Egypt

Turkish exporters have inked deals on a new route through Iran to transport their goods to Gulf markets if Egypt does not renew its deal with Turkey on April 22, according to sector representatives. 

Just a day after describing as ?unacceptable? remarks from the Arab League head that Turkey was one of the ?foreign powers? meddling in Yemen, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has ?condemned? the claim, issuing a statement specifically addressing the controversy.

The United States announced on March 31 it was lifting its hold on the supply of military equipment to Egypt, which was frozen when the military took power in Cairo nearly two years ago.
   

The Egypt International Economy Conference organized in the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh in mid-March resulted in a contract worth $36.2 billion.

Arab leaders have agreed to form a joint military force, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on March 29 on the second day of a summit.
 
"The Arab leaders had decided to agree on the principle of a joint Arab military force," Sisi said in a speech at the summit held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Tourism ministry officials from Egypt and Bulgaria and both countries' ambassadors are due to hold a conference on promoting bilateral tourism cooperation from Wednesday to Friday in Egypt's capital Cairo.

An Egyptian woman who says she had to dress as a man to get work has been hailed as an "exemplary working mother" by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
      
Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, showed up on Sunday at the presidential palace to receive an award from Sisi and a cash prize of 50,000 pounds, wearing a male robe and turban, a day after Egypt marked Mother's Day.
      

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on March 13 urged business executives to invest in Egypt, praising the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for ?bold? economic reforms aimed at restoring investor confidence.

Turkey?s exports to Egypt increased by 3.1 percent in 2014, according to the Turkish-Egyptian Business Association.

?Turkey?s exports to Egypt last year amounted to some $3.398 billion, increasing from $3.2 billion in 2013,? Atilla Ataseven, the head of the association, told Anadolu Agency.

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived March 13 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where he is to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).