Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni, announced Tuesday three new oil and gas discoveries in the concessions of Meleiha and southwest of Meleiha, in Egypt’s the Western Desert. Egypt’s …
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Egyptian energy company TAQA Arabia has put into operation a 6-MWp private-to-private solar park in the north of the African country that will supply green electricity to local dairy firm …
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Egypt has allowed hotels to run at full capacity while observing strict coronavirus precautionary measures, an official at the Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday. Assistant Minister Abdel Fattah al-Asi …
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Visa Foundation supports Egyptian micro, small businesses with $250k in funding
Visa Foundation has announced providing $250,000 in funding to support micro and small businesses in Egypt. The funding includes grants to programmes that provide training, support services, and access to …
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The Egyptian government plans to launch a new brand to market the country’s cotton crop abroad at the beginning of next year. The new brand will be announced next January …
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Chari, Moroccan startup digitizing mom and pop stores, raises 5M at 70M valuation
If there’s a sector that has seen the biggest uptick in the number of startups and venture capital in emerging markets since the start of last year, it has to …
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Oct 6 (Reuters) – A military helicopter crashed in Gabes, in south-eastern Tunisia, killing three soldiers, state media said on Tuesday. The incident happened during a military exercise at night, …
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YouTube has announced the launch of YouTube Charts, a collection of the top songs and artists in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. Starting on Sept. 29, the charts will …
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Regional seed and early-stage venture capital firm, Flat6Labs, has finished raising $10 million for its seed fund targeted at Tunisian startups, according to a statement released by the company. The …
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Egypt’s central bank approves contactless payments through mobile phones
Egypt’s central bank has approved the granting of licences to allow merchants to accept contactless payments from their customers’ mobile phones, it said on Sunday. It did not say how …