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Palm raises over $1 million pre-seed to help Egyptians save and invest for life goals
MENAbytes
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July 15, 2025
Palm, an Egyptian fintech focused on goal-based saving, has raised over $1 million in a pre-seed round led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from Plus VC and a group of international angels, it announced today. The exact size of the round was...
Egyptians abroad require more than just mere remittances: Official
Egypt Independent
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July 14, 2025
The Coordinator of the Specialized Council for Economic Development affiliated with the Egyptian Presidency, Hussein Eissa, said that Egyptians abroad are always concerned about their homeland, and their interest in it goes beyond mere remittances...
Egyptian Hotels Association Signs Strategic Partnership with Sommet Education to Empower Egyptian Hospitality Talent
Hospitality Net
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July 15, 2025
Cairo — The Egyptian Hotels Association (EHA) is investing in a skilled workforce to boost Egypt's hotel sector, announcing a major two-years partnership with Sommet Education, world leader in hospitality education. This agreement, including...
Dutch Minister says EU deal with Israel is allowing aid into Gaza; Egypt says no
NL Times
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July 15, 2025
Caretaker Minister Caspar Veldkamp of Foreign Affairs says that a European Union agreement with Israel has resulted in 180 trucks with emergency aid entering Gaza on Monday. Egypt said on Monday that Israel’s agreement with the EU had not yet...
Al-Sisi reviews Egypt’s food security, strategic commodity reserves
Daily News Egypt
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July 15, 2025
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held a high-level meeting on Tuesday with key government officials to review Egypt’s food security strategy and assess the status of the country’s strategic commodity reserves, according to a presidential statement....
Tut Group Launches Its Operations In Egyptian Market For Exporting Egyptian Products - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Tut Group, a leading Egyptian holding company, has officially announced the launch of its operations in the Egyptian market, introducing the first fully integrated ecosystem dedicated to exporting Egyptian products to...
Hidden 5,000-year-old art discovered in ‘Land of Gold’ cave will rewrite Egyptian history
Daily Express
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July 15, 2025
An ancient Egyptian rock engraving could reveal the secrets of the earliest days of the first dynasty, archaeologists believe. The engraving, found near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, has proved to be revolutionary for excavators due to its...
Talk Like an Egyptian: Genesius Guild’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” at Lincoln Park through July 20
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
I’ve never been disappointed to spend a Sunday in the park with Shakespeare, though I am grateful that, this past Sunday night, the weather was fairly mild for July. I admit to being only vaguely familiar with Antony & Cleopatra before the evening...
An ‘announcement to global markets that our labor is cheap’: Egypt’s first minimum hourly wage
Mada Masr
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July 15, 2025
When the National Wages Council (NWC) announced a minimum wage increase for private sector workers effective March 1, it included a new component for the first time: a minimum hourly wage for “temporary” workers. Their net hourly wage must not...
Egypt Outraged Over Israeli Push to Move Palestinians to Border
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 15, 2025
Egypt has strongly condemned what it sees as Israeli policies aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians towards its borders, warning such actions pose a direct threat to its national security, an informed Egyptian source told Asharq al-Awsat....
China to finance Egyptian high-speed line
International Railway Journal
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July 15, 2025
$US 3bn loan will finance construction of 250km line from Port Said to Abu Qir. A consortium of Egyptian construction companies has secured guarantees for a $US 3bn loan from several Chinese banks to finance construction of a 250km high-speed line...
Importing Egyptian Fruits: 7 Buyer Advantages
The European Business Review
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July 15, 2025
If you handle produce procurement, the question is no longer whether to import fresh fruit from Egypt but how to do it efficiently. Egypt’s blend of year-round sunshine, fertile Nile soils, and strategic shipping lanes has turned the country into...
Egypt: Koppert and Fresh Energy Expand Partnership After Egypt’s First Large-Scale Biological Crop Protection Success
AgriBusiness Global
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July 14, 2025
Koppert and Fresh Energy have signed a renewed and expanded partnership agreement, following the success of Egypt’s first large-scale biological crop protection program in commercial greenhouse production last season. The agreement was signed on...
‘Aladdin’ Star Mena Massoud on His First Egyptian Film and the Challenges of Crossing Over From Hollywood to the Middle East: ‘I’m Doing Omar Sharif in Reverse’
Variety
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July 15, 2025
“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud, who is a Canadian actor of Egyptian heritage, recently starred in — and produced — his first Arabic-language film “In Broad Daylight.” In the action movie, he plays an Egyptian expat named Hamza El Kashef who returns...
Grand Egyptian Museum Launches Summer Jewelry-Making Program for Adults
Sada Elbalad
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July 15, 2025
Tue 15 Jul 2025 | 08:37 PM The Education Department at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo has announced the launch of a new and unique summer educational program tailored for adults. This initiative is part of the museum’s ongoing efforts to raise...
President Sisi: Egypt appreciates Trump’s keenness on reaching just agreement that safeguards interests of all parties regarding Ethiopian Dam
Sada Elbalad
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July 15, 2025
Tue 15 Jul 2025 | 02:06 PM President abdel Fattah El Sisi sid that Egypt values the statement by President Donald Trump, which demonstrates the seriousness of the United States—under President Trump’s leadership—in exerting efforts to resolve...
At Orla, Mina Honors His Egyptian Roots—With a Santa Monica Sunset on the Side
Indulge Magazine
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July 15, 2025
It’s not every day you find a restaurant that manages to dazzle the eye before you’ve even taken a bite. But Orla by Michael Mina, perched inside the new Regent Santa Monica Beach, does just that—and then some. With a dining room that opens into...
Egyptian Startup Tackles Fake Cash-on-Delivery Orders with New Shopify App
Egyptian Streets
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July 13, 2025
In Egypt’s fast-growing e-commerce market, cash remains king. But while Cash on Delivery (COD) offers convenience and trust for customers, it continues to cause major headaches for online store owners, particularly when it comes to fake or...
Hyatt Centric Cairo West opens near the Giza Pyramids
ME Construction News
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July 15, 2025
Property Posted on July 15, 2025 Share Tweet Share Share Email ADD Properties and Hyatt affiliates also announced a license agreement to bring the first Hyatt Centric-branded residences to the Middle East and Africa region Hyatt has announced the...
Egypt, EU, and Italy launch €24m integrated rural development project
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, inaugurated the first technical committee meeting of the Integrated Rural Development Project, joined by European Union Ambassador to Cairo Angelina Eichhorst, Italian Ambassador...