Egypt Residency Visa 2026 — Entry, Extensions, Long-Stay Routes
Egypt residency visa requirements in 2026: e-visa and arrival rules, tourist extensions, work, property and deposit residence, and common pitfalls.
September 18, 2026Section
Egypt News in English
Egypt news in English from The Rio Times — Cairo politics, economy, Suez Canal and markets.
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Is Egypt Safe for Expats — What the Road Data and the Advisory Maps Show
Road deaths, advisory maps and a homicide rate from 2017. What is Egypt safe actually means for a person living...
September 14, 2026
Healthcare in Egypt: Insurance Phase Two Opens in Minya, Foreign Residents Still Outside
Egypt's compulsory insurance opened its second phase in Minya in September 2026. Foreign residents still sit outside it and pay...
September 13, 2026
Cost of Living in Cairo 2026: What Foreigners Actually Spend
Daily life is remarkably cheap in dollars, with a metro ride at 19 cents. Rent and school fees are the...
September 13, 2026
Egypt Turned Small-Business Loans Into a Bond, and Investors Bought It
An Egypt MSME securitisation of EGP 1.383bn has closed, the first tranche of a three-year EGP 5bn programme arranged by...
September 8, 2026
Egypt’s Reserves Passed US$57bn, and Gold Did the Heavy Lifting
Egypt foreign reserves reached a record US$57.214bn in August 2026, but the rise came from gold, as currency holdings fell...
September 8, 2026
Egypt Economy 2026 — Pound Steady Near 51 as the IMF Test Approaches
Egypt economy awaits its next IMF review as the pound trades near 50.95 per dollar, well off its March 2026...
September 4, 2026
Egypt and Russia Talk Up a Reactor and an Unopened Suez Zone
Egypt Russia relations were reviewed in a ministers call covering the El-Dabaa nuclear plant and a Suez industrial zone still...
August 29, 2026
Afreximbank’s Profit Rose 30% in a Rough Year for Its Members
Afreximbank half-year results show net income of US$534.7 million, up 30%, with loans at US$35.4 billion and the bad-loan ratio...
August 26, 2026