By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Youm7
The Egyptian stock market ended trading on Monday 14 September 2026 with a loss of 65 billion pounds and a broad decline in its indices. Selling by Arab investors weighed for the second consecutive session, despite buying by Egyptian and foreign investors, according to Al-Youm Al-Sabea.
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority has approved the sale of 30% of Banque du Caire, or up to 4.575 billion shares, for about 24.25 billion Egyptian pounds. Orders will be collected from 19 to 23 October 2026, with the final price to be announced by 26 October at the latest, according to Hashem El-Sayed.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Daily News Egypt ·
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, lost more than $500 billion in market capitalisation after shares fell 13% on Wall Street. The sell-off came despite a 25% quarterly revenue increase, as investors feared the impact of AI-generated summaries on advertising, Bénin Web TV reports.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Bénin Web TV ·
Egypt has settled 6.1 billion dollars in arrears owed to its foreign oil and gas partners, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi announced. Between July 2024 and June 2026, the country also brought 591 new wells into production and made 113 discoveries, the minister said at the Mediterranean hydrocarbons conference in Alexandria.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Daily News Egypt ·
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, is due to appear in court on 27 October 2026 for operating a website without a licence. Human Rights Watch is calling for the charges to be dropped; the case exposes her to a fine of up to 3 million Egyptian pounds and threatens the outlet with closure, according to the organisation.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Human Rights Watch ·
Stray dog interrupts Egyptian league matchA stray dog ran onto the pitch during an Egyptian league match between Al Ahly Bank and Al Masry, briefly interrupting the game. The scene, which went viral on Wednesday, sparked debate about public safety and the management of stray dogs in Egypt, Egypt Independent reported.
Tunisia plans 32,557 public-sector recruitments in 2027Tunisian MP Ali Zaghdoud says 32,557 recruitments and regularisations are planned in the public sector in 2027, across several ministries and worker categories. The figures were presented at a hearing on the draft economic budget for the coming year, according to an interview with Tunisia Numérique.The week in Africa
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