Newsletter: Business & Tech Iran keeps Hormuz reopening on hold Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained low, with only five commodity vessels transiting the waterway on Tuesday, according to data from maritime tracking firm Kpler. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
China's Xi to visit Egypt for first time in decade as military, Huawei ties grow The visit comes as Chinese telecoms giant Huawei seeks to supply more than 2,000 advanced AI chips for Egyptian government data centers. Egypt
Eni presses ahead with Egypt gas projects as war raises investment risks Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi on Tuesday, with the Italian energy giant revealing it could make a crucial investment decision in coming months. Egypt
China holds second air drill with Egypt: What to know China is seeking to strengthen ties with Egypt and Gulf states, including via joint air drills. Egypt
Analysis How Israel's rivalry, defense deals prompted Turkey to join Mecca pact By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Israel moves against West Bank settlers after Huckabee criticism By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Egypt's Shoukry holds talks with Lavrov in Russia, a day after meeting Blinken Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry delivered a message from the United States to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Russia's war in Ukraine, according to an Egyptian media report. Egypt
Middle East corruption rankings: Syria most corrupt, UAE least, Turkey slipped Corruption remains rampant across the Middle East and North Africa, Transparency International reports, with the region’s average score in combating corruption hitting a new low of 38. Turkey
Pound devaluation, IMF deal send Egypt’s stock market soaring PRO: Egypt's stock market has started 2023 as one of the world’s best-performing exchanges. Here's what it will take to maintain that momentum. Marc Español
Blinken seeks detainee progress, but releases are Egypt’s ‘prerogative’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Al-Monitor he raised the cases of individual political prisoners during his two-day visit to Cairo, which included a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt
In Egypt, economic heat of Russia's war in Ukraine is only getting worse Average Egyptians told Al-Monitor that everything from the price of tomatoes to bread is taking a toll on daily life and household decisions as country's economy reels under the heavy toll of the war in Ukraine. Egypt
Egypt's Sisi meets Modi, inks 'strategic partnership' on landmark India visit The trip could lead to greater cooperation between India and Egypt on trade, the Suez Canal, green hydrogen and more. Egypt
CIA director in Egypt after Libya and Ukraine, meets Sisi The Egyptian president met on Monday with the CIA director as the two held talks discussing various bilateral, regional and international issues. Egypt
Large Arab boycott of Libya conference as Italy's FM visits Egypt On the sidelines of a heavily boycotted Arab League consultative meeting, Egyptian officials met Italy's foreign minister to discuss illegal immigration from Libya, among other issues. Egypt
UAE hosts Gulf leaders including Qatar's along with Egypt, Jordan Egypt and Jordan are increasingly looking to the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states for development and economic support. Legacy: Gulf
Egypt green-lights sweeping privatization strategy following IMF agreement The plan defines the contours of the state’s future participation in the economy, including those activities it plans to exit, to increase the contribution of the private sector. Egypt
Culture Child marriage raises controversy once again in Egypt Child marriage is in the public spotlight again in Egypt, after two children were engaged in Sharqia governorate in northern Egypt. Egypt
In Egypt, massive funding for new mosques questioned amid economic crisis The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments has built thousands of new mosques in President Sisi's time in office, despite pressing needs for education, health care, and other services. Egypt
