The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Georgieva to meet with Egypt, Tunisia, confident of IMF 'backing them up'

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said she would meet on Saturday with delegations from Egypt and Tunisia and was confident the global lender would be "backing them up."

Reuters · Oct 15, 2022

IMF chief Georgieva says 'big policy issues' resolved in talks with Egypt

International Monetary Fund officials have resolved all "big policy issues" with Egyptian authorities in their discussions on a new lending program, and will meet again on Saturday, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday.

Reuters · Oct 15, 2022

Westerners in no mood for concessions to Russia in Ukraine, poll finds

Exclusive: Survey shows strong support within alliance for tougher sanctions and Nato aid, but more pro-Russia views elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

US State Department: No Country Can Force Solution to Libya Crisis

The US State Department affirmed that Washington is holding talks with the Egyptian government regarding the situation in Libya, acknowledging that the "chaos in Libya would impact Egypt." It also stressed that no country can force a solution to the crisis in Libya, including the US, Russia, and Turkey, or…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022

Egypt’s Trade Balance Deficit Drops 28.7% in July

Egypt’s trade deficit declined by 28.7% year-on-year (YoY) in July, according to data released on Tuesday by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The monthly bulletin revealed that the deficit value of trade balance reached $2.7 billion in July, down from $3.8 billion for the same month…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Egyptians call for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts

People calling for the repatriation of the ancient tablet and other items say the continued display of the objects in European institutions ignores a history of colonialist looting and exploitation.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022

EU countries turn to Africa in bid to replace Russian gas

European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

British Museum urged to drop BP sponsor deal for Egypt exhibition

Brian Eno, Ahdaf Soueif and Miriam Margolyes sign open letter about exhibition opening shortly before Cop27

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Japan-led CO2 plan to be launched at COP27

A Japan-led offset credit trading framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be launched at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Egypt next month.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 11, 2022

Hieroglyphs at the British Museum review – a fascinating show about how the code was cracked

This is no dry academic investigation of how the ancient language was unlocked

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022