President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has departed the Russian capital, Moscow, heading for Budapest to commence an official state visit to the Hungary.

The Egyptian president was formally seen off at the airport by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko, Egyptian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Hamdy Shaaban, alongside senior diplomats and members of the Egyptian Embassy in Moscow.

Egypt’s CBE raises key interest rates by 1%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt has decided to increase key policy rates by 100 basis points (1 percentage point) during its meeting on Thursday.

Following this adjustment, the overnight deposit rate stands at 20.00 per cent, the overnight lending rate at 21.00 per cent, and the rate for the main operation at 20.50 per cent.

Cairo, Moscow advance joint grain storage, digital tracking projects

Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk stated on Thursday that Russia remains a vital strategic partner in safeguarding Egypt’s food security and securing domestic wheat supplies, following bilateral talks with Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, held on October 28–29 2026, in Moscow as part of the third Russia-Africa Summit.

9th Cairo Water Week ends with global consensus on climate resilience

The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has announced the successful conclusion of the 9th Cairo Water Week (CWW), establishing its status as a premier global forum for dialogue on climate and water issues.

Greek PM seeks sea truce after ship sunk by drone

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Wednesday for a global maritime truce after a drone attack sank a ‌Greek container ship off Bulgaria, the latest of a series of strikes on ships in the western Black Sea this month.

Speaking at a high-level debate of the Greek presidency ⁠of the UN Security Council on maritime security, Mitsotakis said commercial vessels must be able to navigate safely and freely even during times of conflict.

Yemen’s hospitals buckle as fighting escalates

In a hospital in Yemen’s Taiz, a 25-year-old pregnant mother of two lay immobilised after a bullet lodged in her spine while she was trapped inside her home without food or water for two days.

The UN and ‌aid agencies say health needs in the besieged city of Taiz are critical, amid acute shortages of medicine, oxygen, surgical gloves, anesthetic and fuel.

Hospitals near Yemen’s front lines are facing large influxes of patients, treating up to 700 war wounded in a single week, according to the Red Cross.