Egypt won both the FISU World University Championship and the World Open Water Finswimming Championship in Sharm El-Sheikh, taking 48 medals, five world university records, and a historic podium sweep.
Saudi Energy posted third quarter 2026 net profit of SAR 5,354 million as grid expansion and customer growth lifted revenue 12.87 percent year on year.
ManageEngine says data residency is now the top priority for Egyptian institutions, with more than 750 local customers as Cairo prepares a government data centre for 2027.
Knauf International completed its tender offer for United Mining Industries on 8 November 2026, lifting its stake to 99.3 percent and moving to delist the company from Saudi Tadawul.
Twelve-year-old Egyptian actress Retal Abdelaziz was honored at the 13th Sharjah International Film Festival and selected as a Junior Juror from among 2,000 children.
Saudi German Health posted a net profit of SAR 104.49 million for the nine months to 30 September 2026, recovering from restated losses as revenue grew 8.5 percent on expanded surgical services.
Egypt will launch an industrial advisory service this month, roll out the Jahez startup initiative, and deploy an EGP 500 million fund to drive local manufacturing.
At least 20 people were killed and 15 wounded in an attack on a vegetable market in Yemen's Taiz province on Friday, with Houthi rebels blaming Saudi airstrikes and local authorities blaming a Houthi ballistic missile.
Speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 in Cairo, Sir Magdi Yacoub urged entrepreneurs to fight poverty and expand healthcare access, warning that 90 percent of heart disease burdens fall on developing countries.
Global identity security leader RSA has opened a new $5 million Center of Excellence in New Cairo, part of $65 million invested in Egypt since 2020 and a vote of confidence in Egyptian engineering talent.
Egypt's cabinet approved monthly incentives for doctors, university faculty, and teachers, with performance-based bonuses starting the first phase of a three-year plan.
Saudi Steel Pipe reported a Q3 2026 net profit of SAR 27 million, up 3.8 percent year on year, and swung from net debt to a net cash position of SAR 214 million.
Cairo hosts the Global Entrepreneurship Festival for the first time, as Egypt positions itself as a gateway for African, Arab and global investment.
The Egyptian Exchange absorbed a 25 October sell-off and steadied as domestic institutions bought heavily, with analysts calling it a correction rather than a crisis.
Zamalek face MC Alger, Club Africain and Young Africans in a demanding Champions League group drawn in Cairo, while Pyramids and Ahly carry further Egyptian ambitions across Africa.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated the Ministry of Endowments' Artificial Intelligence Centre, a project set to produce 3,000 films and video clips monthly in Egypt's drive to renew religious discourse.
Al-Ahram's Beyond Tahtawi series recovers the 1844 military mission to France, whose students, led by Ali Mubarak, returned to build Egypt's ministries, courts, and national library.
Egypt's information minister met 70 digital creators with over 500 million followers, pledging a Freedom of Information Law and state support for the sector.
One year after its opening, the Grand Egyptian Museum stands as the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization and a monument to Egypt's revival.
Saudi food group Halwani Bros. posted a 24.9 percent rise in nine-month net profit, powered by double-digit sales growth in the Egyptian market, a sign of regional confidence in Egypt's economy.
Wall Street had its worst day since June on Friday as the AI sell-off deepened, with Intel suffering its worst drop since 1974 and Nvidia dragging the S&P 500 lower.
President El-Sisi met Hungary's András Baka in Budapest, where the Hungarian leader hailed Egypt's role in regional stability, security cooperation, and the fight against irregular migration.
A UN commission of inquiry concluded on 26 October 2026 that Israel is committing extermination in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza, with more than 75,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated food security, education, healthcare, and industrial projects in Suez, accompanied by university students for the first time.
Egypt will expand its national stroke network from 206 to 440 specialized units across all 27 governorates, Kasr Al-Ainy announced as it marked World Stroke Day on October 29.
The UAE's nomination of Lana Nusseibeh gives the Middle East a chance to reclaim the UN's top post three decades after Egypt's Boutros-Ghali, the region's only Secretary-General.
Fourth Milling Company posted a 15% rise in nine-month net profit to SAR 159.8 million, with revenue up 12.6%, according to figures published by english.mubasher.info.
LemFi launches its largest product expansion, a rebuilt app and a new global brand, serving over two million customers including Egypt's diaspora.
The Egyptian Geological Museum, directed by Afifi Hassan Selim, is reopening Egypt's deep past to families, from Bahariya dinosaurs to a Mars meteorite that fell in 1911.
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