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Nile University is launching NUTechSpace, Egypt’s first blockchain-focused incubator, on April 15, Wamda reports. The incubator is specialized in cognitive technologies, which include machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, and blockchain. The program will run one-year incubation cycles.
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Mohamed El Neny extends contract with Premier League club
Arsenal’s defensive midfielder Mohamed El Neny has signed a new "long-term contract" with the Premier League club, BBC reports. Arsenal did not disclose the timeframe of the new agreement, saying only that “we will be together for a longer time.” The 25-year-old joined Arsenal from Swiss FC Basel in January 2016.
Posted inON YOUR WAY OUT
Prominent journalist Louis Greiss dies at 90
Prominent journalist and critic Louis Greiss died yesterday at 90 following a long battle with cancer, Reuters’ Arabic service reports. The co-founder of Ahram Weekly and former editor of Sabah El Kheir magazine “left a mark in the memory and history of journalism, literature, and criticism,” the Culture Ministry said in a statement.
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Has Egypt already launched its own Facebook?
Has Egypt already launched its own Facebook? Social network “Egypt Face” went live a few days ago, after ICT Minister Yasser El Kady announced that Egypt intends to create its own platform mimicking Facebook, Tahawul Tech reports. The creators of the website — which looks like a complete ripoff of the original platform — remain […]
Posted inThe Market Yesterday
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 17.5853 | Sell 17.6831 EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 17.58 | Sell 17.68 EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 17.55 | Sell 17.65 EGX30 (Monday): 17,104 (+0.7%) Turnover: EGP 1.7 bn (48% ABOVE the 90-day average) EGX 30 year-to-date: +13.8% THE MARKET ON MONDAY: The EGX30 ended […]
Posted inCALENDAR
28-31 March 2018 (Thursday-Sunday): Cityscape Egypt, Cairo International Convention Centre, Cairo. 02-03 April (Monday-Tuesday): Pharos Holding’s investor conference: In Search for Egypt Alpha, Cairo. 08 April (Sunday): Easter Sunday, national holiday. 09 April (Monday): Sham El Nessim, national holiday. 11 April (Wednesday): The Game Sports Industry Conference, Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cairo. 17-18 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): Creative […]
Posted inWhat We're Tracking Today
What we’re tracking on 26 March 2018
The only thing to watch out for today: Polling kicks off this morning in the 2018 Presidential election. Under heavy military and police presence following a terrorist bombing in Alexandria on Saturday, voters will cast their ballots today through Wednesday at more than 11,000 polling stations nationwide. Polling stations are open 9:00 am to 9:00 […]
Posted inWhat We're Tracking Today
For once, originality: TNA and GB Auto (lovingly) skewer Italy in new campaign
HAT TIP- Longtime readers know that in the pantheon of things that irritate the hell out of us, little [redacts] us off more than copycats, particularly in media. So it is a pleasure to celebrate originality on one of those rare occasions when it raises its head. With that: Kudos to our good friends at […]
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What we’re tracking this week
The Ismail Cabinet will present its draft FY2018-19 budget to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi this week for approval before shipping it to the House of Representatives at the end of the month, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy told Al Masry Al Youm on Saturday. Pharos Holdings will be holding a two-day investor conference headlined […]