Saudi German Health Returns to Profit in Nine-Month Results

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.

Cairo's cinemas change programme on Wednesday with Egyptian films leading the bookings, from Matloub Aelyan to Wala Kan Ala Al-Bal, alongside international titles and an art house run at Zawya.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres praised Egypt as a pillar of multilateralism during a lecture at Cairo University, calling for a complete end to the Gaza war and reaffirming the two-state solution.

Al Ahly crushed Uganda's Kitara 4-0 on Sunday to reach the CAF Confederation Cup group stage, with Hussein El Shahat scoring the club's historic 700th African goal.

Al Kathiri Holding's shareholders meet remotely on 16 November 2026 to vote on a 91.46 percent capital reduction to offset SAR 103.4 million in accumulated losses.

Egypt approved tenders for major desalination plants in Port Said and Suez, four wastewater facilities and Capital Gardens electricity under its PPP programme.

SABIC posted a Q3 2026 net profit of SAR 499 million, reversing a prior-quarter loss, on revenue of SAR 28.17 billion as sales volumes climbed 30 percent.