Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Vice Admiral Osama Rabie, met on Wednesday Chairman of Kenya’s Tunasco, Abdul Wali Sharif, to discuss opportunities for co-operation in the construction, development and operation of ports in Kenya.
Held at the SCA’s headquarters at the Guidance Building in Ismailia Governorate, the meeting focused on establishing a framework for potential co-operation between SCA and Tunasco, with a particular emphasis on supporting Kenya’s maritime infrastructure and expanding the two sides’ activities in the African market.
Deputy FM highlights Egypt’s Drive to expand development co-operation with Germany
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Egyptian Expatriates Ambassador Nabil Habashy emphasised on Wednesday Egypt’s keenness to further deepen development co-operation with Germany, particularly in the areas of technical education, vocational training, labour mobility and regular migration.
During his visit to Germany, Deputy Minister Habashy met with Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development Johann Saathoff, where the two sides reviewed the progress of Egyptian-German development co-operation and discussed opportunities to expand the partnership.
Ocon to leave Haas at end of season
French driver Esteban Ocon announced his departure from the Haas team at the end of the season but said on Wednesday his Formula One career was not over.
The 30-year-old joined the US-owned team from Alpine in 2025 and is currently 16th in the championship and 13 points behind British teammate Oliver Bearman.
Djokovic beats Borges to stay perfect at China Open
Novak Djokovic marked his return to the China Open after 11 years with a 6-3 7-6(2) win over Nuno Borges on Wednesday, extending his perfect record at the tournament to 30 wins without a loss.
Djokovic controlled the round-of-32 contest with a strong first serve as Borges put up a good fight in the second set, but ultimately buckled under pressure.
‘Diverted flydubai incident may be attempted terror attack’
The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv is believed to have stabbed the captain in a possible attempted “terror attack” on Wednesday, forcing the plane to divert to Saudi Arabia where it landed safely, three Israeli officials said.
They said the cabin crew entered the cockpit and took control of flydubai flight FZ1073 from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, which diverted to Saudi Arabia as it flew over Jordanian airspace. One of the officials identified the attacker as an Omani national.
Spain, France align on welcoming UK back to EU
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and France’s President Emmanuel Macron expressed enthusiasm on Wednesday for Britain rejoining the EU, and agreed Europe must strengthen its trade defences against China.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham floated the prospect of Britain rejoining the EU in an interview earlier on Wednesday, which Macron described as “excellent news” and a “good decision”.
