Egypt
Brent fell to $107. 88, while WTI fell to $100.25 per barrel. Investors are assessing a possible increase in Russian fuel exports.
A fire broke out on the San Marino-flagged vessel Wide Trader near Sulina. Four people have been rescued, while the search for eight others is still underway.
The merchant vessel Azov Concord was hit in the Black Sea near Bulgaria: 11 crew members are missing, while five others were rescued.
The Ukrainian duo placed third in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event. This is Ukraine’s first medal of the 2026 season.
Egyptian underwater archaeologists discovered a bronze ring depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The artifact was likely used as a seal.
Twelve people were killed and more than 300 injured in a missile strike on Riyadh Airport. Trump said the United States might intervene.
Kyiv is considering five ceasefire formats: Ukrainian, Indian, Turkish, Egyptian, and American. Steps by Russia are needed to launch them.
India proposed the broadest ceasefire format. Kyiv is ready for simultaneous energy and Black Sea ceasefires, as well as a ceasefire along the front.
Riyadh is preparing a new offensive against the Houthis and is requesting military support from France, the United Kingdom and Germany. Saudi Arabia is also offering to protect Bab el-Mandeb.
The mural in Tahrir Square was painted over ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit amid controversy over the depiction of the pharaohs. The design was created with the help of ChatGPT.
The talks involving Turkey, the UN and mediators are scheduled for early October. The initiative is intended to protect grain shipments and ports.
Qatar's initiative has not brought the US and Iran any closer to a compromise. The sides are increasingly contemplating a resumption of the military conflict.
Large-scale fighting has resumed in Ethiopia between the army and the TPLF. The escalation could draw in Eritrea and threaten key trade routes.
Ukraine is planning a meeting with the United States and Russia in October. They will discuss ending the war, strikes on energy infrastructure, and shipping security.
A Roman tomb with ancient Egyptian scenes and a Greek inscription about Pisechtus was discovered in the Dakhla Oasis. A coin of Constantine was found inside.
Egypt, India, Turkey, and Middle Eastern countries proposed unblocking the Black Sea. Ukraine is awaiting Russia's response.
The Office of the President said that the Ukrainian delegation is returning to Ukraine. The media reported on possible talks regarding an energy truce.
Russia cut September wheat exports to 347,000 tonnes, compared with 1. 3 million tonnes last year. Shipments through Novorossiysk fell 9.6-fold.
Researchers recorded new underground anomalies near KV62, including a possible corridor two meters wide. The discovery supports the hypothesis of a Nefertiti complex.
The attacks have reduced grain supplies from Ukraine and Russia, pushing wheat prices to a three-year high. The EU warns of a global crisis.
Russia has shown the S-71K and S-71M for the first time for the Su-57. They have already been used against Ukraine, in particular to strike stationary and moving targets.
Zelenskyy enacted sanctions against 20 vessels, 29 individuals, and 29 companies linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex and Rostec. The restrictions also targeted 10 propagandists.
The President of Ukraine said that prolonging the war and the blockade of the Black Sea threaten global food security. Grain exports are becoming more expensive.
At the air show in Egypt, russia publicly presented the S-71M and S-71K for the first time. The developments combine the properties of cruise missiles and strike drones.
Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and Russia must make mutual concessions in negotiations. He added that it is not a matter of expecting compromises exclusively from Ukraine.
In Saqqara, archaeologists discovered the intact tomb of the official Sekhentio-Ptah, containing ritual objects. Sarcophagi and more than 100 ushabti were found nearby.
A bus overturned on the road between Dahab and Nuweiba in Egypt, killing 22 people and injuring another 28. Jordanians are among the victims.
Fourteen fossilized shark teeth from the Cretaceous period were discovered on the Abu Tartur Plateau. Two of the five identified species had not previously been found in Egypt.
Due to strikes on the Russian oil-refining network, Russia banned aviation fuel exports and imported 70,000 tonnes of Jet A-1 from Korea and Egypt, according to intelligence.
Two men robbed a museum in Vienna and stole a Van Cleef & Arpels platinum necklace. The piece, made for the Egyptian royal family, has more than 600 diamonds.