Ifta, Egypt's official body for issuing religious edicts, set the minimum value of Zakat Al-Fitr, an obligatory charitable donation for the poor, at EGP 35 ($0.70) per person this year, encouraging ...

Egypt made an official trade agency responsible for inspecting imported wheat, a step that could end disruptions in the purchases of world’s biggest wheat buyer by replacing quarantine officials ...

Despite buying from the local market and paying local suppliers in Egyptian pounds, two traders told Reuters that Mostakbal ...

Dar Al-Ifta has announced that the minimum Zakat al-Fitr amount is set at EGP 35 per person for 2025. The decision was made in coordination with the Islamic Research Academy, under the leadership of ...

Ever since the disruption of supply of Black Sea wheat after the Ukraine war broke out on 24 February, Egypt has scrambled to find viable import alternatives to secure the strategic commodity.

2024/25's net reductions were offset by higher sales for 2025/26, which totaled 491,100 tons. Leading buyers of that wheat included Guatemala, Mexico, unknown destinations, Panama, and Egypt. Combined ...

MOSCOW: Egypt, the biggest buyer of Russian wheat, imported 6.3 million metric tons from July 2024 to January 2025, a 70% increase compared to last year, analysts from rail carrier Rusagrotrans said ...

The fortification programme is a strategic intervention designed to curb the high prevalence of anaemia in Egypt, ...

Egypt and the European Commission have signed a 90 million euro ($93.9 million) soft funding agreement to enhance food ...