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Vaccines made in South Africa to stay in Africa, says envoy
World
September 2, 2021
Vaccines made in South Africa to stay in Africa, says envoy
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Vaccine doses produced by a plant in South Africa will no longer be exported to Europe…
Russian delegation visits Russian Industrial Zone project in Sokhna
Business
August 30, 2021
Russian delegation visits Russian Industrial Zone project in Sokhna
On Monday, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) received a Russian delegation from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade…
Egypt aims to increase Suez Canal returns by LE6 billion in 2021/22
Business
August 30, 2021
Egypt aims to increase Suez Canal returns by LE6 billion in 2021/22
Egypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development said on Sunday that it plans to increase the returns of the Suez…
Starved of electricity, Lebanon picks Dubai’s ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
Middle East
August 27, 2021
Starved of electricity, Lebanon picks Dubai’s ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
BEIRUT, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s energy ministry said it had picked Dubai’s ENOC in a tender to swap 84,000…
Egypt achieves 89% self-sufficiency in sugar
Egypt
August 26, 2021
Egypt achieves 89% self-sufficiency in sugar
Egypt has reached self-sufficiency in sugar by 89 percent after increasing the cultivation of cane and beets, Egypt’s Ministry of…
Ever Given approaching Port Said to cross Suez Canal on return trip
Egypt
August 19, 2021
Ever Given approaching Port Said to cross Suez Canal on return trip
The Panama-flagged container ship Ever Given is approaching Port Said to cross the Suez Canal again, for the first time…
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
The Taliban have been handed a huge financial and geopolitical edge in relations with the world’s biggest powers as the militant group seizes…
Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
In Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, a new technology is being tested that aims to speed up, improve and automate the…
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to…
SCZone: Russian Industrial Zone will be first of its kind for Moscow
Business
August 11, 2021
SCZone: Russian Industrial Zone will be first of its kind for Moscow
Head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Yahya Zaki said on Tuesday that the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ), which…