Mirette Magdy

Middle East and North Africa Reporter

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A Looming End to $1-a-Month Home Rentals Stokes Worries in Egypt

IMF Says Egypt Has Built Buffers to Tackle Shocks as Pound Gains

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

IMF Says Egypt Has Built Buffers to Tackle Shocks as Pound Gains

A Looming End to $1-a-Month Home Rentals Stokes Worries in Egypt

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Egypt Holds Rates as Iran War Hits Pound, Drives Fuel Surge

Egyptian Economy Amid Historic Currency Slump

March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

Egypt Pound Hits New Low as Fears Mount Over Prolonged Iran War

Egyptian Private Sector Growth Rebounds to Best Since Late 2020

March 29, 2026

March 29, 2026

Syria Eyes $1 Billion Revival for Postal and Mobile Networks

Eid Al-Adha Observances In Damascus

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

Gulf Countries’ Frustration With the US Grows as War Wears On

TOPSHOT-UAE-IRAN-ISRAEL-US-CONFLICT

March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Gulf States Weigh Military Options to Counter Iran’s Attacks

Emirates Iran US Israel

March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Trump Began Iran Talks as Allies Warned War Risked Disaster

Donald Trump

March 15, 2026

March 15, 2026

Gulf Economies at Risk of Worst Slump Since ‘90s on Iran War

TOPSHOT-QATAR-IRAN-ISRAEL-US-CONFLICT

March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026

Iran War Tests Egypt’s Resilience After Bond Outflows Surge

Egyptian Private Sector Growth Rebounds to Best Since Late 2020

March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026

Egypt Inflation Quickened in Month Before Iran War Erupted

A food vendor at a market in Cairo.

March 8, 2026

March 8, 2026

Egypt’s Pound Hits New Low as Iran War Shockwaves Spread

Egyptian Private Sector Growth Rebounds to Best Since Late 2020

March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026

Egyptian Pound Dips Past Milestone as Mideast Conflict Rages

Egyptian pound banknotes

March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026

Hopes for Suez Canal Revival Dashed by New Middle East Conflict

The Suez Canal Viewed From The Ebba Maersk Container Ship

March 1, 2026

March 1, 2026

Saudi, Egyptian Markets Slump as US-Iran Conflict Roils Region

Inside The Re-Opened Egyptian Stock Exchange

February 26, 2026

February 26, 2026

Egypt Unlocks Around $2.3 Billion in IMF Funding After Reviews

Cairo

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

Egypt Deploys Rate Cut, Liquidity Boost to Spur Economy

A supermarket in Cairo.

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

Syria Sees Economic Growth Doubling to Near 10% After Trump Eased Sanctions

Syria Set To Be Reconnected To SWIFT Payment System After More Than A Decade Of Sanctions

February 10, 2026

February 10, 2026

Nigeria Targets State Asset Sales to Private Investors This Year

Opening Day Of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026

February 9, 2026

February 9, 2026

IMF Chief Plays Down the Dollar’s ‘Short Term Variations’

Kristalina Georgieva

February 8, 2026

February 8, 2026

Saudi Arabia Plans Updated Strategy for Vision 2030 Overhaul

Construction Projects in Saudi Arabia