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Neom Bay Airport Receives First Commercial Flight

Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)
Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)
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Neom Bay Airport Receives First Commercial Flight

Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)
Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Bay Airport received on Sunday its first commercial flight.

Director General at Saudi Arabian Airlines Saleh al-Jassar and Neom CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr were present to witness the Saudi Airlines flight land at the airport.

Neom Bay Airport is one of the most modern and important airports in the Middle East. It also boasts a strategic location where it lies on the border with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt.

It will conduct regular flights to investors and employees of Neom mega project.

The establishment of the airport comes in line with Saudi Vision 2030 and aims to support the development of the national economy by creating a modern and global logistics platform for companies and individuals around the world.

The total area of the airport is 3,643 sq. meters and has a hangar to accommodate as many as six aircraft.

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France Signs Deals to Help Egypt’s Economy in Volatile Regional Climate

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
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France Signs Deals to Help Egypt’s Economy in Volatile Regional Climate

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)

France and Egypt signed strategic partnership agreements on Monday, in areas covering health, transport and energy, which French President Emmanuel Macron said would help shore up Egypt's stability amid volatility in the region.

"Egypt is a strategic partner for our country," said Macron, speaking alongside Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a news conference in Cairo.

"I would thus like to reaffirm France's commitment to ensuring the stability of Egypt given the context of a worsening climate in the region and as the Egyptian economy faces challenges," added Macron.

Macron said he continued to back talks between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission.

The IMF approved last month the disbursement of $1.2 billion to Egypt, which has been grappling with high inflation and shortages of foreign currency.

Macron added France's overseas aid development body would sign 260 million euros ($284.5 million) worth of loans and grants for Egypt in areas such as transport, health, water and energy.

Macron and Sisi also both reaffirmed their calls for a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza and for the release of Israeli hostages.