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The Senate Education Committee wants to introduce a 13-hour school day at public schools
EDUCATION Thirteen-hour school days: That’s the solution being proposed by the Senate Education Committee to tackle the problem of private…
YBG acquitted of corruption charges
A Cairo Criminal Court acquitted Mubarak-era finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali of (frankly unjust) corruption charges in a retrial, according…
Insurance startup Amanleek wins Orange fintech competition
The formidable 13-year-old Egyptian-Hungarian violinist Mariam Abouzahra won the Golden Note — a televised classical music competition run by the…
Nigeria-based fintech OPay moves forward with pre-paid cards and more in Egypt
OPay is expanding in Egypt: Nigeria-based fintech player OPay is preparing to expand its footprint in Egypt, launching pre-paid cards…
Orange Egypt’s revenues rise on home internet growth
Orange Egypt’s revenues rose almost 11% y-o-y to EUR 960 mn in 2021 on the back of growth in the…
Etisalat Misr buys 40 MHz of bandwidth + new subsea data cable to connect Egypt + Greece
Etisalat Misr bought 40 MHz of new bandwidth from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Etisalat Misr ِActing Chief Corporate…
Orange Egypt lands new cellular bandwidth for USD 440 mn
Orange Egypt has snapped up 30 MHz of new bandwidth from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), the regulator announced…
Orange + GIZ open up digital skill center; Uber partners with Paymob
A handful of things we’re keeping an eye on this morning: State-owned Cotton and Textile Industry Holding Company will sign…
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