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Egypt | May 16, 2022

What do rising wheat prices, India’s export ban mean for Egypt?

Egypt is seeking to import wheat from India due to the Russian war on Ukraine.

Egyptian men work in a bakery at a market in Cairo, on March 17, 2022.

Egypt | May 16, 2022

Egyptian mission unearths 85 tombs, temple for Isis goddess in Upper Egypt

An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a tower house, in addition to the remains of a Ptolemaic temple and about 85 tombs dating back to different periods from the end of the Old Kingdom until the end of the Ptolemaic period in Sohag, southern Egypt.

The entrance is seen inside a newly discovered tomb dating to the Ptolemaic era at the Diabat necropolis near the city of Akhmim, Sohag province, Egypt, April 5, 2019.

Egypt | May 15, 2022

Ethiopia to supply South Sudan with electricity, as Nile dam talks continue to falter

Ethiopia plans to export electric power to South Sudan as part of an electrical interconnection project between the two countries, as negotiations with Sudan and Egypt on Ethiopia’s controversial dam on the Nile River are at a dead end.

Workers celebrate waving Ethiopias flag during the first power generation ceremony at the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Guba, Ethiopia, Feb. 20, 2022.

Egypt | May 14, 2022

Ukraine crisis drives higher traffic in Suez Canal, increasing revenues

Although Egypt is being adversely affected by the war in Ukraine, the Suez Canal is benefiting greatly from Western countries sailing into the Gulf in search of oil.

This picture taken on Nov. 17, 2019, shows the Liberia-flagged container ship RDO Concord sailing through Egypt's Suez Canal.

Egypt | May 14, 2022

Egypt, Ethiopia compete for US support in Nile dam file

Ethiopia’s former water minister presents his credentials as a new ambassador to the United States, in a move that aims to counter Egyptian efforts to win US support to its side in the GERD dispute.

This general view shows an Ethiopian national flag flying infront of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on Feb. 19, 2022.

Egypt | May 13, 2022

Islamic State claims attack near Suez Canal

The Islamic State's attack on a water-pumping station near the Suez Canal could affect global trade.

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Egypt | May 12, 2022

Hope may be fading for release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Alaa Abdel Fattah enters his sixth week of hunger strike.

Fattah

Egypt | May 12, 2022

Egypt considers issuing bonds in China’s yuan

Saudi Arabia may also price oil sales in the Chinese currency.

This photo illustration shows Chinese 100 yuan notes in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2020.

Egypt | May 10, 2022

Paymob credits Egypt’s Central Bank for successful fundraising and growth

The fintech startup Paymob raised $50 million in its Series B financing round.

Egypt finance

Egypt | May 10, 2022

Egyptian political opposition prepares for national dialogue with government

There are several questions among Egypt’s political circles following the president’s call for a national dialogue with opposition forces.

A giant election campaign board is seen supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the upcoming presidential elections, Cairo, Egypt, March 17, 2018.

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, at the centre, speaks at a press conference, joined by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, right, and the General Director of Saint Joseph Hospital Jamil Koussa

by Hiba Aslan and Claire Gounon | AFP | May 16, 2022

Thousands hospitalised as latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill

A thick cloud of dust blankets the Iraqi capital Baghdad as the eighth sandstorm since mid-April, 2022 paralysed activity across the country

by Tony Gamal-Gabriel | AFP | May 16, 2022

Jerusalem archbishop condemns police raid at journalist's funeral

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, at the centre, speaks at a press conference, joined by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, right, and the General Director of Saint Joseph Hospital Jamil Koussa

by Hiba Aslan and Claire Gounon | AFP | May 16, 2022

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