Analysis Oil crisis stokes inflation risks for Mideast as Iran war exposes importers With crude oil briefly nearing $120 per barrel on Monday before giving up gains, the conflict is poised to reignite inflationary pressures around the world, including for vulnerable economies such as Egypt and Turkey. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Analysis Qatar gas shock roils Middle East energy risk profile amid Iran war The disruption to energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz predictably threatens crude prices, but it's natural gas supplies that are shocking the markets. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Analysis UAE-Saudi fracture to test Egypt’s security-economy tradeoff Cairo has been signaling alignment with Riyadh amid a major rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE — a fracture that also threatens to jolt Egypt’s ties with its single most important foreign investor. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Analysis Egyptians in for another expensive Ramadan despite recovering economy By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Italian prosecutors prepare charges in murder case of student in Cairo The Egyptian security officials have 20 days to respond before Italian prosecutors ask a judge to charge them in relation to the 2016 murder of Giulio Regeni. Egypt
Egyptian dancers call for protecting belly dance Several belly dancers in Egypt are leading a campaign to preserve their traditional dance from whom they describe as intruders that have sexualized the dance performance. Egypt
Behind the scenes of Egypt’s project to face-lift Khedivial Cairo The Egyptian state has started unifying the facades of buildings and shops in the downtown area of Khedivial Cairo. Egypt
Egypt mobilizes Gulf, Arab support to end Syrian crisis Egypt appears to be leading Arab efforts to bring Damascus back to the Arab League and find a political solution to the Syrian crisis, in a bid to confront Turkey’s military ambitions in Syria. Egypt
Egyptian forces kill, arrest Islamist fighters in Sinai There have been several escalations between Egyptian forces and Islamist groups on the peninsula recently. Egypt
Egypt wins strong foothold in Iraq’s reconstruction Millions of Egyptian workers may benefit from their government's involvement in Iraq’s massive reconstruction process. Egypt
Egypt, Jordan work to thaw Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Officials from Egypt, Jordan and Palestine are meeting in intense efforts to end the stalemate over the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Palestine
Rita Ora apologizes after breaking quarantine following Cairo concert The British singer threw herself a birthday party in London upon her return. There are disputed reports Egyptian President Sisi was at her private performance in the Egyptian capital. Egypt
France won’t condition weapons sales to Egypt on human rights, Macron says French President Emmanuel Macron also said he spoke "frankly" about human rights with his Egyptian counterpart. Egypt
Egypt begins dismissing imams based on Brotherhood ties Some legal experts are questioning the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments’ decision to dismiss a number of imams across Egypt over their ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt
Egypt, Iraq deepen defense ties Egypt and Iraq are expanding defense industry ties in a sign of deepening engagement among Cairo, Baghdad and Amman. Egypt
Egypt, Saudi Arabia accuse Qatar of undermining Gulf security As Saudi Arabia seeks to thaw relations with Qatar, it called for a meeting with Egyptian officials, during which the two countries condemned Qatar’s interception of two Bahraini coastguard vessels in the Arabian Sea. Egypt