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Interior Ministry closes Maadi Carrefour tunnel in both directions
Egypt
June 29, 2022
Interior Ministry closes Maadi Carrefour tunnel in both directions
The General Administration of Cairo Traffic announced the closure of the Maadi Carrefour tunnel in both directions from five in…
No cashiers, please: Futuristic supermarket opens in Mideast
Middle East
September 7, 2021
No cashiers, please: Futuristic supermarket opens in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East on Monday got its first completely automated cashier-less store, as retail…
Photos: Authorities shut down ‘Carrefour’ stores in Alexandria over violating COVID-19 measures
Egypt
January 5, 2021
Photos: Authorities shut down ‘Carrefour’ stores in Alexandria over violating COVID-19 measures
Alexandrian authorities in coordination with the Health Directorate launched a campaign on Sunday shuttering the Carrefour hypermarket and several shops…
No pay cuts, layoffs but Middle East firm rethinks food security
Business
April 22, 2020
No pay cuts, layoffs but Middle East firm rethinks food security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the biggest private employers in the Middle East has no plans to…
1 killed, 5 wounded in blast outside Alexandria hypermarket
Egypt
March 8, 2015
1 killed, 5 wounded in blast outside Alexandria hypermarket
One person was killed and five others were wounded when two IEDs went off outside a mega mall in eastern…
Carrefour in negotiations to acquire Metro and Kheir Zaman supermarkets
Business
December 2, 2012
Carrefour in negotiations to acquire Metro and Kheir Zaman supermarkets
The French retailer Carrefour has begun negotiations to acquire Metro Markets Trading and Distribution, the retailer owned by the Egyptian…
Majid Al Futtaim eyes $500 mn Egypt loan, sources say
Business
March 12, 2012
Majid Al Futtaim eyes $500 mn Egypt loan, sources say
DUBAI/LONDON — Dubai-based developer Majid Al Futtaim has picked two Egyptian banks to arrange a loan worth around US$500 million…
Uncrowded Moqattam Campaign
Egypt
January 20, 2010
Uncrowded Moqattam Campaign
Moqattam stands up to Carrefour
Egypt
January 10, 2010
Moqattam stands up to Carrefour
Residents of Moqattam are protesting plans to build a new branch of Carrefour, a France-based international chain of commercial malls,…