Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid said company incorporation indicators reflected significant growth in investment activity, with around 26,000 new companies established between January and June 2026, up 20% compared with the same period last year, while issued capital reached around EGP 97.5bn. Farid said Nile Delta governorates accounted for around 50% of all…
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid launched the “Egypt Exports” initiative at Tanta University in Gharbeya during a major event held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and attended by representatives of government entities, affiliated agencies, the business community, industry and trade. The initiative comes as part of the implementation of…
Sri Lanka Cricket’s Transformation Committee has revealed that a new constitution has been drafted and submitted to the country’s sports minister, marking a significant step towards improving the governance of the game. However, the proposed constitution must still go through the necessary legal process before it can be enacted. The committee has been working to…
Egypt is currently drafting its second five-year National Human Rights Strategy for the 2026-2031 period to consolidate the values of democracy, citizenship, and the rule of law, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty told a European Parliament delegation on Tuesday. During the meeting, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights,…
Andy Burnham used his first speech as Prime Minister to promise he would win over voters “fed up with politics” and show the world that the UK can once again be a source of stability. Burnham used his address in Downing Street to promise to take power out of Westminster and give the public greater…
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty called for the resumption of US-Iranian negotiations and the completion of the first phase of the US President’s plan for Gaza during talks with Austrian Parliament Speaker Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. Briefing Rosenkranz on Cairo’s efforts to restore regional security, Abdelatty stressed the need for concerted…
Days after Lithuania said its intelligence services had caught Russia preparing sabotage against the infrastructure that ties the Baltics to Europe, Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys drew a public line. If those plans are carried out, he said, Vilnius will not treat the results as accidents. “If there is damage, or if there are casualties, it…
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week. The center-left party announced the result of a leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which Burnham was the only contender. The…
The Egyptian Customs Authority and the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC), signed a TIR guarantee agreement, marking a key step in implementing the UN-backed international road transport system aimed at facilitating cross-border trade. The singing ceremony was attended by Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk, Transport Minister Kamel Wazir and Investment and Foreign Trade Minister…
