Good afternoon friends and happy Thursday. We have a smattering of privatization updates as our news cycle winds down over the weekend. THE BIG STORY TODAY It’s a wrap on the Eastern stake sale: The Chemical Industries Holding Company (CIHC) closed the sale of a 30% stake in its subsidiary, state-owned tobacco manufacturer Eastern Company, […]
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Édith Piaf to narrate her own biopic with the help of AI + Can all the people-pleasers please stand up?
Her estate has permitted the use of AI to recreate Piaf’s likeness in the biopic
Saying goodbye to Netflix’s The Crown
Part one of the final season of The Crown debuts on Netflix
Egypt v Djibouti in World Cup 2026 qualifiers today
⚽ The road to the US 2026 begins today: The Pharaohs will kick off their first match against Djibouti as a part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers that will take place in the US, Mexico, and Canada today. The match will be in Group A, starting at 6pm. An exceptional World Cup: It will […]
Check out Unsilencing Palestine + Did you see Bank of Anxiety?
? OUT AND ABOUT-(all times CLT) Ibero-American Film Week has kicked off and will continue until this Saturday, 18 November. Catch a different film every day at 6:30pm at Zawya cinema, Downtown. Catch the full lineup of titles here. Entrance is on a first-come, first-served basis. What does freedom mean to Egypt? Explore the multifaceted […]
Debunk the myths around well known topics and people
? EARS TO THE GROUND- You’re Wrong About will make you rethink everything you thought you knew. This podcast is hosted by two journalists with a self-proclaimed obsession with the past, Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes. Rethink what you already know: The podcast takes us on a journey to reconsider a person, event, or phenomenon […]
What would earth do without us?
? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT- What if we all disappeared? Alan Wesiman answers this existential question in his book The World Without Us. The author presents this thought experiment with an emphasis on nature’s resilience for equilibrium, by detailing the surprisingly quick effects the human race’s disappearance would cause. For example, Manhattan would flood in approximately […]