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Turkey and Armenia Move Toward Direct Trade in Major Step for South Caucasus Normalization

Turkey and Armenia have taken one of their most significant practical steps toward economic rapprochement in decades after Ankara...

SpaceX Launches Classified NRO Mission as Washington Accelerates Orbital Intelligence Expansion

SpaceX successfully launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office mission from California, highlighting Washington’s accelerating efforts to strengthen space-based intelligence,...

Saudi Arabia and Spain Expand Strategic Alignment Amid Deepening Gulf-Europe Economic Cooperation

Saudi Arabia and Spain have moved to significantly broaden bilateral cooperation through the establishment of a new Saudi–Spanish Strategic...

Egypt and India Advance Emerging Geoeconomic Corridor as Cairo Targets $12 Billion in Bilateral Trade

Egypt and India are intensifying efforts to transform their expanding political partnership into a broader geoeconomic corridor linking Asia,...

Europe’s Energy Transition: Diversification, Industrial Pressure and the Long Road to Renewable Sovereignty

Europe’s energy transition has moved beyond the emergency replacement of Russian gas into one of the largest geopolitical and...

Will the Laser Weapons Race Be Won by Factories or Integrated Technologies?

A new global military competition is rapidly taking shape—not around conventional missiles or next-generation fighter aircraft, but around high-energy...

Cuba Faces Deepening Power Crisis as Fuel Shortages Trigger Blackouts and Localized Protests

Cuba is facing a worsening energy crisis marked by prolonged nationwide electricity outages, severe fuel shortages and growing public...

Egypt Advances State-to-Market Transition With Four Major Company Offerings

Egypt’s government has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the state asset offering program, including the planned sale or listing...

Egypt’s Averroes Ventures Targets $50 Million Waste-to-Value Fund

Egypt-based venture capital firm Averroes Ventures is preparing a new $50 million investment fund focused on “waste-to-value” startups across...

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US Freeze on Iraq’s $500 Million Shipment Exposes Baghdad’s Structural Dilemma

Iraq’s incoming government is placing the resolution of delayed US dollar shipments from Washington among its highest immediate economic priorities, amid mounting fears that...

EGX closes mixed as foreign buying continues while blue chips extend decline

Cairo — Egypt’s stock market ended trading on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 on a mixed note, with the benchmark index falling for a third...

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