{"id":668529,"date":"2025-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=afternoon&#038;p=668529"},"modified":"2025-12-18T06:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:38:57","slug":"staring-blankly-ahead","status":"publish","type":"afternoon","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/afternoon\/staring-blankly-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Staring blankly ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"668531\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"668531\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/7\/.89f1d9d4-3519-40b5-86a2-0f82e27375f9.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good afternoon, friends, and happy almost-weekend. <\/strong>At home, we\u2019re celebrating a narrowing financing gap \u2014 and manifesting a long weekend next week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Financing gap narrows by half in current fiscal year:<\/strong> The IMF sees Egypt facing a financing gap of USD 5.8 bn in FY 2025-26, compared to USD 11.4 bn in FY 2024-25, excluding disbursals from the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the IMF said in its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1099.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">country staff report (pdf)<\/a> for the fourth review of our USD 8 bn loan program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The government has secured financing commitments for th<\/strong><strong>e next 12 <font face=\"Arial\">months<\/font> from international partners<\/strong>, aiming to completely close the country\u2019s financing gap, according to the report. This includes financing related to the sale of development rights or real estate, the IMF noted. Arab countries also are expected to keep their deposits worth USD 18.3 bn at the Central Bank of Egypt until the end of our EFF arrangement in October 2026, unless they are used for the purchase of equities, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s another day with a mixed bag of headlines in the international press<\/strong><strong>, but the common thread among most is Trump\u2019s ongoing global tariff war.<\/strong> Among the stories getting top billing: <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Trump administration raised USD 47 bn in additional customs revenues<\/strong><strong> in 2Q <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong>, after US trade partners broadly refrained from retaliating against the US president\u2019s tariffs, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/82e32f7c-47e2-4e96-bb53-a58377e18aa9\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a>. Most countries have opted for negotiations in fear of facing even higher tariffs, which already reached their highest levels since the 1930s. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>For Indonesia, negotiations proved the better path:<\/strong> The US reached a new trade agreement with Indonesia, Trump announced yesterday, following negotiations described by Jakarta as an \u201cextraordinary struggle,\u201d according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/15\/economy\/trump-says-trade-deal-with-indonesia\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>. The agreement will see the US impose a 19% tariff on exports from the country, a decrease from the initial 32% threatened by the US president. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MEANWHILE- UK inflation accelerated to 3.6% in June 2025, up from 3.4% in May<\/strong> \u2014 the highest since January 2024, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/bulletins\/consumerpriceinflation\/latest\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Office for National Statistics<\/a>. The jump was mainly fueled by both fuel and food price inflation. Despite the rise, the Bank of England remains optimistic about cutting interest rates, which currently remain much higher than the bank\u2019s target rate of 2%. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c4g89vqp8p4t\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2025\/jul\/16\/uk-inflation-labour-economic-scrutiny\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f <\/strong><strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- <\/strong>We hope you\u2019ve acquainted yourself with the heat, because tomorrow temperatures in Cairo are set to peak at 39\u00b0C, before cooling down to 25\u00b0C. 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Some millennials are calling out their younger coworkers for what they term the Gen Z Stare \u2014 a wide-eyed, blank, slightly awkward look that, to them, reads as a total breakdown in basic communication, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/what-is-gen-z-stare-tiktok-examples-workplace-communication-skills-2025-7\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Insider<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Is it social anxiety or just overload? <\/strong>The viral moment started with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@7newsaustralia\/video\/7527207887102332168?_r=1&_t=ZS-8y4a7DFK7If\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">videos showing<\/a> Gen Z workers staring silently at customers or colleagues without responding \u2014 especially in service jobs. While some viewers say it signals poor soft skills, others argue it\u2019s just young people processing nonsense in real time. One viral example is a hypothetical customer asking if a strawberry banana smoothie contained bananas, prompting a stare that many felt was entirely justified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Many Gen Zers are pushing back, saying they\u2019re not rude \u2014 they\u2019re just tired<\/strong>. Some claim the stare is reserved for illogical questions or forced small talk. Others say it\u2019s a natural pause, a reaction to overstimulation, or simply a reflection of a generation that doesn\u2019t quite appreciate faking enthusiasm. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Gen Z Stare follows other viral debates about younger workers<\/strong> oversharing, setting boundaries, or avoiding leadership roles. Beyond the stare, Gen Z is rewriting the rules of workplace culture. More young professionals are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2ff66c69-cbbe-4119-a831-ca85e1db8e85\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">turning down promotions<\/a> and leadership roles in favor of maintaining better work-life balance, practicing \u201cconscious unbossing\u201d to avoid the stress that often comes with managing people. The generation is placing mental health, autonomy, and personal time ahead of the traditional pursuit of upward mobility. Why climb the ladder if the top looks miserable?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>They're also embracing micro-retirement. <\/strong>Another emerging pattern is the rise of micro-retirement \u2014 extended breaks between jobs or brief sabbaticals taken during employment. Gen Z has also popularized trends like quiet quitting \u2014 doing only what the job requires \u2014 and voice quitting \u2014 openly expressing dissatisfaction or disengagement, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/newsletters\/archive\/2025\/07\/gen-z-worker-trends\/683448\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a> writes. While not entirely new, these breaks are being reframed as intentional pauses rather than signs of instability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Gen Z is clear about their priorities:<\/strong> Gen Z\u2019s approach to work favors flexibility, transparency, and well-being over rigid schedules or hierarchical structures. 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As more and more sectors and enterprises begin to adopt AI in their day-to-day operations in Egypt, we\u2019re left with many questions: what industries are leading in AI adoption, what is their approach, and what specific use cases are gaining the most traction? <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>To get some answers, we caught up with <\/strong><strong>Ahmed Mahmoud<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d471773f-0bcc-48b0-915c-894afaba3aaa\/meet-our-founder-of-the-week:-ahmed-mahmoud,-co-founder-and-ceo-of%253cmark%253e-dxwand%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">co-founder<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ae.linkedin.com\/in\/ahmedmmohammed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dxwand.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DXwand<\/a> \u2014 an Egyptian-led regional B2B startup offering generative AI agent solutions designed to cater to the needs of myriad industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: What industries would you say are leading AI adoption?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: In terms of willingness, financial services are surprisingly eager<\/strong>. The financial services sector is often perceived to be risk-averse and appreciates steadiness over innovation, yet they\u2019re proving willing to adopt. But when it comes to procedural measures, things can get a little slow. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Education, on the other hand, is quick to adopt AI.<\/strong> There\u2019s already added pressure [on the education sector], given that teachers and students around the globe are utilizing existing AI tools. Education was pushed, I would say, into adoption. The industry had no option \u2014 either leave control to teachers and students, or take hold of the narrative and offer its own solutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: How does the financial sector adopt AI? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: In many ways \u2014 what we\u2019ve witnessed, aside from customer service, is institutes <\/strong><strong>veering towards agentic financial services<\/strong>. If you go to a chat bot and tell it your credit card got stolen, you\u2019d expect it to tell you what to do or who to call. That\u2019s not agentic customer service. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What agentic AI does is act straight away, just like an actual human would<\/strong>. In terms of business viability, this makes more sense. AI agents troubleshoot, reason, and take actions \u2014 and that\u2019s what institutes are opting for. We also have generative insights, where upon providing a query, you\u2019d receive dashboards on the go. Say, for example, you want to compare the sales volume of two branches for a specific product within a specific time period; you\u2019d get the numbers, why sales are fluctuating, what the reason behind that may be \u2014 whether in policy changes or otherwise. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It digs deeper into all the available enterprise knowledge to provide the information you need to take action<\/strong>. This proves especially beneficial for financial service enterprises that operate on a magnitude of data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Another thing is sales<\/strong>, the AI agent helps with categorizing the leads, and helps the sales agent personalize their approach based on real data. It essentially conducts a preliminary KYC (Know Your Customer), which already saves the sales agent at least a week\u2019s worth of work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: By contrast, what industries have been the most resistant to AI solutions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: Healthcare has its concerns, and that\u2019s understandable<\/strong>. After all, AI isn\u2019t flawless, and the medical field is a very sensitive one. You can\u2019t hold AI accountable for any mistakes made in the field. Healthcare isn\u2019t against its adoption, but it's adopted in less sensitive areas. There are limitations by design. Similarly, legal industries follow a similar approach \u2014 adopting AI in a limited and specific context.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: What are the most common use cases for AI you would say?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: We recently <\/strong><strong>went live<\/strong><strong> with the education ministry in Kuwait<\/strong>, and it came as a surprise. Prior to adoption, we would hold sessions and training programs to acquaint teams with the system. With the Kuwaiti education ministry, we didn\u2019t have to do anything \u2014 it just took off \u2014 they were self-sufficient from the get-go. I\u2019ve been working in tech for years and I\u2019d never seen a system adopted this fast before. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Use cases vary<\/strong>; students use our AI to deepen their understanding of classes, gain in-depth knowledge, and learn on their own terms. If students want a mock-up exam, AI can create it and assess their performance. AI can then dig deeper into the students\u2019 weaker areas. For teachers, they can utilize our tools to create custom-content that aligns with official curricula, something general LLMs cannot do. The tools we provided for the ministry allow teachers to create anything from gamified tasks to workshops drawing straight from the curricula. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: What surprised you the most about how Egyptian companies implemented AI? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: SMEs in Egypt are more courageous when it comes to adoption<\/strong>. They\u2019re hungry for it. This agentic technology was incredibly expensive in its earliest days, but when these prices started dropping and became more accessible, and when companies like DXwand began building further solutions into their platform, it became an affordable option. Since 2018, we\u2019ve been working with different enterprises \u2014 and this year we started servicing SMEs. Six or seven out of 10 SMEs are willing to try out agentic AI. It\u2019s a different story for the big enterprises; that rate is lower. This proves that AI\u2019s impact on the economy in Egypt will be substantial, especially when these SMEs grow and become more scalable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: What challenges have you faced when implementing AI in Egypt?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: Regulations are one key challenge<\/strong>. There aren\u2019t any AI regulations that I know of. There\u2019s no guidebook on what could be done and what couldn\u2019t. Companies risk suddenly finding themselves in violation of newly introduced rules that basically prevent them from utilizing what they\u2019ve already adopted. That\u2019s a very high risk. Many companies remain averse to AI adoption until regulations are put in place. Businesses are eager to keep up pace with developments, but regulatory uncertainty is holding some of them back. Exchange rates and credit card restrictions have at times made implementations more difficult. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: For AI adopters, how do they calculate that return on investment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: It depends on the use case<\/strong>. In cases like procurement automation \u2014 which follows a standard cycle and is largely administrative \u2014 we typically automate around 80% of the workflow. The cost savings are immediately clear. Consider a telecom company looking to build a cell tower. The procurement cycle for that might take a year, and a majority of that is administrative again. It\u2019s not just time lost \u2014 it\u2019s about the cost of that time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: Which AI applications have the highest adoption potential among Egyptian businesses within the next 3-5 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: Tools that leverage AI for insights and analytics<\/strong> \u2014 whether in real estate, marketing, financial services \u2014 are likely to see the strongest uptake. Customer service is also poised for significant transformation, with automation and personalization becoming key drivers. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: What advice would you give Egyptian business leaders who are just beginning to explore AI adoption?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AM: I\u2019m not one for advice, but if I were starting a business today, I would start early<\/strong>, do things fast, and implement AI quickly. I wouldn\u2019t wait by any means. 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He, however, managed to capture attention with a novel that doesn\u2019t seek to please or entertain, but rather to pose difficult questions about power, fear, and religion, in complex Arabic that conveys a collective nightmare. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The plot<\/strong>: The novel takes place in a fictional Upper Egyptian village called Nag\u2019e Al Manasi during the \u201870s. The story begins with a mysterious explosion in the sky, the cause of which is unknown. The explosion isolates the village from the world, to the extent that its inhabitants still believe that the war has been ongoing since 1967, and that the Israeli enemy might infiltrate their village at any given moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Moments after the explosion<\/strong>, the villagers are afflicted with a peculiar epidemic that alters both their features and behavior. Their hair falls out, they become sensitive to light and sound, and they grow lethargic. The author gives no direct explanation for this, and so the reader is left to draw their own conclusions. The residents express a state of collective fear and loss amid this state of confusion. What ensues: all that was once familiar is gone. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The novel teems with memorable characters<\/strong>, most notably Imam Ayoub, who finds himself powerless to understand what\u2019s happening, and begins to doubt everything he has ever believed in. Alongside Ayoub, Khalil Al Khouja, a powerful state representative who has long taken hold of narratives through media, publishes a paper called the Voice of War, and begins to recruit the village\u2019s youth. Hakim, his mute son, soon comes into play. There\u2019s also Shawahi, a woman seemingly unaffected by the epidemic, who is seen by the villagers as a symbol of freedom. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>As the story progresses, the narrative style shifts to multiple narrators<\/strong>. We follow eight different characters from across the village, each narrating their own version of events. Despite the differing interpretations of the crisis, the main theme remains clear. This is a novel that doesn\u2019t build its world around an epidemic, but rather around the loss of trust, humanity\u2019s helplessness in the face of what it cannot understand, and what questions arise when no answers are found. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Prayer of Anxiety is a novel to be savored.<\/strong> It\u2019s a work akin to a dream \u2014 with no clear ending nor beginning. Nada tackles pivotal issues with his own signature prose, shifting between realism and surrealism without losing the plot. In the end, the reader is left with one fundamental question: how do you survive in a world where everything has lost its meaning?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WHERE TO GET IT-<\/strong> You can find the book in Arabic at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shoroukbookstores.com\/books\/view.aspx?id=7a1c5dcf-c20e-4975-bfbb-46cdebe49079&srsltid=AfmBOooch6eJpQngVf3bZD6aUferW0gWjFJgg71X1MnIIaE3w3kGs6e2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shorouk<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/27YhM\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Diwan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aseeralkotb.com\/ar\/books\/53433\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aseer Al Kotob<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bibliothek-eg.com\/products\/9789938979572?_pos=1&_sid=bdf299ecd&_ss=r\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bibliothek<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/zF4Bn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> ?\ufe0f<\/strong><strong>Sharmoofers take on New Cairo. <\/strong>This Friday, 18 July, the crowd favorite Egyptian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLsmysBxmFI\/?hl=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">band<\/a> will be bringing their signature wild energy to New Cairo\u2019s Family Park with an eight-hour concert. If that sounds like a fun night to you, we\u2019d suggest brushing up on the lyrics of your favorite Sharmoofers hits. Tickets can be purchased through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tikgo.net\/events\/sharmoofers?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLSlWxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp5ZAs37xnfS4yeqPzk5-MeKvWcAYrbt8d6eZiidKYgmsw360VBhGF6B8ue_o_aem_8rqmMpjI8GW_e2iHtsFUDQ\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tikgo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING THIS WEEK-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Tama Impala might feel like he\u2019s only going backwards, but El Sawy Culturewheel<\/strong> <strong>certainly isn\u2019t.<\/strong> Tonight, the Zamalek destination is holding a Tame Impala <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLh3p5vsv4l\/?hl=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tribute night<\/a>, featuring Egyptian band <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/revampedband_\/?hl=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Revamped<\/a>. You can book your tickets through Culturewheel\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturewheel.com\/ar\/events\/rzDb5q81w3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cardio by the shore? Sign us up. <\/strong>This Friday, 18 July, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ramlabymarakez\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramla<\/a> by Marakez will host Egypt\u2019s adrenaline-packed spinning marathon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKrin7ntYkH\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Party on Wheels<\/a>. The event, which is making its long-awaited Sahel debut after years of spinning in El Gouna, will hit Sahel\u2019s shores for a five-hour ride. So if you couldn\u2019t quite get that beach body ready by summer, all is not lost \u2014 and with Party on Wheels, fitness comes with a side of DJ beats\u2026 and much more. To sign up, reach out to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:info@beachmonkeyz.com\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">info@beachmonkeyz.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Downtown Cairo\u2019s Consoleya will host quite the paint-splattered affair <\/strong>this Friday, 18 July \u2014 a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLwxwh_Npq3\/?hl=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Paint and Breath experience<\/a> curated by Narmer Palette. To reserve your spot, reach out to Narmer Palette through their Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING LATER-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The second edition of contemporary exhibition<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid033gyNUmtXgiaFkwYysMb1DWpAf27XeAdp1xhr3M1axVovKqfaHb3w8AyzMYp6YyxDl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Space<\/a><\/strong><strong> will kick off on Saturday, 19 <\/strong><strong>July<\/strong> and wrap up Tuesday, 30 September, as Sahel season comes to a close. Throughout its duration, the exhibition will feature a slew of visual art installations, interactive workshops, and multidisciplinary exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Pop-star Nancy Ajram and shaa\u2019bi legend Hakim will light up the stage<\/strong> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLXSzETo-S4\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Layali Marassi<\/a> on Saturday, 26 July. The two megastars will be at the Address Beach Resort for a night of nostalgic hits and performances bringing together generations of music lovers by the beach. You can grab your tickets from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marassi.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/6915#ticketsbuy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketsmarch\u00e9<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Get caffeinated and grab your polaroid camera<\/strong>, because on Friday 8 August, &ME \u2014 one fifth of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andmeandyou\/?hl=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Keinemusik<\/a> \u2014 will be bringing the beats all through the night until sunrise at North Coast\u2019s Sol Beach. Promising to have you dancing till the sun\u2019s up, the German EDM <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andmeandyou\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ<\/a> and producer will be going solo this time around. Tickets can be purchased through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/6821\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketsmarch\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/events\/\">Events<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/music\/\">music<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/out-and-about\/\">Out and About<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/worth-trying\/\">worth trying<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"668545\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"668545\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">GO WITH THE FLOW<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/07\/16\/what-the-markets-are-doing-on-16-july-2025\/\">\r\n                            What the markets are doing on 16 July 2025                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/07\/16\/what-the-markets-are-doing-on-16-july-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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International investors were the sole net buyers. The index is up 12.6% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Alexandria Mineral Oils (+2.1%), Sidpec (+2.0%), and Egypt Aluminum (+1.2%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Credit Agricole (-3.3%), TMG Holding (-3.2%), and Fawry (-2.9%).<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/egx\/\">EGX<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/go-with-the-flow\/\">Go with the Flow<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"668546\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"calendar\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/07\/16\/668546\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-668546\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-668546 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-the-enterprise-entertainment-calendar wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> THE ENTERPRISE ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">? JULY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-21 July (Monday - Monday): Bibliotheca Alexandrina\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bibalex.org\/en\/default?fbclid=pazxh0bgnhzw0cmteaaacfglyr-ieaccmcguxlanhu9m4ka8llbtadzcejnr2ilks0l9i5jn8f0tb-ng_aem_rxoclllbsxlmaxymrw0kha\" style=\"\">book fair<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14 July (Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLxe23BNDP9\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Karaoke night<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at CJC 610.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16 July (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLh3p5vsv4l\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Tame Impala tribute night<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at El Sawy Culturewheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17 July (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLNaKYgt4E3\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Autostrad<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at El Sawy Culturewheel Theatre, Nile University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17 July (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMAoSwoI6S_\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Hot Since 82<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Kiki\u2019s Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18 July (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLwxwh_Npq3\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Paint and Breath<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Downtown Cairo\u2019s Consoleya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18 July (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/6904\" style=\"\">Stephan Jolk and Adrien Apache<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at ESC\u0100 Beach Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18 July (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLsmysBxmFI\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Sharmoofers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Family Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18 July (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKrin7ntYkH\/\" style=\"\">Party on Wheels<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Ramla. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19 July (Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL4g5-ztpaT\/?hl=en&img_index=1\" style=\"\">Hadi Birajakli, Autostrad, and Wust El Balad<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at CJC 610.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19 July - 30 September (Saturday - Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid033gyNUmtXgiaFkwYysMb1DWpAf27XeAdp1xhr3M1axVovKqfaHb3w8AyzMYp6YyxDl\" style=\"\">Art Space<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at New Alamein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">23 July (Wednesday): Revolution day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 July (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/7031\" style=\"\">Mohamed Ramadan<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Porto Golf Marina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26 July (Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/Ghazalabay-openwaterfestival\" style=\"\">Open water festival<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Ghazala Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26 July (Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLXSzETo-S4\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" style=\"\">Nancy Ajram and Hakim<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at The Address Beach Resort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 July (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLDNieGt9Um\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Massar Egbari<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at El Sawy Culturewheel Theatre, Nile University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUGUST<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 August (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/the-martinez-brothers-6820\" style=\"\">The Martinez Brothers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Sol Beach. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 August (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tazkarti.com\/#\/e\/1402\" style=\"\">Amr Diab<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at U Arenas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-30 August (Wednesday - Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid033gyNUmtXgiaFkwYysMb1DWpAf27XeAdp1xhr3M1axVovKqfaHb3w8AyzMYp6YyxDl\" style=\"\">Egypt Sculpture Symposium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at New Alamein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7 August (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL8Gm2Vs_Tl\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Peggy Gou<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at D-Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8 August (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/6821\" style=\"\">&ME<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Sol Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8 August (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLVSXHlxAqh\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">All Day I Dream<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at ESC\u0100 Beach Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 August (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLwrxcQNRZL\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Marwan Pablo and Lege-cy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at U Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4 September (Thursday): Al Mawlid Al Nabawi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">6 October (Monday): Armed forces day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">7 October (Tuesday): Enterprise Egypt Forum 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 October (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL7uPk5Mk2z\/?img_index=2\" style=\"\">Scorpions concert<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at New Capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-24 October (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFFYcHPqSFN\/?igsh=MXN2NGo4djU1Z2V0OQ%3D%3D\" style=\"\">Gouna Film Festival<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 October - 22 November (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFKf8KKCUJo\/\" style=\"\">Forever is Now<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the Great Pyramids of Giza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19 December (Friday): DJ <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketegypt.venflare.com\/events\/6cd3a219-2617-494d-a4bb-354460627876\" style=\"\">Ti\u00ebsto<\/a><\/span><span> at the Giza Plateau. <\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":668530,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668529","afternoon","type-afternoon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"9a753574-2411-4b49-95a3-ba39b4ec2d1e","teaser":"","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/8\/4555.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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