President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed gratitude to Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and the Malaysian people for the warm hospitality and noble sentiments reflecting goodwill and deep affection toward Egypt.

Egypt keen to expand healthcare co-operation with Germany

Means to enhance healthcare co-operation with Germany and explore new partnership opportunities topped the agenda of talks in Berlin on Saturday.

 Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with representatives of the German Health Alliance (GHA), on the sidelines of the World Health Summit 2026 in Berlin.

EDA chief urges stronger partnerships for pharma innovation

Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) Chairman Ali el-Ghamrawy stressed the importance of boosting partnerships between the authority, international universities and research institutions to support scientific research, foster innovation and develop the pharmaceutical industry.

Egypt, Germany seek to boost health links

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar visited Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday.

The visit took place on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Berlin.

S&P affirms Egypt’s rating at ‘B/B’ with ‘stable’ outlook

The Ministry of Finance on Saturday welcomed S&P Global Ratings’ decision to affirm Egypt’s sovereign credit rating at ‘B/B’ with a ‘stable’ outlook.

Sisi lands in Indonesia for official visit

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived at Halim Air Force Base in Jakarta on Saturday, commencing his official visit to Indonesia.

Portugal suspend Ronaldo after national team walkout

PARIS — Cristiano Ronaldo has been provisionally suspended as the Portuguese football federation announced Saturday it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the 41-year-old following his decision to walk out on the national team.

EPL: Arsenal hit back to sink Leeds

LONDON — Arsenal roared back to beat Leeds 2-1 and pull level with Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday, hitting the ground running after the three-week international break.

Palmer extends Chelsea stay until 2034

LONDON — Cole Palmer has signed a contract extension to stay at Chelsea until 2034.

Palmer was already under contract with the Premier League club until 2033 and the England forward’s improved deal extends his time at Stamford Bridge for a further year.

Abbas postpones Palestinian polls to September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday cancelled legislative elections scheduled for November due to worsening conditions within ​the Palestinian territories and set a date of September 11, ‌2027 for both presidential and legislative elections, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Putin ‘understands’ Trump proposals to de-escalate war

US President Donald Trump conveyed his ideas about how to de-escalate the war in Ukraine to Vladimir Putin during a phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said.

Blast at Riyadh airport prompts evacuations, flight cancellations

More than a dozen ambulances were seen rushing to Riyadh’s ‌international airport and travellers were evacuated from parts of the facility after a loud blast was heard there on Saturday, an eyewitness and people briefed ​on the matter said.