Dubai: A young Egyptian aerobics and and gymnastics champion who won a national gold medal in the under-10 category was killed along with her mother and grandmother when their car overturned on the Matrouh coastal road, local media reported. Natalie Raymond, regarded as a promising young athlete, d»»»

Capitals, Aug. 18 (SANA) Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Israeli airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Syria’s Idlib province on Tuesday, urging the international community and the UN Security Council to take firm action to stop repeated »»»

Egypt launched a mobile application for real estate transactions on Tuesday to provide faster and easier services to citizens, a move unveiled by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly during the inauguration of a new Premium Tax Services Center in New Alamein City. Developed to support the state’s effort»»»

Egypt has launched its first offering of industrial land under a new lease-to-own system, comprising 540 plots with a combined area exceeding 5.7 million sqm across 20 industrial zones in 15 governorates nationwide. The offering, introduced by the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), aims to eas»»»

Egypt is accelerating the construction of fourth-generation cities and the modernisation of vital infrastructure along its North Coast to drive sustainable economic development and attract local and foreign investments, government officials announced on Tuesday. The updates were presented during a »»»

The Cabinet Media Centre has highlighted key industrial investment opportunities and advantages across Upper Egypt, including infrastructure and logistics, investment incentives and efforts to develop skilled workers, which it said are strengthening the region’s ability to attract investment, expan»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman for the second time in four months — an extraordinary warning against a longtime American partner that has traditionally served as a bridge between Washington and Tehran. This time, however, the immediate trigger is becoming clearer. The »»»

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and British Minister of State for the Middle East Stephen Doughty on Tuesday jointly condemned recent remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, which included calls for the daily killing of dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, their»»»

Egypt will increase university admissions in artificial intelligence, data science, technology, engineering and other high-demand fields while reducing intake in humanities disciplines with weaker labour-market demand. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Tuesday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbou»»»

Cairo’s hosting, on Sunday, August 16, 2026, of the conference “The India-Egypt Partnership in BRICS: Towards a Common Agenda for the Global South,” organized by the Embassy of India in Cairo in cooperation with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), comes at a particularly important juncture »»»

CEUTA, Spain – Weeks after some 70,000 migrants tried to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the ones who chose to stay have settled on El Trampolin beach. They hail from various countries, speak different languages and crossed many borders to get to this strip»»»

CAIRO: Karen Morad went blind five years ago, yet on holiday in Kenya in June, the 16-year-old Cairo schoolgirl felt like she could suddenly see again thanks to an app developed by her brother that described the safari in audiovisual. Using the AI-assisted app inserted into Meta META.O glasses, Kar»»»

Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday announced that the Egyptian sailors detained in Iran's Bandar Abbas Port since January have been released, with arrangements made for their safe return to Egypt. In a statement, the Ministry said that the Egyptian interests section in Tehra»»»

Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, days after the premier rejected the US-backed road map to move the ceasefire deal forward in Gaza. The meeting follows Kushner's meeting with Hamas’ leader in Egypt, as the US pr»»»

Dubai: Two Egyptian sailors detained aboard the vessel "Reem Al Bihar" at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port since January have been released and cleared to return home, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said on Tuesday that diplomatic efforts conducted over several months had secured the sailors’ »»»

JEDDAH: Jordan’s tourism income surged 24.9 percent in July to $926.2 million, narrowing the year-to-date decline to 0.2 percent, with total tourism income reaching $4.42 billion, according to official data. The recovery, however, remained uneven across visitor markets, with tourism income from Ara»»»

DUBAI: “Alone,” a short film co-produced by Egyptian actor Mona Zaki, has been selected for the Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. The film’s team announced the selection in a post on Instagram. The annual Berlin event runs from Oct. 7 to 11 at the Kino Moviemento and programs international shorts »»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Gold Refinery Co. has applied for exploration licenses in areas offered by the Egyptian government in the Eastern Desert, according to the company’s chairman, Suliman Al-Othaim, in statements to Asharq Bloomberg. Al-Othaim added that his company is looking to obtain a mining licen»»»

A Peace Council official told Asharq on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and council members held “in-depth and constructive” discussions on moving toward the full implementation of Trump’s plan for Gaza. They agreed to establish two working groups, one focused on disarmament a»»»

A marathon meeting Monday between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear, with officials signaling moderate optimism but offering no concrete commitment by Israel to the latest U.S.-proposed plan. Hamas has already agr»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner agreed Monday that an American general would oversee the disarmament of Hamas, an Israeli official said, as Netanyahu insisted Israel would not withdraw from Gaza until the group gives up its weapons.The understanding comes a»»»

DUBAI: Switzerland has picked “Who Is Still Alive,” a documentary built from the testimonies of nine Palestinians who fled Gaza, as its official entry for best international feature film at the 99th Academy Awards. The documentary, released in French as “Qui vit encore,” was directed by Geneva-base»»»

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress toward disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We could be seeing progress … in as little as 30 days, hop»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Zimbabwe over a capsized passenger ferry in Lake Kariba, which resulted in dozens of deaths, injuries, and missing people. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - »»»

The board of directors of the National Investment Bank (NIB), chaired by Ahmed Rostom, has appointed Dalia Mostafa as vice-chairperson and managing director of the bank, as part of efforts to strengthen its leadership with experienced banking professionals with a long track record in managing strat»»»

Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat has received UAE Ambassador to Cairo Hamad Al Zaabi to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and support investment in the electricity and renewable energy sectors. During the meeting, Esmat praised the longstanding ties bet»»»

Egyptian Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem participated in laying the foundation stone for the Sungrow Power Suez plant, which will specialize in advanced battery energy storage systems (BESS) and is set to become the first dedicated energy storage systems manufacturing facility in the Middle East»»»

Egypt plans to establish a new investment entity to coordinate its investments in Africa and is urging the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to expand its backing for continental infrastructure and trade initiatives, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Sunday. Abdelatty, who »»»

Egypt’s new Criminal Procedure Law will take effect on October 1, 2026, as the Justice Ministry prepares to implement the legislation alongside a broader programme to digitise the judicial system, accelerate court proceedings and improve judicial efficiency. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reviewed »»»

The West Port Said port received the Palau-flagged cruise ship Astoria Grande on its maiden visit on Monday, carrying 414 passengers and 409 crew members on a voyage from Turkey, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) said in a statement. The vessel, arriving from the Turkish port of Kusadasi as par»»»

Egypt-China trade reached approximately $20.8bn in 2025, with Chinese exports to Egypt accounting for nearly $19.9bn, compared with just $819m in Egyptian exports to China, Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service Abdel Aziz Elsherif said. The figures highlight both the scale of the economic partner»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is expanding a digital spatial monitoring system designed to detect encroachments and violations affecting waterways, water infrastructure and ministry-administered land at an early stage, as part of efforts to strengthen digital oversight and gove»»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to maintain the Israeli military presence in the Gaza Strip and is bearing responsibility for a possible failure of mediation efforts to resolve the conflict, League of Arab States (LAS) Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy said on Mo»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israel and the Board of Peace have agreed that the disarmament of Palestinian movement Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip must precede the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu's office said on Monday. "The prime minister and the Board of Peace held in-depth»»»

Hamas has reaffirmed its commitment to disarm and demilitarize Gaza during direct talks with US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, Axios reported on Sunday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The meeting was aimed at locking in a pledge Hamas first made in late Ju»»»

Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after the premier rejected the 15-point, U.S.-backed road map to move the ceasefire deal forward in Gaza. The meeting, which had stretched to about three hours as of Monday a»»»

Dubai: Egypt’s embassy in Muscat has warned its citizens against scams involving individuals and tourism companies offering non-existent jobs in Oman after arranging their entry on tourist visas in return for money. The embassy said a large number of Egyptian citizens had fallen victim to fraudster»»»

Hamas Resistance Movement hailed on Monday the joint statement issued by the foreign minister of UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, and Egypt to denounce the Israeli rejection of the US plan for Gaza. What follows is the full text of Hamas statement: The Islamic Resistance Moveme»»»

GAZA CITY (Sputnik) - Palestinian movement Hamas on Monday welcomed a joint statement by the foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic countries condemning Israel's rejection of the roadmap proposed by the Board of Peace for further implementation of US President Donald Trump's plan to end the wa»»»

Dubai: Islamic Arab Insurance Company, SALAMA, reported profit after tax of Dh28.3 million for the first half of 2026, more than three times the Dh8.2 million recorded in the same period last year. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The insurer also »»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport is targeting EGP 19.589 billion in net profit and EGP 29.922 billion in revenue for the current fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027, including the projections of Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company, as per a statement. Ministe»»»

Abu Dhabi: Indonesia's Red and White flag flew above a colourful display of traditional attire and textiles from across the country as members of the Indonesian community in the UAE gathered at the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi on Monday morning to commemorate the 81 Anniversary of Indonesia's In»»»

US envoy Jared Kushner on Monday meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. Follow our live blog for the latest updates.    Yesterday's developments:  &nb»»»

US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. Noga Tarnopolsky, FRANCE 24's correspondent in Israel, has more on the stakes rela»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump's special envoy Jared Kushner will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss further steps in implementation of Trump's plan for Gaza, Israeli media reported on Monday, citing unnamed Israeli officials. On Monday, Kushner, as well as US»»»

U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Israel's prime minister, who is under pressure after rejecting the new»»»

U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Israel's prime minister, who is under pressure after rejecting the new»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar have been drawn alongside Tunisia, France and Venezuela in Pool A of the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship, which will be hosted in Doha from August 19 to 29. The tournament will bring together 20 teams from around the world, divided into five pools. Pool B featur»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Katara Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) has announced the shortlist of nine works for the 12th edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel across the categories of published novels, unpublished novels, unpublished young adult novels, unpublished historical novels, published Qa»»»

Eight Muslim-majority nations condemned Israel on Sunday for rejecting a roadmap to end its war in Gaza. File Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License Photo Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The foreign ministers of eight Muslim-majority nations have condemned Israel's rejection of a U.S.-backed roadmap to end its war»»»