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Egypt: Fire at telecom company causes internet, phone outage
A fire engulfed the main telecom company building in downtown Cairo on Monday, injuring at least 14 people and prompting a temporary outage of internet and mobile phone services, officials said. The 14 injured were taken to nearby hospitals, the...

Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group H1 sales jump 59% to $4.24bln
Egypt - Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG), Egypt’s largest listed real estate developer, announced contractual sales of EGP 211bn for the first half of 2025, a 59% increase compared to the same period last year. The company said the div...

Egypt: TMG Holding hits record $4bln in H1 2025 sales
Arab Finance: Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG Holding) reported record-high new sales of EGP 211 billion in the first half (H1) of 2025, marking a 59% increase from EGP 133 billion in the same period last year, as per a disclosure. The surge...
New tax facilities set stage for rapid growth of micro, small enterprises: Egypt's ETA chief
Egypt - Rasha Abdel Aal, Chairperson of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that the Authority is intensifying efforts to promote awareness of Egypt’s new tax facilities package and its benefits for enterprise growth, in line with a...
GLOBALink | Egypt-China cooperation under BRI "win-win model" for shared growth: former Egyptian PM
The growing Belt and Road cooperation between Egypt and China represents a "win-win model" that fosters deeper partnerships and shared growth, said former Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in a recent interview with Xinhua. #GLOBALink

Egypt's M2 money supply up 23.9% year-on-year in May, central bank data shows
CAIRO: Egypt's M2 money supply rose by 23.9% year-on-year in May, central bank data showed. Money supply rose to 12.82 trillion Egyptian pounds ($258.36 billion), up from 10.34 trillion pounds in May 2024. ($1 = 49.6200 Egyptian pounds) (Reporting...
Egypt stock exchange suspends trading after data centre fire
DUBAI - Egypt’s stock exchange said it had suspended trading on Tuesday, citing ongoing disruptions affecting brokerage firms' ability to communicate efficiently across the trading system, a day after a fire broke out in a telecoms data centre in...

Six Egyptian expats arrested in Oman for indecent acts in private cafe rooms

EU, UNODC Launch PACSOM Egypt in Cairo
Thu 10 Jul 2025 | 10:51 AM On Wednesday, the UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), in partnership with CIVIPOL (France) and with the generous support of the European Union (EU), officially launched the project...

PharmaJet® Enters into MOU Agreement with Egyptian UPA and EVA Pharma to provide Needle-Free Delivery for Routine Immunization in Egypt
GOLDEN, Colo. & CAIRO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2025-- PharmaJet®, a company that strives to improve the performance and outcomes of injectables with its enabling needle-free injection technology, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of...

Egypt celebrates 73rd National Day in Yangon
Egyptian Ambassador Mrs Aya Saad Mohamed Abdelkarim greets Union Minister Dr Kan Zaw at yesterday’s celebration in Yangon. Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Kan Zaw attended the reception to mark the 73rd Anniversary...

Egypt: MOPCO to distribute bonus shares starting July 23rd amid capital increase
Arab Finance: Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) will begin distributing bonus shares on July 23rd, 2025, as part of a capital increase approved by its general assembly on April 12th, as per a disclosure. The company's issued and paid-up...

Egypt: Qalaa Holding posts $2.9mln sales in 2024
Arab Finance: Qalaa Holdings has posted its consolidated financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ending December 31st, 2024, as per an emailed press release. In 2024, Qalaa recorded a revenue of EGP 148.9 billion, a 53%...

Interim manager Miguel Cairo gets 1st win as Nationals down Cards
Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer to power the visiting Washington Nationals past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday night and give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory. Jacob Young drove in two runs and Amed Rosario and James...

Egypt: Badawi inspects Begonia-2 well site in New El Manzala concession area
Arab Finance: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi visited the Begonia-2 well site within the New El Manzala concession area, operated by Wastani Petroleum Company (WASCO) in partnership with Dana Gas, according to a statement....

Woman Goes To See Pyramids in Egypt, Not Prepared for What She Discovers
A video capturing a traveler's surprise upon discovering that the Pyramids of Giza are located right next to a bustling city street, rather than in the heart of the desert, has gone viral on TikTok. The clip posted by 23-year-old content creator...
Ritual donkey sacrifice unearthed in south Israel sheds light on ancient Egyptian trade links

Egypt stock exchange suspends trading after data centre fire

5,000-Year-Old Rock Carving Is Among the Oldest Known Depictions of an Ancient Egyptian Ruler
An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel depicts an elite individual with features resembling those of early Egyptian rulers, from the very beginning of political...

Egypt’s Pyramids Were Not Built by Slaves, New Study Claims
The Great Pyramid of Giza. Credit: Douwe C. van der Zee / CC BY-SA 4.0 New archaeological findings from a study led by renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass is challenging the long-standing belief that slaves built the pyramids in Egypt....