Turkey’s defense giants court Egypt at Alamein Airshow: What to know Three leading Turkish defense companies are participating in the El Alamein Airshow as Ankara seeks new sales and closer military-industrial cooperation with Egypt. Turkey
Newsletter: FutureVerse China holds its ground in Middle East AI race Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Egypt for the first time in a decade, with the trip coinciding with efforts by Beijing to expand its AI footprint in the country. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Egypt's Sisi hosts Greece, Cyprus leaders for energy talks: What to know The three-way summit in Cairo follows electricity and gas deals between the three countries as Egypt addresses its gas production struggles. Egypt
Newsletter: FutureVerse LEAP’s comeback The fifth edition of the gathering offers a temperature check for the Gulf’s AI ambitions amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Analysis How Ethiopia’s new dams test Egypt’s ability to defend its Nile red lines By Eli Siegel-Bernstein
Newsletter: Business & Tech Iran keeps Hormuz reopening on hold By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Culture From Egypt to Iran, heatwave compounds Middle East electricity problems, climate change burdens Countries like Iraq are particularly susceptible to climate change, as recurring blackouts make it harder to stay cool indoors. Kuwait
Turkey, Egypt seek to boost mutual trade by 50% in 5 years In the first visit of its kind in a decade, Egypt's trade and industry minister traveled to Turkey on Tuesday. Turkey
Why Senate Democrats are urging Biden to withhold part of Egypt's military aid The letter led by Sen. Chris Murphy called for the Biden administration to withhold $320 million from Egypt's annual military assistance package. Egypt
Russia seeks to boost ties with Egypt, Algeria at Africa summit Russia’s second Africa summit did not yield any major deals with North African countries as leaders called upon Russia to resume the Black Sea grain deal. North Africa
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey, Algeria and Egypt express ‘concern’ over Niger coup The coup in the West African country could be a victory for Russia. The Gulf has economic interests in the region. Legacy: Gulf
Quran burning in Denmark as Egypt, Bahrain summon Sweden diplomats The Middle East is fuming following a series of Quran burnings in Denmark and Sweden. Turkey
Erdogan’s base unfazed by U-turns as Turkey prepares to host Egypt’s Sisi According to unconfirmed reports in Turkish media, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi might even arrive in the Turkish capital as soon as Thursday. Turkey
Erdogan hosts Abbas, stresses Palestinian unity ahead of Cairo meeting The Abbas-Erdogan meeting in Turkey indicates increasing regional efforts aiming to convince rival Palestinian groups to advance their dialogue. Turkey
Egypt’s bid to develop rail sector put to test by dire economic headwinds The mission ahead to revamp Egypt's train network is daunting, especially at a time when the country faces serious economic woes. Marc Español
US calls for Egypt to immediately release researcher Patrick Zaki Zaki was sentenced to three years in prison over a 2019 article he wrote on Coptic Christians that prosecutors deemed "fake news." Egypt
Dengue fever outbreak in Egypt forces Russia to issue tourism warning Most cases of the mosquito-borne virus are not severe. Russia has implemented health measures for flights from Egypt as a result of the outbreak. Egypt
Egypt building collapse leaves 9 dead, fourth in a month The collapse of a building in Cairo on Monday is brings number of fatalities from these incidents in Egypt to 25 in the last four weeks. Egypt
