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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…
Ever Given reaches Rotterdam after Suez Canal debacle
World
July 29, 2021
Ever Given reaches Rotterdam after Suez Canal debacle
The Ever Given finally arrived in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday, some four months after the giant container ship was…
Iran opens oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
July 22, 2021
Iran opens oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) – Iran has opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, President Hassan Rouhani…
Vaccines are latest regional power play in the Middle East
Middle East
July 15, 2021
Vaccines are latest regional power play in the Middle East
Last week, Egypt announced that it had successfully manufactured its first million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. It’s an important…
Saudi, UAE reach compromise to unlock more oil supply, says source
Middle East
July 14, 2021
Saudi, UAE reach compromise to unlock more oil supply, says source
DUBAI/LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reached a compromise over OPEC+ policy, an…