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The Iraqi government is studying the possibility of constructing an oil pipeline that would connect it to Egypt via Jordan, Baghdad’s ambassador to Cairo Habib Al-Sadr said yesterday, without elaborating, Al Ahram reports. Sources said last month that Egypt had renewed an agreement to import 12 mn bbl of Iraqi crude this year.

Agricultural Quarantine delegation to visit KSA to discuss lifting ban on Egyptian imports: Officials from Egypt’s Agricultural Quarantine Authority (AQA) and Agricultural Export Council (AEC) are heading to Saudi on 7 March to negotiate with authorities over lifting the Kingdom’s ban on Egyptian crops, AQA boss Ahmed Kamal El Attar tells Al Shorouk. A Saudi […]

Egypt and Japan signed yesterday a USD 175.7 mn loan agreement to finance the construction of schools in Egypt that operate using Japanese curricula, Youm7 reports. The schools had pushed their inaugural semester for a year from last fall. 22 out of a planned 45 schools are expected to be ready for September. The agreement […]

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met with Azerbaijan’s Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev in Cairo yesterday for talks that centered around boosting economic ties and resuming direct air travel, according to Al Mal. Mustafayev also met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to discuss increasing Azerbaijani investments in oil and gas, as well as national and infrastructure […]

A delegation of more than 25 Belgian companies will visit Cairo in March to explore potential investment in different industrial sectors, Al Shorouk reports. The delegation will also be looking to provide platforms for exports to Europe.

Chad has restored its diplomatic relations with Qatar six months after having cut ties with Doha as part of the Qatar boycotts initiated by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE, Reuters reports.

Egypt “suddenly” shut down the Rafah border crossing yesterday shortly after it was opened to allow Palestinians through to Gaza, the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo said late last night in a statement carried by Al Masry Al Youm. The crossing was set to be open for four days. Thousands of Gazans had been waiting to […]