Egypt meets Australia on Friday at the 2026 World Cup knockout in Dallas, with Mohamed Salah one goal shy of equalling Hossam Hassan's all-time Egyptian...
Australia v Egypt World Cup Talking Points: Salah Fitness, Irankunda Record, Pharaohs’ Ambition
Australia and Egypt meet in the World Cup Round of 32 in Dallas with Salah returning, Irankunda chasing records, and the Pharaohs chasing a first...
Supreme Court Trans Athlete Ruling Threatens Gender Equality
The Supreme Court ruled that states can ban trans girls from school sports. The reasoning may hand states a cheaper legal standard for sex-based laws...
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes in School Sports
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling upheld state laws banning transgender athletes in school sports. Here is what the decision said and who dissented.
Egypt’s $1.6 Billion IMF Deal Ties Funds to Faster State Selloff
Egypt's $1.6B IMF staff-level deal unlocks the seventh EFF review, but ties the payout to fuel hikes, 15.8% inflation and a faster state-asset selloff.
Ford Rehires 350 ‘Gray Beard’ Engineers After AI Quality Bet Fails
Ford rehired 350 veteran engineers after admitting its AI quality controls failed, a reversal from a CEO who said AI would leave white-collar workers behind.
Magos’ $7M Drone Radar Deal Lands After an IDF Strike Killed 4
Magos Systems won an Israeli army contract for hundreds of AI radar units against fiber-optic drones, days after a Hezbollah strike killed 4 IDF soldiers.
Saudi Arabia FA President Quits After World Cup Group-Stage Exit
Saudi Arabia FA president Yasser Al-Misehal has resigned hours after the Green Falcons finished bottom of Group H and exited the 2026 World Cup.
How Zalatimo Brothers Sweets Became Jordan’s World Cup Calling Card
Zalatimo Brothers supplied the baklava and muttabbaq Jordan's players left in dressing rooms at the 2026 World Cup. Inside the 165-year-old family bakery.
Goldman Sachs Calls Egyptian Pound 13-15% Undervalued, Sets EGP 43 Target
Goldman Sachs values the Egyptian pound at EGP 43/USD, calling it 13-15% undervalued, with a path to EGP 46 over 12 months if foreign capital...
Egypt’s World Cup Knockout Hopes Lift as Salah Returns to Training
Mohamed Salah rejoined Egypt's training in Spokane on Tuesday, easing hamstring fears ahead of Friday's World Cup last-32 match with Australia in Dallas.
Saudi Arabia Irrigation Code Targets 2 Billion Cubic Meters a Year
Saudi Arabia's Irrigation Practices Code, built with the FAO, targets farm efficiency above 70% and about 2 billion cubic meters of water savings each year.
Jordan Industrial Exports Climb 9.1% to Record JD2.8 Billion
Jordan's industrial exports climbed 9.1% to JD2.808 billion through April 2026. Mining led the sub-sector gains; Switzerland led the destinations.
Royal Jordanian Crew Member Killed in New York Bus Crash
A Royal Jordanian crew member died and others were injured when their chartered shuttle flipped on the Long Island Expressway after the Amman to JFK...
From a Single Line to a Network: IMEC’s Real Hedge Play
IMEC reframed as a four-node corridor network could reroute 60 percent of Strait of Hormuz container traffic and carry $331 billion in trade.
CIB Taps IE University in Executive Education Bet on Egypt Banking
Egypt's largest private-sector bank CIB signed a strategic partnership with IE University for executive education, leadership development and youth training.