The latest African aviation market data for January 2026 reveals the continued recovery of the continent’s air transport sector, with Egypt ranking high amongst African countries. This indicator reflects its growing role as a major regional hub for international air traffic and travel. According to data from OAG – Schedules Analyser, a company specializing in analyzing airline schedules globally, the Cairo International Airport recorded the largest international flight seat capacity among African countries, driven by increased travel demand and the expansion of air connectivity networks between Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.   Busiest airports in Africa Egypt’s top ranking was bolstered by the strong performance of the Cairo International Airport, which ranked first among Africa’s busiest airports in January 2026, recording a seat capacity of approximately 1.75 million departing flights, representing a year-on-year growth of 10.3 percent compared to the same period in 2025. This performance reflects Cairo’s continued...

CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty expressed Egypt’s aspiration to expand trade and investment with the Central African Republic (CAR) during his meeting with Central African Republic Foreign Minister Sylvie Baïpo-Temon on Friday. He underlined opportunities in energy, transport, construction, and pharmaceutical industries, highlighting the potential contribution to the economic development of both countries. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the African Union Summit. Abdelatty congratulated Baïpo-Temon on the re-election of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, praising the country’s successful electoral process and President Touadéra’s efforts to restore security and stability, including programs to disarm rebel groups and strengthen state authority. He underscored Egypt’s significant and active role in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), noting that Egyptian forces play a key role in maintaining peace and security. He also welcomed plans to...

The Public Prosecution has ordered the referral of ten doctors, officials, and staff members from the 6th of October Health Insurance Hospital to criminal trial. The defendants are charged with medical negligence leading to permanent disabilities for 75 patients. Investigations conducted by the North Giza Prosecution revealed that the patients contracted severe intraocular infections following cataract surgeries performed in August 2025, Al-Ahram reported. This resulted in endophthalmitis—a severe inflammation of the interior of the eye—leading to acute vision deterioration. In several cases, the complications escalated to total vision loss or the surgical removal of the eye’s contents, both of which are legally classified as permanent disabilities. The findings highlighted gross negligence and significant technical and administrative failures within the hospital’s sterilization systems and protocols. Source link

The Public Prosecution has ordered the referral of ten doctors, officials, and staff members from the 6th of October Health Insurance Hospital to criminal trial. The defendants are charged with medical negligence leading to permanent disabilities for 75 patients. Investigations conducted by the North Giza Prosecution revealed that the patients contracted severe intraocular infections following cataract surgeries performed in August 2025, Al-Ahram reported. This resulted in endophthalmitis—a severe inflammation of the interior of the eye—leading to acute vision deterioration. In several cases, the complications escalated to total vision loss or the surgical removal of the eye’s contents, both of which are legally classified as permanent disabilities. The findings highlighted gross negligence and significant technical and administrative failures within the hospital’s sterilization systems and protocols. Source link

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The news comes days after it emerged that Russian authorities were restricting access to Telegram, another instant messaging app that is used by millions of people in Russia, including the military, top-level public officials, state media services and government bodies, such as the Kremlin and Roskomnadzor, the communications regulator. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists Thursday that the decision to block WhatsApp was made due to what he called violations of the law by the app’s parent company, without elaborating. “Max is an affordable alternative on the market for citizens, a developing national messenger. Regarding the blocking of WhatsApp, our authorities did indeed state that the decision was made and implemented due to the corporation’s unwillingness to comply with the law,” Peskov said. WhatsApp is owned...

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly underscored the importance of maintaining a balanced reform path that takes into account social dimensions, while continuing measures to support growth, stimulate the private sector and enhance the efficiency of public spending. Madbouly made the remarks during a meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, with Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk to follow up on the latest developments in cooperation between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the swearing-in of new ministers before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as part of the recent cabinet reshuffle. The meeting was held as part of efforts to ensure continued coordination with international partners and to support the state’s drive to achieve economic stability and advance the reform process. During the meeting, the finance minister reviewed the latest developments in the ongoing review process and the status of implementing commitments agreed upon under the cooperation program with the IMF. He also...

Three toddlers and their father were killed in a Russian drone strike in eastern Ukraine that also injured their pregnant mother and their grandmother, local emergency services said. The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram. Volodymyr Belyi, the town’s mayor, said the strike was a “crime that is beyond human comprehension.” “We lost the most precious thing we had – our future. Three little angels: two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl,” he said in a statement. He said the children’s father, who was 34, died in the strike, while their mother and grandmother were “fighting for their lives” in hospital. Police said the mother, who is 35 weeks pregnant, suffered head wounds and burns. The home where the family was...

Hong Kong  —  When China’s biggest artificial intelligence players gathered for a landmark meeting in Beijing in January, one question was in the spotlight: What are the chances of a Chinese AI firm overtaking US frontrunners in the next three to five years? The answer from a top AI scientist present at the gathering was surprisingly blunt: “Below 20 percent,” said Justin Lin, technical lead for Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s Qwen AI models. “And I think 20 percent is already very optimistic.” The sobering assessment stood in stark contrast to a year of headlines celebrating China’s AI boom. Since little-known startup DeepSeek shocked the world with a powerful AI model it said was built at a fraction of the cost of American equivalents, Chinese companies have topped global downloads for freely-available-to-use models and raised huge sums in market debuts. Yet despite the fanfare, some leading Chinese AI developers have warned...

Police received a report at 1.20 pm local time (10.20 am ET) Tuesday of an active school shooter at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Within minutes, officers were on the scene. At around 1.30 pm, alarms began to sound in the school, announcing a lockdown and ordering that classroom doors be closed. A student said he and his classmates used tables to barricade themselves in. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) soon issued a “shelter in place” warning, telling Tumbler Ridge residents to lock their doors and stay inside until further instruction. The RCMP said a suspect had been found dead, but that its officers were working to determine whether a second suspect was involved. As well as the suspect, police later said that at least nine people were confirmed dead. Six were found dead when police arrived at the school, and another person died en route to hospital. The...

In the midst of a blizzard sweeping across central Ukraine last month, Iryna Vlasenko had a dilemma. She needed to get her 7-year-old daughter, who was seriously ill, to a children’s hospital in Kyiv. But she couldn’t get to the main railway station in Khmelnytskyi, more than 300 kilometers (more than 180 miles) from the capital. So she texted Ukraine’s railway operator in desperation. Could the train stop in her village, Korzivtsi? A short time later, she got a reply. “Hello! We will stop the train in Korzivtsi.” Vlasenko was able to get her daughter on the train the next morning. Her story is one of many about that show the way Ukraine’s state railway company – Ukrzaliznytsia – has become such an important wartime lifeline for Ukrainians: For soldiers returning on leave, moving supplies, providing mobile medical facilities and for connecting the outside world with Kyiv and other cities....