Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival Names Ten Films, Led by Berlin’s Golden Bear
El Gouna Film Festival named the first ten titles of its ninth edition, running 15-23 October on Egypt's Red Sea...
August 20, 2026Section
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Morgan Stanley Bets Bigger on Morocco as Factory Exports Jump
Morgan Stanley Morocco exposure is rising as the country's factory exports climb. Cars and aerospace now outsell phosphates, its traditional...
August 20, 2026
Moroccan Phosphate Reaches a US Port for the First Time in Five Years
Moroccan phosphate has reached a US port for the first time in five years, after an emergency proclamation opened a...
August 18, 2026
First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr Posts Strong Profit Growth in Egypt
FABMisr profit growth: First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr's Egypt unit posted EGP 15.8 billion (about US$330 million) net profit in...
August 18, 2026
Tunisia’s Grain Harvest Rebounds as Dams Refill
Tunisia's 2025 cereal harvest came in 18 percent above the five-year average and dams are near 60 percent full, but...
August 17, 2026
Egypt’s US$8bn IMF Programme Ends 15 December
Egypt's US$8 billion IMF programme expires on 15 December 2026 after a seventh review that released about US$1.8 billion.
August 17, 2026
Türkiye Says It Expects Egypt to Join the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement binds Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to mutual defence. Ankara wants Cairo in; Cairo says...
August 16, 2026 Egypt Growth Outlook Cut to 5 Percent as Inflation Delays Rate Cuts
Egypt growth outlook cut to about 5 percent as stubborn inflation forces the Central Bank of Egypt to delay interest...
August 15, 2026
Drones Hit Libya’s Biggest Working Refinery as Oil Output Nears a 13-Year High
Five drone strikes hit Libya's Zawiya refinery between 9 and 11 August, collapsing a petrol tank and prompting a force...
August 15, 2026