UAE honors Sir Magdi Yacoub, raising EGP 360 mn in donations to new heart center in Cairo: Regional investors and organizations, including Samih Sawiris and the Emirates Islamic bank, donated mns to the USD 150 mn Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre — Cairo during Arab Hope Makers, which took place in Dubai over the weekend. The total raised was c.EGP 360 mn (AED 88 mn) — after Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the Egyptian-British surgeon and doubled the amount pledged by donors.

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