed rail network first 460-km phase will connect Ain Sokhna to Alamein via the new administrative capital, featuring 15 stations
Hiding in plain sight: Marital rape still not criminalised in Egypt
Many Egyptian women suffer marital rape yet are given no recourse to legal or religious protection
No sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery in MENA region without strong governance: IMF
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be unable to envisage a strong and sustainable recovery following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, unless there is a strong governance…
UK Government announces business measures over Xianjiang human rights abuses
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced, on Tuesday, a package of measures to help ensure that British organisations are neither complicit in, nor profiting from, the human rights violations in…
World lives in digital age, with three pluses, one minus: IMF
One minus refers to inequality in access to technology
Central Bank of Egypt explores ways to salvage tourism amid COVID-19 crisis
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor, Tarek Amer, has held a high-level ministerial meeting to discuss methods of supporting the tourism sector during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
900k users access Fixed Solutions’ platform for electricity services
Company also launches ‘Study in Egypt’ platform to help foreign students apply to Egyptian universities
Egypt’s EFIC aims to launch compound fertiliser production line
Project to take around 3 years to break even, contribute to company’s cash flow
Egypt, UNODC sign agreement to develop social welfare institutions
Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El-Kabbaj signed, on Wednesday, a cooperation protocol with Cristina Albertine, Regional Director of the United Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for The Middle…
Israel fires more artillery into Gaza Strip amid fresh gunshots
Earlier on Wednesday, an Israeli tank attacked a Hamas post in Gaza following the first round of gunshots. No injuries were reported on both sides.
