{"id":679437,"date":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=afternoon&#038;p=679437"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:30:33","slug":"the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"afternoon","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/afternoon\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The good, the bad, and the ugly of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"679439\" 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=\"679439\">\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\/31\/govt-targets-usd-6-bn-investments-to-secure-final-imf-reviews\/\">\r\n                            Gov\u2019t targets USD 6 bn investments to secure final IMF reviews                        <\/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\/31\/govt-targets-usd-6-bn-investments-to-secure-final-imf-reviews\/\" 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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Blinked one too many times or took an extended no-screen vacation? We\u2019ve listed the good, the bad, and the ugly below for your convenience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Don\u2019t forget: <\/strong>Banks and the EGX are shuttered tomorrow in celebration of the new year, so conclude any money moves you have planned today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** A QUICK PROGRAMMING NOTE-<\/strong> We will be taking a break from your inboxes tomorrow along with the banks, but we\u2019ll be back in your inboxes at the usual time on Sunday, 4 January. See you in 2026.<\/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>Gov\u2019t needs to secure USD 6 bn to conclude the IMF <\/strong><strong>program successfully: <\/strong>The Madbouly government is preparing a comprehensive USD 6 bn divestment and investment plan to conclude the seventh and eighth reviews of its IMF Extended Fund Facility by October 2026, three government sources told EnterpriseAM today. The plan aims to bolster our foreign reserves and ensure long-term fiscal stability beyond the program's conclusion in 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The roadmap:<\/strong> The government reportedly plans to secure between USD 3-4 bn through the privatization of key state-owned assets by October 2026. These include stakes in Banque Du Caire, Safi, Wataniya, the Gabal El Zeit wind power plant, and the Finance Ministry\u2019s stake in the Bank of Alexandria (majority-held by Intesa Sanpaolo). The list also includes stakes in 13 public sector enterprises that will be ready for offering at percentages ranging between 10-40% under partnership with the private sector, according to our sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Beyond corporate stakes, the government will accelerate high-value real estate and land development projects<\/strong> to secure additional foreign exchange. This includes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5f715230-efe4-4d42-a104-73574c4484bd\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">fast-tracking the redevelopment of \"Ministries Square\u201d \u2014 former ministry headquarters in Downtown Cairo<\/a>. Proceeds are estimated between USD 2-3 bn, according to our sources. Officials are also in the final stages of a master plan to sell land at Ras Banas on the Red Sea coast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** CATCH UP QUICK<\/strong> on the top stories from today\u2019s <strong>EnterpriseAM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The CBE and Afreximbank will <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a6596589-747b-4f92-b8ec-2d90cfa066ac\/egypt-to-host-a-pan-african-gold-bank-under-mou-with-afreximbank\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">establish a pan-African gold bank<\/a><\/strong> and an internationally accredited refinery in an Egyptian freezone. The bank will extend logistical gold storage solutions for member countries and reduce the gap between local and international gold prices; <\/li>\n<li><strong>Egypt has <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83226def-f1d3-4df4-a4af-766dc6200ba3\/egypt-welcomes-usd-3.5-bn-from-qatar-as-part-of-the-alam-el-roum-agreement\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">received the USD 3.5 bn cashbased portion<\/a><\/strong><strong> of the Alam El Roum development <\/strong><strong>agreement<\/strong><strong> from Qatari Diar. <\/strong>The government will allocate 50% of these proceeds toward the direct reduction of public debt, with the remaining half channeled into the CBE\u2019s foreign reserves as additional buffer;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Egypt is considering <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" 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A heist at the Louvre took eight minutes. The TikTok ban lasted less than 24 hours. Markets crashed and recovered before analysts could explain what happened. Wars escalated, paused, and resumed. A British airline jingle from 2022 became the year\u2019s most inescapable sound. This was a year that rewarded speed and punished anyone who blinked, so ICYMI\u2026<\/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\">? AI\u2026 again and again and again<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The AI industry rode into 2025 on a wave of hype and ended it with a more sober <\/strong><strong>assessment of what the technology is capable of \u2014 both good and bad.<\/strong> The year saw an unprecedented pace of model releases, with every major AI company shipping significant upgrades multiple times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OpenAI released o3 and o4-mini in April with native agentic capabilities.<\/strong> GPT-5 launched in August featuring unified reasoning, a 400k token context window, and full multimodal processing. GPT-5.1 followed in November, and GPT-5.2 in December. The company hit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalstrategy-ai.com\/2025\/12\/20\/ai-developments-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 1 bn<\/a> in monthly revenue mid-year (and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investors.com\/news\/technology\/openai-ai-stocks-openai-ipo-enterprise-push-2026\/#:~:text=%22This%20LLM%20horse%20race%20will,around%20$8%20billion%20in%202025.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 8 bn<\/a> in losses), and reached 700 mn weekly active users by year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The competition was fierce. <\/strong>From 17 November through 11 December, the industry witnessed an unprecedented concentration of frontier model <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vertu.com\/lifestyle\/the-ai-model-race-reaches-singularity-speed\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">releases<\/a> \u2014 xAI\u2019s Grok 4.1, Google\u2019s Gemini 3, Anthropic\u2019s Claude Opus 4.5, and OpenAI\u2019s GPT-5.2 all landed within 25 days. Gemini 3 topped several benchmarks, reportedly triggering a \u201ccode red\u201d memo from OpenAI\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a8e42cda-4a87-42c2-9aa7-8f636fad4df4\/a-silicon-valley-tragedy,-act-ii\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Altman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But 2025 seems to be setting up a year of reckoning for AI. <\/strong>MIT Technology Review called it \u201cthe great AI hype correction,\u201d pointing to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/12\/15\/1129174\/the-great-ai-hype-correction-of-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">research<\/a> showing that a whopping 95% of businesses that tried using AI found zero value in it. GPT-5 \u2014 which was hyped to be a \u201cPhD-level expert in anything\u201d \u2014 botched the landing in August, triggering the biggest vibe shift since ChatGPT first debuted.<\/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\">? Consumer tech<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Nintendo\u2019s Switch 2 was one of the year\u2019s most anticipated hardware launches.<\/strong> The console <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/27d724df-7068-466c-8ae1-4bf59afa3e6c\/should-you-make-the-switch%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/27d724df-7068-466c-8ae1-4bf59afa3e6c\/should-you-make-the-switch%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">brought<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/27d724df-7068-466c-8ae1-4bf59afa3e6c\/should-you-make-the-switch%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> a sleeker design with magnetic Joy-Cons, a larger 1080p HDR display, significantly stronger performance, and mouse controls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Apple made its boldest hardware <\/strong><strong>bargain<\/strong><strong> in years with the iPhone Air<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ee674e59-c35b-47c8-8193-8e614be3ce97\/the-usd-999-question:-can-the%253cmark%253e-iphone%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-air%253c%2Fmark%253e-save-apple%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">unveiled<\/a> in September as the thinnest iPhone ever made at just 5.6mm thick. Apple CEO Tim Cook called it \u201cthe biggest step ever with iPhone,\u201d but it comes at a cost \u2014 and we don\u2019t mean the USD 1k+ price tag. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/37fbbc58-5e5f-4a79-8ccd-4020b801ebf0\/the%253cmark%253e-iphone%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-air%253c%2Fmark%253e,-73-days-later\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/37fbbc58-5e5f-4a79-8ccd-4020b801ebf0\/the%253cmark%253e-iphone%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-air%253c%2Fmark%253e,-73-days-later\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tepid<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/37fbbc58-5e5f-4a79-8ccd-4020b801ebf0\/the%253cmark%253e-iphone%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-air%253c%2Fmark%253e,-73-days-later\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sales<\/a> reportedly caused rival manufacturers, including Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, to scrap their own ultra-thin phone projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The foldable phone market took another leap forward when Samsung launched the <\/strong><strong>Galaxy Z Trifold on 1 December<\/strong>, making tri-fold tech widely <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/the-biggest-tech-stories-of-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">available<\/a> for the first time. Huawei\u2019s Mate XT had proven the concept earlier, but Samsung brought it to the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other hardware highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google became the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/techs-biggest-winners-of-2025-180000177.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> major Android phone maker to adopt Qi 2 magnetic wireless charging, introducing Pixelsnap to its Pixel 10 series as its MagSafe-style accessory;<\/li>\n<li>LG\u2019s new OLED TVs pushed peak HDR brightness <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/gear\/best-of-whats-new-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">above 2k nits<\/a> while keeping its trademark near-perfect black levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">? Entertainment<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Television staged a remarkable comeback in 2025. <\/strong>After years of post-strike uncertainty, the industry delivered an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83921deb-f9c0-423e-8aab-1c3a35b02968\/from-movie-theatres-to-home-theatres:-our-favorite-2025-watches\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83921deb-f9c0-423e-8aab-1c3a35b02968\/from-movie-theatres-to-home-theatres:-our-favorite-2025-watches\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">embarrassment of riches<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/83921deb-f9c0-423e-8aab-1c3a35b02968\/from-movie-theatres-to-home-theatres:-our-favorite-2025-watches\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>. Netflix's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0d32ff79-92a5-49f1-9b84-ee6498827a52\/the-harrowing-reality-of-raising-boys\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0d32ff79-92a5-49f1-9b84-ee6498827a52\/the-harrowing-reality-of-raising-boys\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Adolescence<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0d32ff79-92a5-49f1-9b84-ee6498827a52\/the-harrowing-reality-of-raising-boys\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, a four-part British limited series about a teen accused of murder, dominated the Emmys (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ec7ae370-40c7-4156-b05f-26a1a2e55e46\/and-the-emmy-goes-to%25e2%2580%25a6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Owen Cooper<\/a> became the youngest recipient of an Emmy award), and sparked a conversation about incel culture \u2014 all while being shot in single continuous takes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix's most-watched movie of all time<\/strong>, spawning a global phenomenon. The animated film about a K-pop trio that defends the human world from demons through catchy pop music earned nearly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/article\/biggest-pop-culture-moments-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">300 mn<\/a> views, with four songs from the soundtrack placing on the Billboard Hot 100's Top 10 \u2014 a historic first for an animated film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The streaming landscape entered its endgame.<\/strong> Netflix moved to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6280c6b4-58f1-4186-8919-afe68b0845c6\/the-netflix-takeover,-the-finale\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">transaction<\/a> that would have been unthinkable five years ago, accelerating consolidation that's rapidly shrinking the number of major players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, fresh off <\/strong><strong>receiving<\/strong><strong> five <\/strong><strong>Grammy Awards for his Drake diss track Not Like Us.<\/strong> The performance drew 133.5 mn viewers \u2014 the most-watched Super Bowl halftime ever recorded. His halftime rendition of Not Like Us, performed to a loudly singing crowd, represented what many called the definitive conclusion to the prolific <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy8xmkmg207o\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendrick-Drake feud<\/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\">? Viral moments<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>If 2025 proved anything, it's that memes don't need to make sense to take over the <\/strong><strong>world. Exhibit A: 6-7. <\/strong>Derived from Skrilla's song Doot Doot (6 7) and basketball edits of LaMelo Ball (who is 6'7\"), the phrase became the year's most inexplicable punchline among grade schoolers and the chronically online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Then came Italian brainrot<\/strong> \u2014 AI-generated creatures with vaguely Italian names like Bombardiro Crocodilo (a crocodile-bomber hybrid), Ballerina Cappuccina (a ballet-dancing cup of cappuccino), and Tung Tung Tung Sahur (an Indonesian wood log with a baseball bat) that inexplicably captivated Gen Alpha. One popular video counted at least 100 different characters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/marc-griffin\/best-viral-moments-2025-ranked\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Ghibli AI filter<\/a><\/strong> <strong> let everyone transform into Miyazaki-style characters<\/strong> \u2014 until a Miyazaki quote resurfaced in which he calls AI-generated art \u201can insult to life itself;\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Labubu plush dolls <\/strong>\u2014 toothy collectibles from The Monsters toy series that many described as \u201ccreepy\u201d or \u201cslightly ugly\u201d \u2014 became the year's most obsessed-over collectible, going from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/699d00ea-6a56-47c4-87ac-44e5982b5092\/what-does-the%253cmark%253e-labubu%253c%2Fmark%253e-mean-for-the-egyptian-economy%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/699d00ea-6a56-47c4-87ac-44e5982b5092\/what-does-the%253cmark%253e-labubu%253c%2Fmark%253e-mean-for-the-egyptian-economy%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">niche to ubiquitous<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/699d00ea-6a56-47c4-87ac-44e5982b5092\/what-does-the%253cmark%253e-labubu%253c%2Fmark%253e-mean-for-the-egyptian-economy%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> seemingly overnight;<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Coldplay concert jumbotron delivered the year's most talked-about <\/strong><strong>relationship scandal<\/strong> when a kiss cam moment exposed what appeared to be an affair between two concertgoers;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Jet2 holiday jingle<\/strong> (\u201cNothing beats a Jet2 holiday!\u201d) originated from a 2022 British airline ad but exploded in 2025, backing over 1.4 mn TikToks of vacation mishaps. Thanks to the trend, Jess Glynne's Hold My Hand became one of TikTok's top songs of the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">? Making history<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On 8 May, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV <\/strong><strong>\u2014 the first pope born in the United States. <\/strong>The 69-year-old Chicago native and Augustinian friar spent much of his career as a missionary in Peru. He chose his name in honor of Pope Leo XIII, whose encyclical \u201cRerum novarum\u201d established modern Catholic social teaching and promoted labor rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In one of the most audacious heists in recent memory, France's crown jewels were <\/strong><strong>lifted from the Louvre in broad daylight. <\/strong>The thieves used a furniture elevator truck to break in, drilled into display cases, and fled on scooters with an estimated USD 102 mn worth of historical jewels. The haul \u2014 including pieces tied to Empress Marie-Louise and Empress Eug\u00e9nie \u2014 has not been recovered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>History books will also remember 2025 for its <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/2025-Year-in-Review\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">firsts<\/a><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first soft landing of a commercial lunar lander (Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost);<\/li>\n<li>The first woman appointed Archbishop of Canterbury (Sarah Mullally);<\/li>\n<li>The first colossal squid filmed in its natural habitat;<\/li>\n<li>And, less triumphantly, the first time the average US tariff rate exceeded 20% since the Great Depression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">? Politics<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Political playbook:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Germany got a new chancellor in Friedrich Merz after a chaotic election that saw the far-right AfD more than double its vote share to 20.7% \u2014 holding a record 152 of 630 Bundestag seats;<\/li>\n<li>Japan inaugurated its first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, while Namibia elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, its first woman president;<\/li>\n<li>In September, Nepal's government fell to a \u201cGen Z revolution\u201d sparked by social media bans, resulting in at least 76 deaths and parliament buildings set ablaze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The world's fault lines deepened:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Russia-Ukraine war entered its fourth year with no end in sight \u2014 Russia gained less than 1% of Ukrainian territory while losing roughly 1k soldiers daily;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/2025-Year-in-Review\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">India and Pakistan exchanged missile strikes<\/a> in May after a terror attack in Kashmir killed 26, the most serious escalation between the nuclear powers in decades before a ceasefire was called on 10 May;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2025\/12\/25\/photos-global-stories-of-2025-in-pictures\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel conducted military strikes<\/a> in six different countries as the genocide in Gaza continued;<\/li>\n<li>Sudan's civil war displaced mns as the Rapid Support Forces attacked civilian areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">? Trends to watch<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AI grows up:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/prediction-consensus-what-the-experts-see-coming-in-2026\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">For the third consecutive year<\/a>, artificial intelligence dominates the prediction landscape, and 2026 will be the year AI moves from proof-of-concept to proof-of-impact. After 2025's \u201chype correction,\u201d enterprises are demanding measurable outcomes, not just impressive demos. Where 2024 forecasts centered on whether AI hype was justified and 2025 focused on deployment at scale, the 2026 conversation is about integration and consequences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The robot dawn:<\/strong> 2026 marks the year humanoid robots go mainstream \u2014 sort of. 1X will deliver its first USD 20k Neo Beta units early in the year, and Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and others will accelerate their efforts. But expectations should be managed: these robots will still take 45 minutes to empty a dishwasher. The real action is in physical AI \u2014 intelligence embedded in robots, drones, and smart equipment for real-world interaction. Industry analysts predict humanoid robots ready for home deployment remain 2-3 years away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The human element: <\/strong>Despite all the AI hype, 2026's most important trend may be rediscovering what humans do best. Microsoft envisions small teams launching global campaigns in days, with AI handling data crunching while humans steer strategy. IBM research shows 81% of employees are confident they'll keep up with future tech advances \u2014 despite 61% expecting their job role to change significantly due to emerging AI, and nearly half worrying about obsolescence by 2030. The organizations that thrive will be those that help workers learn with AI rather than compete against it.<\/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\">? Predictions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Alternative forms of connectivity will cause significant disruptions for telecoms in <\/strong><strong>2026<\/strong> as advancements in fixed wireless access, low-orbiting satellites, private 5G networks, and even 6G mature. New players could emerge that connect phones solely via satellite, bypassing traditional cell towers entirely. Starlink and competitors will continue expanding, particularly in underserved regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Executives are ending 2025 on an optimistic note<\/strong>, with global economic expectations brighter than at any point this year. McKinsey <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/capabilities\/strategy-and-corporate-finance\/our-insights\/economic-conditions-outlook\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">surveys<\/a> show confidence in domestic economies rising across developed and emerging markets alike, with concerns about trade policy receding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The RTO wars will continue but settle into hybrid norms.<\/strong> \u201dSome form of hybrid will be dominant, rather than a five-day return-to-office,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/02\/whats-in-store-for-remote-work-and-rto-in-2025.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">predicts<\/a> University of Pittsburgh professor Mark Ma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/prediction-consensus-what-the-experts-see-coming-in-2026\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Economist warns<\/a><\/strong><strong> that 2026 will be defined by uncertainty as the reshaping of <\/strong><strong>geopolitical norms continues.<\/strong> Russia and China may test American commitment to allies through \u201cgray-zone\u201d provocations in northern Europe and the South China Sea. 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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>\u26bd Football fans can welcome the new year with exciting features through <\/strong><strong>Sunday from domestic, continental, and European fields.<\/strong><\/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\">Today<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re tracking Algeria vs. Equatorial Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations Group E <\/strong><strong>finale at 6pm.<\/strong> The Greens will be walking onto the pitch with nothing to lose, having already secured qualification to the round of 16 after topping their group. You can catch the match on BeIN Sports Max 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also on our radar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudan vs. Burkina Faso (6pm) \u2014 watch on BeIN Sports Max 2;<\/li>\n<li>Gabon vs. C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (9pm) \u2014 watch on BeIN Sports Max 1;<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique vs. Cameroon (9pm) \u2014 watch on BeIN Sports Max 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Tomorrow<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019ll be breaking from Afcon tomorrow, with our attention turning to our <\/strong><strong>homegrown Capital Cup and the English Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On the homefront:<\/strong> Al Ittihad will meet Zamalek at Borg El Arab Stadium for a Round 4 match in the Capital Cup. Kickoff is set for 5pm, and will be airing on ON Sports 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also watching:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wadi Degla vs. El Gouna (5pm) \u2014 watch on ON Sports 2;<\/li>\n<li>Ismaily vs. Modern Sport (8pm) \u2014 watch on ON Sports 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Round 17 of the English Premier League continues with the fourth-placed Liverpool <\/strong><strong>hosting Leeds United at 7:30pm.<\/strong> The Reds are chasing more victories in their title hunt after a rocky start. You can watch the match on BeIN Sports 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other matches to flip through:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crystal Palace vs. Fulham (7:30pm) \u2014 watch on BeIN Sports 2;<\/li>\n<li>Manchester City vs. Sunderland (10pm) \u2014 watch on BeIN Sports 1;<\/li>\n<li>Brentford vs. Tottenham Hotspur (10pm) \u2014 watch on ON Sports 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Friday<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A relative calm will be settling over the football fields on Friday, with some action <\/strong><strong>from Europe\u2019s major leagues tiding us over.<\/strong> Headlining are AC Milan and Cagliari, who will be locking horns at 9:45pm as part of Serie A\u2019s round of 18. You can catch the match on the StarzPlay app.<\/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\">Saturday<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Afcon will see Tunisia go head-to-head against Mali in the round of 16 at 9pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Arsenal will take on Bournemouth in the Premier League\u2019s round of 20 at 7:30pm<\/strong>, with the Gunners looking to extend their lead by three more points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other Premier League matches on our radar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest (2:30pm);<\/li>\n<li>Brighton vs. Burnley (5pm);<\/li>\n<li>Wolverhampton vs. West Ham United (5pm).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other major European league matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valencia vs. Celta Vigo \u2014 La Liga (3pm);<\/li>\n<li>Juventus vs. Lecce \u2014 Serie A (7pm);<\/li>\n<li>Atalanta vs. Roma \u2014 Serie A (9:45pm);<\/li>\n<li>Espanyol vs. Barcelona \u2014 La Liga (10pm).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/football\/\">Football<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sports\/\">sports<\/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=\"679448\" 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=\"679448\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Mark Your Calendar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/31\/pop-night-at-the-gem-with-calum-scott\/\">\r\n                            Pop night at the GEM with Calum Scott                        <\/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\/31\/pop-night-at-the-gem-with-calum-scott\/\" 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 sellers. The index is up 40.7% 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>Misr Cement (+8.0%), Egypt Aluminum (+3.8%), and Raya Holding (+3.3%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Beltone Holding (-3.1%), Oriental Weavers (-1.7%), and Credit Agricole (-0.8%).<\/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                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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 ENTERPRISEPM 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\">?\ufe0f DECEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6 December-15 February (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRmz8uICkMG\/\" style=\"\">Cairo Prints<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Cairopolitan in Garden City. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12 December-15 January (Friday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRw2XKMjG4H\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" style=\"\">Cairo Art Fair<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at TAM Gallery, Abu Rawwash. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-31 December (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsmarche.com\/event\/thestadium_7809\" style=\"\">The Stadium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at District 5. <\/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.instagram.com\/p\/DSfyQk-CLOR\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" style=\"\">El Waili and AMER - NYE<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the Tap East.<\/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:\/\/events.itstali.com\/event\/1\/New+Year%E2%80%99s+Eve+2026%3A+El+Sahra?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnW7KJFf_Rri0VA86lD6xLHGmX8faqwpKYhJX18-w24xvljKI9JqT4Vn8QqMA_aem_Yfb9zbDasLhv9PsyXvW5pA\" style=\"\">El Sahra with Hakim<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at The Theatre, Somabay. <\/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:\/\/cairojazzclub.ticketsmarche.com\/en\/all.html\" style=\"\">Taxi El Sahra<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> - New Year\u2019s Eve at CJC 610. <\/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:\/\/cairojazzclub.ticketsmarche.com\/en\/all.html\" style=\"\">Disco Arabesquo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> - New Year\u2019s Eve at CJC Agouza.<\/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:\/\/ticketegypt.venflare.com\/events\/d1a13f48-9c83-41ed-987f-6b18e66417f3\" style=\"\">Saint Levant, Notre Dame, and Wass<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at Cubix, El Gouna.<\/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>5-6 January (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tazkarti.com\/#\/e\/1685\" style=\"\">Omar Khairat<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the Cairo Opera House. <\/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>8 January (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tazkarti.com\/#\/e\/1666\" style=\"\">Calum Scott<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the Grand Egyptian Museum.<\/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 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>6 October (Tuesday): Armed Forces Day. <\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content 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