EGYPT

WE Data leads fixed broadband with about 80% of subscriptions. Vodafone Egypt is the largest mobile operator with about 42% market share. Orange Egypt holds about 26% and Etisalat by e& about 22% of the mobile market. Fixed broadband median speed reached 76.7 Mbps by early 2025, while mobile data speed median via 3G/4G is around 24.2 Mbps. The regulator auctioned the 2600 MHz band in late 2020 for 5G, but full licenses were not immediately issued, and Telecom Egypt secured the first 5G spectrum license in 2024 for $150 million. The Haya Karima rural development initiative aims to connect

Workers have begun laying tracks in the desert east of Cairo, marking a visible new phase in Egypt’s first high-speed, electrified rail corridor—an ambitious “Green Line” intended to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean and reshape how people and goods move across the country. The Times of Israel Egypt’s Minister of Transport and Industry, Kamel El‑Wazir, has repeatedly framed the project as a strategic national artery—calling it a “new Suez Canal on rails”—because it creates a fast, overland connection between the same two seas linked by the world-famous canal. The Times of Israel The symbolism is bold. The engineering

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 16:08 ET Egypt has received $3.5 billion under a Qatar-backed development deal for a luxury real estate and tourism project on its Mediterranean coast, a cabinet statement said on Tuesday. The payment matters now because Egypt has been pressing for hard-currency inflows and long-term foreign investment as it navigates heavy debt and a widening budget gap, while meeting targets tied to its International Monetary Fund programme. For Qatar, it is a concrete step in a broader push to expand economic reach into Africa and compete with regional rivals — not just with capital, but with

A once‑in‑a‑century sky show is now dominating science and lifestyle headlines. On August 2, 2027, a total solar eclipse dubbed “the eclipse of the century” will sweep across southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, delivering up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds of total darkness — the longest totality visible from land between 1991 and 2114. WIRED+1 On December 8–9, 2025, outlets from WIRED to The Australian Women’s Weekly, SYFY, and international titles like the Economic Times and Times of India all pushed fresh explainers and travel pieces, signaling that global countdown coverage has truly begun. The Times of India+4WIRED+4The Australian Women’s Weekly+4 Below is everything you need to know — from where to