Egypt - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Egypt cover image

Egypt

May 14, 2026

Cairo 6:52 pm

37°C

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly speaks in Beirut on Dec. 19, 2025.

Egypt ramps up energy investments amid war-driven price pressures

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Wednesday that Egypt has secured commitments exceeding $19 billion from international oil companies over the next three years.

Crops of wheat and barley in Terbol village on May 10, 2022, in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

Analysis

MENA wheat importers face food security risks as Hormuz crisis festers

Home to many of the world's largest wheat importers, the Middle East and North Africa face acute food security risks as the US-Israel-Iran war disrupts global fertilizer flows and pushes up prices.

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on the margins of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, on April 17, 2026.

Analysis

Why Saudi Arabia, Egypt are wary of Turkey’s proposed 4-way defense pact with Pakistan

The proposed framework faces major hurdles and fault lines, ranging from NATO constraints to Israeli opposition and weak military integration.

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

A man walks through the atrium during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

IMF slashes Mideast outlook by nearly 3 points as Iran war hits economies

The International Monetary Fund cut gross domestic product forecasts for the Middle East and North Africa, with the fallout from the conflict exposing stark divergences between the region’s energy exporters and importers.

Latest News

Analysis

Egypt eyes energy breakthroughs as Iran war deepens gas crunch

Sayed Hassan/Getty Images

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

Hostage to Hormuz, can Gulf rewire future energy flows to bypass Iran’s chokepoint?

A police speed boat patrols the port as oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Israel energy minister says gas flowing to Egypt, Jordan despite shutdown reports

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on Aug. 29, 2022.

Egypt closes stores early, Jordan bans AC as Iran war takes toll

Shops close early, on March 28, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt.

Beatrice Farhat

Associate Editor (Lebanon)

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

In London, reporting on North Africa and Gulf politics

Mohammed Magdy

In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Salwa Samir

In Giza, reporting on politics

Nada Shaker

In Cairo, reporting on culture

Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Hamas Gaza government, prays before delivering a speech in Gaza City October 19, 2013. Haniyeh urged rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to speed up the implementation of the faltering Egyptian-brokered unity deal to heal six years of political rifts. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX14GN2

Haniyeh Discusses Hamas Ties With Egypt, Iran in Speech

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s speech over the weekend in Gaza omits reference to an imminent confrontation with Israel.

In switch, Egypt may join Ethiopia in Nile Dam project

In a surprising move, Egypt said that it will consider participating with Ethiopia in the construction of the Renaissance Dam, which it had staunchly opposed.

A child vendor waits for tourists to sell them souvenirs at the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo August 26, 2013. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) - RTX12XFC

Gulf Cash Gives Jolt of Life To Egypt's Economy

About $12 billion in aid and bank deposits are helping the Egyptian economy in the short term, but structural reforms are needed to sustain the economy in the long term.

The conical ceiling of the Hall of Names is pictured during a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, March 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3FBH3

Arab Hero Receives Israeli Holocaust Museum Award

Egyptian Dr. Mohamed Helmy was recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations" by the Israeli Holocaust Museum of Yad Vashem for saving Jews during the Holocaust.

A man holds a poster Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the tomb of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) - RTR3FNLW

Loveless Bonds Link Washington, Cairo

The Pentagon is the lifeline for what has become a businesslike relationship between the US and Egypt.

Fishermen hang their clothes out to dry on the banks of the river Nile in Cairo April 16, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT) - RTX113BF

Egypt’s 'Lost Dream' of Linking Congo, Nile Rivers

For more than a century, there's been talk of linking the Congo and Nile rivers to provide Egypt with water, yet successive Egyptian governments have strongly opposed such an undertaking.

Posters of Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are seen as supporters of the army protest against ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at the tomb of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) - RTR3FNL0

Has Egypt Lost the Plot?

Egyptians seem to have forgotten the initial goals that fueled uprisings against the Muslim Brotherhood and the denial of human rights.

Younes Makhyoun (2nd R), head of the Salafist al-Nour Party attends a news conference with Presidential Media Advisor and spokesman Ahmed al-Muslimani (2nd L) at the party's headquarters in Cairo August 28, 2013. During the conference, Makhyoun stated that the Egyptian armed forces are a red line and reiterated al-Nour's support of the army's roadmap back to democracy, according to local media. Picture taken August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA) - RTX12ZWG

Nour Party: Don't Blame Islamists For Brotherhood's Mistakes

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, the head of the Egyptian Salafist Al-Nour Party, discusses the mistakes of the Muslim Brotherhood and the upcoming elections.

Palestinian protesters hurl rocks at Israeli soldiers during clashes in Betunia, near the West Bank city of Ramallah October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX147KO

Egyptian-Israeli Peace Dilemma For United States

Egypt's peace agreement with Israel has stood in the way of a lasting solution for Palestinians.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber is followed by fighter planes above one of the three great pyramids of Giza, Egypt October 25, during a demonstration flight which is part of the Bright Star 99 military exercises. Some 73,000 military personnel from eleven countries are taking part in the exercises in the Egyptian Western desert and the Mediterranean.

FMS/ZDC - RTRRTL5

US 'Muddled' Approach to Egyptian Aid Needs Reassessment

The freeze on aid shows the United States is missing the message on Egypt.

A riot police officer, on a armoured personnel carrier surrounded by anti-Mursi protesters (foreground), fires rubber bullets at members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi along a road at Ramsis square, which leads to Tahrir Square, during clashes at a celebration marking Egypt's 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo October 6, 2013. At least 28 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in clashes during protests in Egypt on Sunday, security sources and state medi

Egypt Security Forces Scramble To Contain Deadly Violence

Egypt's new government is struggling to restore stability in the country after the latest wave of violence.

Military helicopters are seen flying over while people gather at Tahrir Square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY MILITARY) - RTR3FNYZ

4 Reasons Why US Shouldn't Reduce Aid to Egypt

The recent decision by the US to withhold a major arms shipment to Egypt will have no impact on Egypt’s democratic transition.