AAIB, SANAD Fund launch Sandah for microfinance in Egypt
Egypt’s newest microfinance lending institution, Sandah, was launched in Cairo on Tuesday with EGP 155m in capital. Its main founding shareholders—the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) and SANAD Fund for…
Alta Semper Capital establishes Cairo office
Alta Semper Capital, a consumer and healthcare-focused private equity investor operating across several growing markets, with a specific focus on Africa, and based in London, announced that Ahmed Rady has…
LPG Investors Association demands government permanently lift gas subsidies
Mohamed Saad El-din, chairperson of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Investors Association and a member of the Federation of Egyptian Industries’ board of directors, has demanded the government permanently remove…
Trump’s decision on Iran deal spells disaster for Middle East
New York—US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the deal with Iran creates, unnecessarily, a new source of tension in a region besieged by conflicts. Given the level…
Eight Iranians dead hours after Trump’s dramatic withdrawal from nuclear deal
Alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly kills Iranian fighters near Damascus
Trump’s decision to exit Iran nuclear deal spurs international rejections
European powers, China, Russia committed to deal; Rouhani warns US
Mohammed Hamaky promotes Egyptian medical tourism in Russia
Superstar to donate his concert income to hepatitis C patient; event aims to support Egypt in World Cup
Supreme Council for Media Regulations sets new rules for Ramadan TV series
EGP 250,000 fine for every obscene word uttered
78,000-year-old cave from Kenya reveals early cultural innovations
Before discovery, little information was available about past 78,000 years in coastal East Africa
Bonn hosts climate negotiators to discuss Paris Agreement implementation
About 7m people die every year from exposure to fine particles in polluted air, says WHO