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China Dominates Global Banking While MENA Lenders Strengthen Regional Standing

China has further consolidated its position at the pinnacle of global banking, with seven Chinese lenders occupying the world's top...

AMEA Power Advances Talks on Three Egypt Desalination Plants

Egypt is set to attract another major Gulf infrastructure investment as UAE-based AMEA Power enters advanced negotiations with the Egyptian government...

Tatweer Medical Plans $100m Investment to Expand Egypt’s Medical Technology Manufacturing

Tatweer Medical Industries, a subsidiary of El Ezaby Medical, and China's Mindray plan to invest more than US$100 million over the...

Saudi-US Partnership Targets $500m to Advance Kingdom’s Biotechnology Ambitions

Saudi Arabia has unveiled a strategic biotechnology partnership expected to facilitate up to US$500 million in investments as the...

China Joins Elite Space Powers with Historic Orbital Booster Recovery

China has moved a significant step closer to challenging US leadership in reusable launch technology after successfully recovering an...

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft in AI Hardware Dispute

 Apple has launched a high-profile lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing artificial...

Foreign Buying Gives Way to Domestic Buying as (EGX) Ends Week Higher

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended the trading week on a firmer footing on Thursday, recovering part of the previous...

Sudan Turns to China to Modernise Red Sea Ports as Beijing Expands Strategic Maritime Presence

Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China's China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to modernise its Red Sea ports,...

From ‘Made in Egypt’ to a Global Export Miracle

How a National Brand Growth Hub Could Transform Local Innovation into a Multi-Billion-Dollar Export Economy Egypt’s fast-growing local brand movement...

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The Match That Shook Football: Egypt, Argentina and the Crisis of Trust in FIFA

The dramatic FIFA World Cup Round of 16 encounter between Argentina and Egypt has become far more than just a football match. Argentina's comeback...

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The devastating twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June have become more than a humanitarian catastrophe. They have ignited a national debate...

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