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World
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Region
8/23/2022 3:00:16 PM
Telecom price hikes in Lebanon have slashed the number of emergency callers to aid hotlines, limiting access to relief services at a time of unprecedented economic crisis, Mercy Corps said Tuesday.
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Business
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Tech
8/22/2022 6:00:19 PM
Telecom Egypt signed on Sunday a strategic collaboration agreement with Orange Jordan to create a new, high quality, international terrestrial connectivity system that connects Baghdad to Europe through Jordan and Egypt in order to meet growing demand for communication services in the Iraqi market.
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Business
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Tech
8/22/2022 4:53:09 PM
valU, EFG Hermes’ Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech platform, has acquired 100 percent of the stakes of Paynas, a full-fledged employee management and benefits company that provides financial services to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the company announced on Monday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/22/2022 4:42:10 PM
Russia's FSB security services said Monday that Ukraine was behind a car bombing in the outskirts of Moscow that killed the daughter of hard-line Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/22/2022 12:56:29 PM
The Egypt-based RAYA Customer Experience (RAYA CX) has signed on Monday a strategic partnership contract with Zain Saudi Arabia to provide outsourcing services to the Saudi company inorder to enhance the experience of its customers in the kingdom.
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World
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Region
8/22/2022 11:01:13 AM
Two bodies were recovered on Monday from a shrine in Iraq's Karbala province after a landslide caused it to partially collapse, bringing the overall toll to seven dead, rescue services said.
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World
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International
8/19/2022 2:56:01 PM
Public transport workers in London held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions, cutting services on almost all underground and overground rail lines that link up the UK capital.
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Business
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Economy
8/18/2022 2:25:20 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a presidential decree on Thursday appointing the Chairman of the Board of Members of the United Media Services Group (UMS) Hassan Abdallah as the acting governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).
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Sports
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Egyptian Football
8/14/2022 2:05:06 PM
Enppi President Ayman El-Sherie announced Sunday that his team had received an official offer from Championship side Wigan for the services of the petroleum team’s goalkeeper Mahmoud Gad, but said it did not meet their minimum requirements.
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World
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Region
8/14/2022 12:05:07 PM
Weeks after followers of an influential cleric stormed parliament, Iraq's political crisis shows no signs of abating, despite rising public anger over a debilitating gridlock that has further weakened the country's caretaker government and its ability to provide basic services.
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World
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International
8/13/2022 1:06:41 PM
Thousands of U.K. train drivers walked off the job Saturday in a strike over jobs, pay and conditions, scuppering services across much of the country. The action was the latest in a spreading series of strikes by British workers seeking substantial raises to offset soaring prices for food and fuel.
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World
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Region
8/11/2022 9:20:29 PM
Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services, Lebanon's Prime Minister said in a statement Thursday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/11/2022 12:04:13 PM
A German man will go on trial from Thursday for allegedly passing information to Russian intelligence services while working as a reserve officer for the German army.
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Business
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Tech
8/10/2022 6:13:36 PM
UAE-based GrubTech, which is a cloud kitchen and restaurant tech solutions provider, signed an agreement with Geidea, a e-payments and fintech platform, to provide services for the POSs of GrubTech’s clients.
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Egypt
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Health
8/10/2022 12:15:29 PM
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will provide Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population with a grant worth $11.2 million to support patients suffering from HIV and tuberculosis as well as to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/8/2022 1:32:35 PM
Contact Factoring, a subsidiary of Contact Financial Holding and a non-banking financial services provider in Egypt, signed an agreement for EGP 125 million with OneOrder, an online one-stop shop that provides food supplies to hotels, restaurants, and coffee shops.
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Business
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Tech
8/7/2022 3:14:46 PM
Egyptians increased their use of at least one digital payment method in 2022, including digital cards, SMS payments, digital money transfer apps and instant payment services, according to Mastercard’s New Payment Index 2022 report.
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World
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International
8/3/2022 1:46:22 PM
Britain's governing Conservative Party said Wednesday that it has delayed sending out ballots for the party's leadership election after a warning from the U.K. intelligence services about the risk of fraud.
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World
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Region
7/28/2022 1:21:38 PM
At least six people were killed in floods near Tehran Thursday, most in a landslide that dumped mud four metres deep in a village west of the capital, emergency services said.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
7/28/2022 11:03:31 AM
Russian-installed officials in southern Ukraine said Thursday that more than 20 "accomplices" of the Ukrainian army and security services had been detained.
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