Madinat Masr records EGP 580m in net profit during 1H 2023
Madinat Masr reported a 151% increase in net profit to EGP 580.2m during 1H 2023, compared to EGP 231.1m during the same period last year. The company's consolidated revenues increased…
Administrative Capital for Urban Development achieves EGP 19.8bn in PBT during 2022
Company pays EGP 3.7bn income taxes in 2022
CBE replaces 6 million pension cards with Meeza cards
25 banks issue 30 million Meeza cards until September 2022
State of Emergency in ِEthiopia’s Amhara Region Could Lead to Further Abuses: HRW
Years of violent unrest and armed conflict in Ethiopia have resulted in countless abuses in regions across the country, with no end in sight, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on…
FRA activates asset revaluation experts’ register
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has completed all the necessary arrangements to start receiving applications for the asset revaluation experts’ register. The move is an implementation of the Authority’s Board…
Sweilam, El-Orabi review water cooperation projects in Africa
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam met Wednesday with Mohamed El-Orabi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, and members…
Australia’s decision to again use the term ‘occupied Palestinian territories’ brings it into line with international law
Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has announced Australia will return to use of the term “occupied Palestinian territories”. The Australian government will use this phrase to describe the…
Why the growth of AI in making art won’t eliminate artists
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been in the news, most recently concerning the Hollywood actors’ strike about the potential impact of AI in filmmaking. Another story involved AI being used…
The fast, furious, and brutally short life of an African male lion
The death of a lion in Kenya’s picturesque savannas rarely tugs at people’s hearts, even in a country where wildlife tourism is a key pillar of the nation’s economy. But…
Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century
Imagine that we’ve all – all of us, all of society – landed on some alien planet, and we have to form a government: clean slate. We don’t have any…