President Al Sisi officially welcome in Cairo to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad on his first visit to Egypt over seven years after the two Arab countries resolved a long diplomatic dispute; the meeting is seen as an end to strained relations

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