More than 13,300 people, including more than 5,600 children and 3,550 women, have been killed by the Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip in the past 45 days. On Monday, the Israeli occupation bombed the Indonesian Hospital, killing dozens of patients and refugees who were sheltering there. Marwan Al-Sultan, the medical director of the hospital, said that the Israeli attack caused panic among the wounded and doctors, and resulted in deaths and destruction. The government media office in Gaza held the international community and the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the worsening humanitarian situation and the shortage of food supplies in the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that the number of displaced people in Gaza has reached about 1.7 million people since 7 October.

November 21, 2023 10:13 UTC

Rami Aboulnaga, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), said that the CBE is committed to keeping up with the latest developments in financial technology as part of its goals to maintain monetary stability and enhance financial inclusion. He gave a speech on behalf of the CBE governor at the Cairo ICT exhibition in its 27th edition, where he said that the CBE has supported and encouraged financial technology in the banking and financial sector. It launched an ambitious strategy for financial technology and innovation to transform Egypt into a regional hub for the financial technology industry in Africa and the Middle East. The CBE has also included a chapter on the regulation of electronic payment systems and services and financial technology in the CBE and Banking Sector Law No. Financial technology applicationsThe CBE launched several initiatives to support emerging financial technology applications in all their stages, from idea to launch.

November 21, 2023 09:23 UTC

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said on Sunday that it had destroyed 60 Israeli military vehicles, including 10 troop carriers, in the past three days. Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, said: “A large force of our elite fighters, consisting of 25 personnel, carried out a complex attack on the Israeli forces stationed in Rantisi Hospital. It announced that it had targeted the Israeli Re’im military base in Gaza with rockets as well. Sirens were heard in a wide area from Ashdod in the south to Herzliya in the north, including the Greater Tel Aviv area. Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced the death of a soldier in fierce battles north of Gaza, bringing the death toll today to three.

November 21, 2023 04:21 UTC

Additionally, Egyptian expatriate groups in Australia, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Nigeria, Uganda, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Morocco were met by counsellor Mahmoud Fawzi. Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates hosted the third formal campaign meeting with representatives of Egyptian expatriate communities. The ongoing meetings of presidential candidate Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's official campaign and the efficient communication with Egyptian communities across the globe have delighted representatives of Egyptian expatriate groups. The ongoing meetings of presidential candidate Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's official campaign and the efficient communication with Egyptian communities across the globe have delighted representatives of Egyptian expatriate groups. They reaffirmed their dedication to educating Egyptians living overseas and motivating international students to use their constitutional rights.

November 20, 2023 21:50 UTC

Ayman Essam, External Affairs and Legal Director at Vodafone Egypt, said that the company is investing EGP 300m in clean energy as part of its strategy to achieve sustainable growth in the telecommunications sector. He added that Vodafone Egypt’s strategy is based on three core principles: prioritizing customer satisfaction, providing the best communication products and services, and creating pioneering innovation in digital services. The company’s strategy is to achieve sustainable growth by providing the best communication products and services, creating pioneering innovation in digital services, and giving distinguished digital experiences. The company offers a range of premium-quality digital services to the Egyptian market, such as mobile phone services, electronic banking services, Internet services, and integrated digital solutions. How does the company see the sector’s growth opportunities in 2024?

November 20, 2023 15:51 UTC





CAIRO – 20 November 2023: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held Monday a meeting to follow up on the measures taken to increase the productivity of agricultural lands, especially in terms of growing strategic crops and cash crops. There has been an increase in the yields of lands cultivated with wheat and corn. Participants in the meeting included Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al Sayed al-Qusair, and Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sweilam. The president was specifically briefed on the introduction of infrastructure, modern irrigation systems, water treatment plants, power supply, using digitalization in increasing agricultural productivity, and establishing industrial zones for processing crops. President Sisi noted that such mega projects, spanning over millions of feddans, must be completed as the ultimate goal is raising the percentage of agricultural lands in Egypt's total surface area and achieving food security for the Egyptian people.

November 20, 2023 15:39 UTC

The first article of the law stipulates putting into effect all its provisions and its attached law regarding the EEIGA as well as applying law no. Article (2) of the law promulgates that the EEIG will replace the Export Credit Guarantee Company of Egypt (EGE). Under the third article, the Egyptian Export and Investment Guarantee Agency name shall be replacing that of the Export Credit Guarantee Company of Egypt, whenever mentioned in the law and relevant resolutions. 21 of 1992 regarding the establishment of the Export Credit Guarantee Company of Egypt and states that all provisions running contrary to the new law should be repealed. The fifth article of the law stipulates that the CBE shall issue resolutions to implement provisions of the new law.

November 20, 2023 15:11 UTC

Mahmoud Al-Habash, an advisor to the Palestinian president, said on Sunday that the US, not Israel, has the power to end the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. He accused the US of supporting Israel’s plans and being silent on its violations of human rights. He claimed that the US gave a “green light” to Israel to commit crimes against the Palestinian people. He said that Israel’s goal was to force Palestinians to emigrate, but Palestine rejected this with all its strength. He added: “America speaks one language and acts in another way on the ground”.

November 20, 2023 13:05 UTC

Saeed Embaby, CEO of iSagha.com, a platform for trading gold and jewellery, said that gold dealers are currently pricing the dollar at a lower value than its prices in the parallel market. He revealed: “There are three main factors that determine gold prices in general, namely international prices, the dollar, and supply and demand. Embaby noted that iSagha is the first application in Egypt to display gold prices online since 2016, and then added currency and silver prices. iSagha plans to make the documents of the first gold investment fund AZ Gold (AZG) available through its platform starting next year. Last June, Azimut Egypt, and Evolve Investment closed the first subscription for the gold investment fund AZG, bringing the size of the first tranche of subscriptions to nearly EGP152.8m.

November 20, 2023 04:54 UTC

Takeaways• Broadcast channels are coming to Facebook and Messenger in the coming months. • People who manage Facebook Pages can start broadcast channels as a way to engage more deeply with their followers. Mark Zuckerberg announced we’re bringing broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger. You can join broadcast channels from your favorite Page’s profile on Facebook and see those you’ve joined in your chats list. Broadcast channels are also public and discoverable chat experiences, so they’re treated differently than private messaging on Facebook and Messenger.

November 19, 2023 19:56 UTC

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) released a report on the inflation rates in October 2023, showing a decrease in both headline and core inflation for the fourth consecutive month. The report also provided a breakdown of the monthly inflation rates for different categories of items. Prices of poultry and eggs increased by 11% and 8.9%, respectively, contributing 0.78% to the monthly headline inflation. Prices of dairy products, market sugar, and other core food items increased by varying rates, contributing 0.2% to the monthly headline inflation. Prices of regulated items remained broadly stable, with no significant contribution to the monthly headline inflation.

November 19, 2023 18:31 UTC

Born in Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine to a Palestinian-Lebanese mother and an American father, Said was a political activist, and an academic, who came among the founders of post-colonial studies. “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine” seeks to find the reasons and perpetrators of the 1948 ethnic cleansing. He, of course, had been condemned by the Knesset and received numerous death threats until he left Israel in 2008. She founded Playgrounds for Palestine, a non-profit organization that builds playgrounds for Palestinian children in Palestine and the refugee camps in Lebanon. Radwa Ashour was married to Palestinian author Mourid Bargouthi and is the mother of Palestinian-Egyptian poet Tamim Barghouthi.

November 19, 2023 18:28 UTC

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November 19, 2023 16:17 UTC

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Saturday that it has raised the maximum daily and monthly limits for transactions involving financial inclusion accounts, prepaid cards, and mobile payment services. The maximum daily limit is EGP 60,000, up from EGP 30,000. The maximum daily limit is EGP 80,000, up from EGP 40,000. The maximum daily limit is EGP 60,000, up from EGP 30,000. The maximum monthly limit is EGP 200,000, up from EGP 100,000.

November 19, 2023 05:03 UTC

CAIRO - 19 November 2023: Hamas announced on Saturday evening that its communication with certain squads responsible for guarding Israeli prisoners has been severed due to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks, the Israeli military has intensified its airstrikes on the besieged Palestinian enclave, which is under Hamas rule. The objective is to eliminate Hamas and secure the release of approximately 240 hostages taken to Gaza during the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Israel has been launching retaliatory attacks on Gaza following the Hamas attack. Israel has been rejecting any truce or ceasefire agreements, vowing to “continue to act until Hamas is destroyed and the hostages are returned.”

November 18, 2023 23:09 UTC