{"id":678082,"date":"2025-12-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=afternoon&#038;p=678082"},"modified":"2025-12-24T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:17:50","slug":"boom","status":"publish","type":"afternoon","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/afternoon\/boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"678084\" 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=\"678084\">\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 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/24\/imf-to-front-load-usd-2-7-bn-in-liquidity-to-egypt-next-month\/\">\r\n                            IMF to front-load USD 2.7 bn in liquidity to Egypt next month                        <\/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\/12\/24\/imf-to-front-load-usd-2-7-bn-in-liquidity-to-egypt-next-month\/\" 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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But before you get too cozy, here\u2019s the news.<\/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\">THE BIG STORY TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> ?<strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong><strong>- Egypt expects to receive a c.USD 2.7 bn disbursement from the IMF in the <\/strong><strong>first half of January<\/strong>, IMF Executive Director and former Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told EnterpriseAM. The disbursement will take place immediately after the Fund\u2019s executive board meets following the holiday break to sign off on the reviews. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The board has yet to pencil in an exact date on its <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/about\/executive-board\/ebc-scheduled\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">calendar<\/a><\/strong>, but we\u2019ll be refreshing until it does.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong> <strong>This is a significant front-loading of liquidity.<\/strong> By combining the fifth and sixth reviews (c. USD 2.5 bn) with the first review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (c. USD 200 mn), the IMF is effectively handing the Madbouly government a massive liquidity cushion to start 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This isn't just about reserves \u2014 it\u2019s about fiscal space.<\/strong> The injection gives the government breathing room to manage two critical (and expensive) priorities in 1Q 2026, a second senior government source tells us. The government needs money on hand to mitigate the impact of the final subsidy lifts and funds to cover debt obligations without aggressively borrowing at high rates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What paved the way? The numbers finally match the narrative.<\/strong> The smooth path to this agreement wasn't just about promises, but hard data, Maait tells us. He pointed to two key metrics that eased the Fund's concerns: net international reserves hitting an all-time high and GDP growth accelerating to 5.3% in 1Q of the current fiscal year, up 2.9 percentage points y-o-y.<\/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\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">? <strong>The US economy grew at a brisk 4.3% clip in the third quarter of the year<\/strong>, backed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/fea44f00-6e54-4bd0-b722-6b029ad4411c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">consumer spending on healthcare and computing<\/a>. That\u2019s well ahead of the 3.2% pace at which analysts polled by Bloomberg expected the economy to expand. Investment by businesses slowed and exports fell in the same period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Oil-price watchers, take note:<\/strong> The US has moved special operations forces into the Caribbean, ratcheting up <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/u-s-moves-troops-and-additional-special-operations-aircraft-into-caribbean-bb8167c6?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pressure on Venezuela\u2019s government<\/a>. Washington is already enforcing a blockade of oil tankers moving into and out of the Latin American country.<\/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\u2019re in for a warm day tomorrow \u2014 just kidding. 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rel=\"noopener\">tallied<\/a> over 126k job losses across 257 companies this year alone \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/news-intel-ceo-layoffs-strategy-changes\/?email_hash=1ff30f45ba2d984ed9a69f8de497305b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel<\/a> cut 15% of its workforce, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrgrapevine.com\/us\/content\/article\/2025-07-28-microsoft-cuts-15000-jobs-despite-ai-led-profits-boom\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft<\/a> nixed 15k roles, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c9076f6f-111f-49c1-9532-f8eec70f8c30\/t-minus-31-hours-until-the-grand-opening-of-the-grand-egyptian-museum\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> 30k.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The World Economic Forum predicts that AI will create 170 mn jobs by 2030 while <\/strong><strong>eliminating 92 mn. <\/strong>Their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c3205e2a-96eb-45b7-96ac-af5f1c8d36fa\/the-new-business-curriculai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Future of Jobs Report<\/a> projects that big data will see a 113% growth in jobs and machine learning specialists will see 83%. The ManpowerGroup 4Q 2025 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manpowergroup.com\/en\/insights\/report\/q4-2025-manpowergroup-employment-outlook-survey\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> shows IT maintaining a 35% hiring outlook, the highest of any sector globally. Net positive? Sure. But tell that to the 92 mn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s no longer enough to work in tech \u2014 you need to work in the right part of tech\u2026<\/strong> The layoffs have disproportionately hit roles that could be automated, consolidated, or judged non-essential to core operations. Meanwhile, specialists in AI, cybersecurity, data science, and cloud architecture are fielding multiple offers and negotiating signing bonuses that would make a sports agent blush.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2026 and Egypt may be an unlikely contender for one of the smartest places to build <\/strong><strong>these careers.<\/strong> While Om El Donia is better known for the pyramids than Python, it has quietly built one of the fastest-growing tech sectors on the planet. The sector\u2019s GDP contribution jumped <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.amwalalghad.com\/egypts-ict-sector-posts-double-digit-growth-digital-exports-soar-to-7-4b-minister\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">from 3.2% to 6% in seven years<\/a>, growing at a rate of 14-16% annually, according to ICT Minister Amr Talaat. The International Cooperation Ministry (MOIC) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moic.gov.eg\/news\/2092\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">confirms<\/a> the sector hit 10.4% growth in 2Q 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>By the numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital exports:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/economy\/north-africa\/egypts-digital-exports-reach-74bln-over-seven-years-eu8jj7lr\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 7.4 bn<\/a> (up 124% from USD 3.3 bn in 2018);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outsourcing exports:<\/strong> Doubled from USD 2.4 bn in 2022 to USD 4.8 bn;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Outsourcing centers:<\/strong> currently 270+ nationwide;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internet penetration:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/naos-solutions.com\/egyptians-and-digital-2025-report\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">81.9%<\/a>, up from 72.2% in 2024;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network Readiness Index:<\/strong> Jumped six spots to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/networkreadinessindex.org\/country\/egypt\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">85th<\/a> globally;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Government AI Readiness:<\/strong> Climbed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordinsights.com\/ai-readiness\/government-ai-readiness-index-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">46 places<\/a> (111th to 65th) since 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Is ICT the diploma to pursue for young professionals? Not necessarily<\/strong>, according to Ragui Assaad, professor and freeman chair of International Economic Policy at the University of Minnesota. \u201cThe focus should [extend] beyond the education system and focus on training,\u201d he told EnterpriseAM in April. \u201cMany people find entry points through short-term training rather than [a diploma].\u201d Translation: university degrees matter less than practical skills, and the training infrastructure is doing the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The training ecosystem has exploded:<\/strong> From 4k trainees in 2018\/19 to 500k in 2024\/25 and projections of reaching 1 mn by 2030. ITIDA <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itida.gov.eg\/English\/Programs\/Industry-Outlook\/Pages\/default.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> that 300k+ jobs were created in offshoring alone, with 30%+ participation by women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Global players have noticed.<\/strong> Deloitte\u2019s Innovation Hub, Capgemini\u2019s AI Center of Excellence, and PwC\u2019s Digital Services Export all set up shop in the Egyptian market within 18 months. Deloitte\u2019s hub is already at 350 employees and scaling; Capgemini plans to double its workforce to 1.2k by year-end, and triple it by 2026 \u2014 these aren\u2019t exploratory pilot programs, they\u2019re strategic bets backed by serious capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>At the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/ndFiw\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Offshoring<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/ndFiw\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> in November, 55 international companies <\/strong><strong>signed agreements projected to create 75k jobs over three years. <\/strong>Accenture, Luxoft, RSA, and Teleperformance signed expansion agreements. If the cluster effect is real and success breeds success, Egypt is reaching critical mass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s keeping operations leaders up at night? The brain drain risk.<\/strong> \u201cThere\u2019s a worry among employers that we\u2019re losing a lot of people who have these skills to other Arab countries,\u201d Assaad told us. Gulf states pay more and actively recruit Egyptian talent, and are served by the remote work revolution \u2014 talent can serve foreign clients without actually leaving the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt\u2019s response? The best defence is a good offense.<\/strong> The updated National AI Strategy focuses on making Egypt a developer rather than a consumer. The national ICT sector isn\u2019t just growing, it\u2019s maturing into a legitimate global player at exactly the right moment. 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Carol, you did that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The series got people talking in a way that no other show has done in quite a while, <\/strong><strong>and the conversation didn\u2019t wane between weekly drops.<\/strong> But the weekly drops were also a bane to an extent, with a couple of mid-season episodes criticized as fillers except by the most patient of film bros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Unfortunately, the finale \u2014 despite tying up a few loose ends and answering a few <\/strong><strong>questions on the entire internet\u2019s (collective) mind \u2014 left us wanting more.<\/strong> The final scene dropped a bomb, the consequences of which we\u2019ll just have to wait until December 2027 to understand. Yes, we\u2019re mad about it. Yes, we\u2019ll be counting the days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Until the very last moment, Seehorn\u2019s Carol Sturka proves hard to read. <\/strong>It\u2019s worth mentioning again that the actress has, across the entire season, delivered a performance that will likely remain referential for years to come. The same could be said for the supporting cast, particularly Karolina Wydra\u2019s Zosia, who adeptly portrays a character eerily mechanic and utterly charming. Episode by episode, we shared Carol\u2019s perplexity and doubt, an emotional journey that is as engaging as it gets. Pluribus has set a high bar, and we\u2019ll be waiting to see if its second season manages to match pace (and quell our anger).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In retrospect, Pluribus was a recipe for success from the get-go \u2014 If you haven\u2019t read <\/strong><strong>our review of the Pluribus premiere, you can find it <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/786e5326-e79d-4c2c-b8ff-59708db8072c\/the-last-unhappy-person-on-earth\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> The season saw Seehorn deliver one of her best performances yet \u2014 arguably one of the best performances of the year \u2014 oscillating seamlessly between grief, confusion, and fear. So it was no shocker when the show snagged the American Film Institute\u2019s Television Program of the Year award, and countless more nominations across awards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It wasn\u2019t just that Pluribus got people talking, it\u2019s what it got them talking about.<\/strong> The show proposes ethical and existential dilemmas scantily explored in sci-fi media, sparking continuous heated debates online. If you were promised happiness, actual world peace, and the end of institutions that have longed reigned us in, wouldn\u2019t you at least be curious to know what that feels like? The wrench (and also the case in point) in the opposition\u2019s argument is that it\u2019s hard to antagonize the hivemind \u2014 they\u2019re friendly, honest, and here to serve. And yet there\u2019s something inherently inhuman about them. 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style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/Saad-El-Oud_7731\" style=\"\">Saad El Oud<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the Hilton Cairo Grand Nile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 December (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/Medhat-Saleh_7737\" style=\"\">Medhat Saleh<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Theatro Arkan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 December (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tazkarti.com\/#\/events\/category\/88\" style=\"\">New Capital Countdown Festival<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Capital 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;\">2026<\/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\">JANUARY<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>January: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP4EAtLCMp0\/\" style=\"\">Al Rawi Awards<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> submissions open. <\/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 January (Wednesday): Coptic Christmas Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16 January (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/Amr-Diab-Concert_7810\" style=\"\">Amr Diab concert<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Al Manara 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:400;\">25 January (Sunday): January 25th Revolution \/ National Police Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 January (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/registration.cairorunners.com\/races\/1\" style=\"\">Cairo Marathon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> normal registration ends. <\/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;\">FEBRUARY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6 February (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/registration.cairorunners.com\/races\/1\" style=\"\">Cairo Marathon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Heliopolis, Merryland Park.<\/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;\">17 February (Tuesday): First day of Ramadan (TBD). <\/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;\">MARCH<\/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;\">20 March (Friday): Eid Al-Fitr (TBD). <\/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;\">APRIL<\/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;\">13 April (Monday): Sham El Nessim. <\/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;\">25 April (Saturday): Sinai Liberation 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:700;\">MAY<\/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;\">1 May (Friday): Labor 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;\">26 May (Tuesday): Arafat\u2019s 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:700;\">JUNE <\/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;\">16 June (Tuesday): Islamic New Year.<\/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;\">30 June (Tuesday): June 30th Revolution.<\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">23 July (Thursday): July 23rd Revolution 1952. <\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">25 August (Thursday): Prophet Muhammad\u2019s Birthday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p 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