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Maersk Targets Full Return to Suez Canal by March 2027

Danish shipping group Maersk aims to restore all its services through the Suez Canal by March 2027, as vessel...

El-Sisi’s Egypt Forum Puts Living Costs and Reform Plans Under Scrutiny

CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Egypt Forum 2026 in the New Capital on Monday, launching a six-day...

Egypt Allocates Over 1 Million Sqm for Hurghada Tourism Projects

CAIRO — Egypt's Tourism Development Authority (TDA) has approved 16 land allocations covering more than one million square metres...

Meta AI Agent Arranges Sale Without Owner’s Knowledge

Meta's AI assistant Muse negotiated a keyboard sale, disclosed its owner's home address and arranged collection without notifying him,...

Indonesia’s Danantara Plans SAR6bn Makkah Hospitality Investment

Indonesia’s sovereign investment fund Danantara has completed the acquisition of a hotel and 14 development plots in Makkah for...

EGX Rebounds Sharply as Bank IPO Faces Pricing Test

Egyptian equities recovered sharply from an intraday sell-off on Monday, October 19, with the benchmark EGX30 rebounding nearly 1,478...

Egypt Raises Waste Collection Efficiency to 79% as Recycling Infrastructure Expands

Egypt has raised its municipal waste collection and transport efficiency to 79%, up from 55% in 2018, as the...

How AI Is Reshaping Work, Management and Business Productivity

Artificial intelligence is transforming business operations, professional skills and management responsibilities as companies move beyond individual tasks towards automating...

Egypt Offers 400 Industrial Units, Including Reclaimed Factories

Egypt has opened applications for 400 ready-built industrial units across ten governorates, including facilities reclaimed from investors who failed...

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Anthropic Sees US Economy Reaching $44 Trillion by 2030

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Egypt’s Northeastern Mediterranean: Untapped Beaches, Ancient Heritage and Wildlife

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