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Egypt, EU, and Italy launch €24m integrated rural development project
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, inaugurated the first technical committee meeting of the Integrated Rural Development Project, joined by European Union Ambassador to Cairo Angelina Eichhorst, Italian Ambassador...
Egyptian Startup Tackles Fake Cash-on-Delivery Orders with New Shopify App
Egyptian Streets
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July 13, 2025
In Egypt’s fast-growing e-commerce market, cash remains king. But while Cash on Delivery (COD) offers convenience and trust for customers, it continues to cause major headaches for online store owners, particularly when it comes to fake or...
Inside Egyptian Halls as plans to revive city treasure progress
GlasgowWorld
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July 15, 2025
The upper floors of the A-listed Union Street halls — by architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson — have been lying empty for decades. A potential buyer bid for the building but it was not accepted by the current owner, the council understands. Now,...
Is Egypt Ready for Coldplay? Cairokee’s Stadium Concert Says Maybe
Egyptian Streets
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July 14, 2025
For over two hours, more than 50,000 people filled Cairo International Stadium, singing along to a band that started over a decade ago on smaller, makeshift stages. Cairokee’s June 28 concert was more than a performance, it marked the first time...
Crystal Martin to build large-scale textile, apparel factory in Egypt
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
Hong Kong–based Crystal Martin Group has announced plans to establish its own textile and apparel factory in Egypt under the freezone system, covering an area of 1.5 million square meters. The project is expected to create around 4,000 jobs,...
Experts Advocate $100bn Annual Investments In African Energy Infrastructure
Daily Independent
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July 15, 2025
1 LAGOS – Energy experts and government functionaries have highlighted gas as the bridge between energy access and renewable transition, the need for $100 billion annual investments in African energy infrastructure, and the Media’s critical role...
Egypt lauds Korean support aligned with Vision 2030
Korea Herald
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July 13, 2025
Egyptian Ambassador to Korea Khaled Abdel Rahman lauded South Korea’s development cooperation and investments that align with Egypt’s Vision 2030, marking the 73rd anniversary of Egypt’s National Day on Friday. The National Day, commemorated every...
Global cotton output, stocks & consumption raised for 2025-26: WASDE
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Global cotton output for the marketing season 2025-26 is estimated at 118.42 million bales (each weighing 480 pounds or 208.65 kg) in the July 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report by the United States Department of...
Corn finishes firm, with some months back above support
Brownfield Ag News
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July 14, 2025
Market News Corn finishes firm, with some months back above support Soybeans were mixed. Soybeans are looking at generally favorable development conditions in the near-term forecast for most areas. The USDA says 70% of U.S. soybeans are rated good...
That Time Nicolas Cage Was Almost Superman for Tim Burton
IndieWire
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July 14, 2025
When I was but a humble Warner Bros. Studio tour guide in 2012, the entire department was gifted a rare treat: A trip to the studio archives. Shuttled to a nondescript airport hangar, we toured the most precious of WB artifacts, an elite few of...
Sudan’s sunken heritage: The hidden story behind Egypt’s High Dam
Global Voices
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July 13, 2025
This article by Ahmad Matarik was first published in Arabic on Raseef22 on July 7, 2025. This edited translation is published on Global Voices as part of a media partnership agreement. When Egypt began serious plans to build the massive Aswan High...
Pakistan, Egypt explore deeper agricultural cooperation
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 10, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 10 (APP):Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain on Thursday emphasized Pakistan’s keen interest in learning from Egypt’s successful experiences to promote and develop agriculture...
Egypt Sees Extremely Hot, Humid Weather on Friday, Cairo 35°C
Sada Elbalad
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July 11, 2025
Fri 11 Jul 2025 | 09:15 AM The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicts hot to extremely hot, humid weather will prevail across the country during Friday's daylight hours. The country will also witness mist on agricultural and highway...
Egypt’s annual headline inflation records 14.4% in June: CAPMAS
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Egypt's annual headline inflation recorded 14.4% in June, versus 16.5% in May, as reported by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on July 10th. The inflation rate was driven by a 6.8% year-on-year (YoY)...
Egypt: Vaiu secures Central Bank of Jordan’s initial approval to launch BNPL services
Zawya
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Arab Finance: valU has received initial approval from the Central Bank of Jordan to launch its buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the country, marking a step forward in its regional expansion, as per an emailed press release. The fintech...
HDB expands national footprint with ‘Acacia’ branch in New Cairo
Daily News Egypt
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July 12, 2025
The Housing and Development Bank (HDB) has inaugurated its latest branch, “Acacia,” in New Cairo, as part of its 2025–2030 strategy to strengthen its network of branches across Egypt. The opening ceremony was attended by Hassan Ghanem, CEO and...
Women Redraw Egypt’s Economy Through Micro-Enterprise
Egyptian Streets
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July 12, 2025
In a workshop in Upper Egypt, a group of women gather around sewing machines, their hands stitching fabric into garments and the fabric of a new economic reality. Through the Women’s Enterprise Support Programme, thousands of women like them are...
Egyptian BNPL platform Valu receives initial regulatory approval for Jordan launch
MENAbytes
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July 10, 2025
Cairo-based fintech Valu has received initial regulatory approval from Jordan’s central bank to launch its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service in the country, marking the company’s first expansion beyond its home market and a signal of its broader...
In Free Fall
NOW Lebanon
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July 14, 2025
🔊 Listen to Post 'If Lebanon doesn’t act, it will become Bilad al-Sham again,' warns Tom Barrack, Israel escalates strikes as US increases pressure on Hezbollah, Hezbollah satisfied with Lebanese response to US disarmament proposal amidst American...
Egypt nears record strawberry exports to Germany
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Egypt is enhancing its role in the global fresh strawberry sector, with exports to Germany at a peak for the past five marketing years. Data from the German Statistical Office and Global Trade Tracker, relayed by EastFruit, indicates a shipment of...