Egypt

Egypt signed with China a series of space agreements, including cooperation on the Chinese-led International Lunar Station

The gold sector will be boosted with a $2,5 million exploration agreement by the Mineral Resources Authority with Lotus Gold Corp

Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on 7 October, 12.000 tonnes of aid have been sent to Gaza, of which 9.000 tonnes from Egypt, according to the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre

The country has asked Kenya to be allowed to continue receiving tea produced in the East African country in exchange for any local Egyptian production, so as not to deplete its dollar stocks

The 45th Cairo International Film Festival, which was to be held from 15 to 24 November, has been postponed due to the war between Israel and Hamas; the new date of the festival will be decided later

The Egyptian government, facing a record inflation, has agreed with producers and private retailers to reduce prices of basic foods by 15-25% and exempt them from customs duties for six months

Egypt has been for the first time included on the list of countries that employ child soldiers in a recently released human trafficking report by the US government

Teams of scientists and divers have embarked on a new phase of the mission to find the lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra, which it is believed it may lie off the coast of Alexandria in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on the Arab League to urge Ethiopia to end its unilateral actions in the dispute over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Egypt and Sudan

A new devaluation of the Egyptian pound is expected after the upcoming presidential elections, said Former Deputy Finance Minister Sherine al-Shawarby, that could lead to a worsening of public debt

Rights groups have called for accountability for the deaths of hundreds of people killed in one day 10 years ago when Egyptian security forces dispersed a protest against the ouster of the country's first democratically elected president

Nine high school girls committed suicide after receiving negative exam results, with psychology experts linking these tragic events to strong pressures experienced by students given the high stakes and social importance attached to academic success