In a significant turn of events, Egypt’s recent accession to the BRICS alliance has set the stage for a transformative period in the nation’s automotive industry. This development comes amid a series of strategic agreements signed to rejuvenate Egypt’s industrial and commercial landscape, promising»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Two systems of violence — one entrenched in the occupied West Bank and enabled by the Israeli state, the other born of Gaza’s ruin and enforced by Hamas — are closing in on the same population from opposite directions, the chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inqui»»»

CALIFORNIA: Belgium’s Jérémy Doku will not play in his team’s World Cup match against Iran on Sunday due to illness. The Manchester City winger was ruled out Saturday by the Red Devils for the match at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area. The speedy Doku started Belgium’s World Cup opener last Mon»»»

Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced today that its archaeological mission successfully discovered two tombs dating back to the Early Dynastic Period, along with several burials from the Predynastic and Late Periods, in the Gebel El-Teir area in Minya governorate, south»»»

An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered two tombs dating back to Egypt’s Early Dynastic Period, along with several burials from the Predynastic and Late Periods, during excavation works at the Jabal Al-Tayr site in Minya. The discovery sheds new ligh»»»

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar praised Shifa Al-Orman Cancer Hospital in Luxor as a successful model of cooperation between the state and civil society organisations in delivering healthcare services. Speaking at an event marking the hospital’s 10th anniversary, Abdel Ghaffar highlighted its »»»

Egypt is moving forward with plans to establish specialised Water Technology Schools aimed at training technical professionals for the country’s water resources and irrigation sector, Water Resources Minister Hani Sewilam announced. Sewilam chaired a meeting to review the implementation of a cooper»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met today with his visiting Sudanese counterpart, Mohieddin Salem, to discuss the latest developments in Sudan. During the meeting, Abdelatty affirmed Egypt's unwavering support for Sudan's unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national insti»»»

DOHA: If it was the luck of the draw that sent Japan and Tunisia to Monterrey, Mexico, to contest the 1,000th match in FIFA World Cup history, then it was luck that was enhanced significantly by football’s rapid and relatively recent spread across the globe. That evolution into a universally belove»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cabinet has issued a decision prohibiting children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms altogether, as part of efforts to protect them from digital risks and harmful online content. The key provisions of the decision include: Restrictions: Children within this ag»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will pay a visit to Egypt on 20-21 June 2026 and participate in the fourth meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye-Egypt-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia.»»»

DUBAI: After a wait that felt far longer than it should have, two years and three months to be exact, “X-Men ’97” returns with a second season on Disney+ that immediately reminds viewers why it became one of Marvel’s rare consensus hits. Based on the first four episodes provided for review, the ani»»»

by Maye Sadek Continuing its effort to diversify its sources of armament, Egypt signed an agreement with France to purchase two Mistral helicopter carriers for 950 million Euros ($1.06 billion). The ships should be handed over in early March after the training of about 400 Egyptians in France, whic»»»

Dubai: The UAE has cemented its position among the world's leading economies after ranking 10th globally in the 2026 Best Countries report, becoming the only Arab nation to secure a place in the top 10 and the highest-ranked country in the Middle East. The ranking, published by the Wharton School o»»»

Cairo — Egypt Aluminium is moving ahead with plans to establish the country’s first aluminium foil manufacturing facility, marking a significant step in Egypt’s efforts to deepen industrial value chains, reduce import dependence and expand higher-value manufacturing exports. According to market rep»»»

Bechtel, a company in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced that the company has been awarded two contracts by Carbon Holdings of Egypt: one to provide project management services for the Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex at Ain Sokhna, Egypt, and the other to build two new polypropylen»»»

General secondary education in Egypt serves as a critical stage in determining students’ academic pathways and future career opportunities. Every year, students enrolled in both the literary and scientific streams sit for the General Secondary Certificate examinations, which represent a decisive mi»»»

The goal of the ‘BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) strategy is to establish a more equitable international order and reduce the dominance of international institutions currently led by Western countries. The bloc was born of the belief that the emerging giants like these econo»»»

In a week that an interim peace agreement WAS signed between the US and Iran bringing a temporary end to the conflict and the beginning of a sixty day window to negotiate the many unresolved issues.  President Trump signed the Memorandum of Understanding over a dinner at the Palace of Versaill»»»

S&P praised and expressed its understanding that the central bank kept out of its announced Capital reserves record most of the hot money ($8 billion until September 2017). Given the seriousness of the nature of this money and its possibility of exit at any time, accordingly the central bank does n»»»

Cairo, June 19 (SANA) The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan will hold a meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss regional developments and enhance joint coordination, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry announced Friday. According to a ministry statement cited by AFP, the minis»»»

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held a meeting last Saturday to follow up a number of development projects in South Sinai governorate. The get-together was attended by ministers of trade and industry; water resources and irrigation; as well as agriculture ; and south Sinai governor and some officials»»»

Mediators in the U.S.-Iran conflict, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are due to gather for talks in Egypt on Sunday, Cairo and Islamabad said. Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Friday that the four-way meeting would bring together the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turk»»»

DUBAI/BAGHDAD: Iraq is preparing to export crude oil and naphtha through ports in Syria, Syrian and Iraqi energy officials and refinery sources said after the Iran war cut off its main Gulf shipping routes. The move would broaden an arrangement that has seen Iraq export fuel oil through the Mediter»»»

GE Healthcare has signed a deal designed to help hospitals across Egypt improve healthcare services. Under the agreement, GE will bring 700 units of advanced technologies to more than 200 hospitals. Moreover, the company has agreed to complete installation by the end of this year. More than 400 pie»»»

In a move set to expedite the remittance landscape, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is gearing up to introduce the “Instapay” application, facilitating money transfers from Egyptians living overseas. This initiative, expected to launch within the next two months, aims to streamline the remittance p»»»

Abu Dhabi is accelerating its push into advanced aviation, setting out plans to build a complete ecosystem for the design, manufacturing and operation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) systems as it looks to strengthen its position as a global centre for innovation and future industries. The move form»»»

Toyota Motor Corporation (TYO:7203; NYSE:TM) has entered Kenya's fully electric vehicle market with the launch of the bZ4X sport utility vehicle, marking the Japanese automaker's first battery electric offering in the country and signalling growing confidence in East Africa's emerging EV sector. Th»»»

Eastern Africa is set to deepen cross-border power flows and accelerate decarbonisation after the World Bank Group approved a $1.6bn financing package for a new 10-year programme to integrate power markets and expand access to reliable electricity across the region. The Regional Energy Transmission»»»

Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem affirmed that the 2026 Al-Ahram Commercial Vehicles (ACV) Show serves as an important platform for supporting the state’s efforts to deepen and localize domestic manufacturing and increase the local component ratio in the commercial vehicle industry. He noted that»»»

RIYADH: TikTok has released its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, reaffirming the platform’s ongoing commitment to fostering a safe, positive, and authentic digital environment for its global community. From October to December 2025, TikTok removed 11,772,196 videos in Egypt, Saudi A»»»

Arab Finance: Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with GIZ Egypt, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), to accelerate the growth of climate-tech startups in Egypt, according to a press release. Both sides will join forces to expand»»»

Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Mogama, once the bustling epicenter of Egypt’s Governmental operations, is undergoing a significant transformation. By December 25, the Egyptian government aims to unveil this historic building as a state-of-the-art luxury hotel, a move that symbolizes the country’s drive towa»»»

TIJUANA: The Iranian football federation said Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming its team is being subjected to travel restrictions during the World Cup in North America. Iran wanted to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to the United States two days before their next m»»»

Arab Finance: Long March Tyre (Egypt) Company Limited, a subsidiary of China's Chaoyang Longmarch Tyre Co., Ltd., has broken ground on its tyre manufacturing project within the TEDA-Egypt Zone, according to a statement. To be implemented in two phases, the project will span 200,000 square meters, w»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, participated in the proceedings of the twenty-third meeting of the Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (MIDANPIRG/23), alongside the thirteenth meeting of the Middle East Aviation»»»

In an attempt to improve the quality of services provided and eliminate all forms of violation in care institutions (orphans, elderly, disabled and children at risk) in Egypt, the Ministry of Social Solidarity has launched “Beena Initiative” as an effective mechanism to encourage citizen participat»»»

CHICAGO: An attorney for Hollywood actor and comedian Ahmed Ahmed, 56 — who was seriously injured after being detained and beaten by police in California last year — told Arab News on Thursday that he was singled out and targeted “because he’s Arab and Muslim.” The Egyptian American is best known f»»»

NEW YORK: Cape Verde’s 40-year-old goalkeeper has become a star at this World Cup, and a Senegal teenager scored in his tournament debut. Here’s a look at some of the oldest and youngest players as the 48-team tournament enters its second week. Elder statesmen No better place to begin than the 41-y»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud on Thursday. During the call, the two sides discussed bilateral relatio»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Radek Cais has once again been awarded General Manager of the Year – Qatarat the Hotelier Middle East GM Awards 2026. Cais, multi-property general manager of Le Royal Méridien Place Vendôme Lusail, Agora, Autograph Collection Hotel Doha, and the soon-to-open Palais Vendôme»»»

Egyptian pound keeps sliding against dollar in black market recording 10.50 for purchasing and 10.70 for selling. This comes despite the Central Bank's devaluation decision, which pushed the official pound value in banks to 8.85 and 8.87 respectively against dollar. Moreover, the bank has chann»»»

Radek Cais, Multi-Property General Manager of Le Royal Méridien Place Vendôme Lusail, Agora, Autograph Collection Hotel Doha, and the soon-to-open Palais Vendôme, a Luxury Collection Hotel Lusail, has once again been awarded General Manager of the Year- Qatar at the Hotelier Middle East GM Awards 2»»»

CAIRO: Three Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Thursday after an Israeli drone strike targeted a civilian vehicle in the Al-Rimal neighborhood west of Gaza City, according to medical sources. The sources said the attack struck a civilian car near Abu Khadra Mosque in western Ga»»»

by Hassan Baraka The first Egyptian air conditioned VIP train was launched in Alexandria a few days ago from Misr Station in Cairo in the presence of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, Minister of Transport Hani Dahi and Head of the Arab Organisation for Industrialization Lt. Gen. Abdel-Aziz Seifeddin,»»»

Doha The foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Türkiye have strongly condemned the continued and escalating violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the»»»

TORONTO: Egypt midfielder Emam Ashour scored the fastest goal in the first round of group-stage games at 2026 FIFA World Cup. Data captured by the “Connected Ball” technology inside the official Adidas tournament ball revealed that his strike against Belgium reached a speed of 123.4 kph, surpassing»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Turkiye condemned in the strongest term the »»»

RIYADH: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and other Muslim and Arab countries condemned continued and escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. The foreign ministers of the Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Turkiye, Indonesia,»»»

CAIRO: The number of Palestinians ‌killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1,000 since a US-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave’s health ministry said ​on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed in the latest strike. Medics said an Israeli strike hit a vehicle »»»