{"id":704158,"date":"2026-05-20T03:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=podcast&p=704158"},"modified":"2026-05-20T03:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:29:41","slug":"morning-drive-building-the-hub","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Drive: Building the hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In today\u2019s episode:<\/strong> Expanding East Port Said. Eissa outlines privatization roadmap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morning Drive is your daily download of the essential headlines shaping Egypt. From business policy and finance to the latest in tech, all in under 10 minutes. Hosted by \u2018Synthetic Salma\u2019 \u2014 an AI-powered version of our own Executive Editor Salma El-Saeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much gratitude to our sponsors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madinet Masr<\/a> | GRANITE Financial Holding<\/a> | Bonyan for Real Estate Investments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Listen to and follow Morning Drive:<\/b><\/p>

\"Listen<\/a>\"Listen<\/a>\"Listen<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt advances its Mediterranean energy hub strategy on three fronts: locking in Cronos gas processing rights, commissioning a new coastal pipeline, and fast-tracking Western Desert drilling through a USD 208 mn EGPC deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":704161,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"behind","footnotes":""},"categories":[9579],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704158","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morning-drive","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"audio_file":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/podcasts\/2026\/05\/704162.mp3","teaser":"","episode_number":"\u2014 Select Episode \u2014","audio_duration":"10:11"},"yoast_head":"\nMorning Drive: Building the hub - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Morning Drive: Building the hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Egypt advances its Mediterranean energy hub strategy on three fronts: locking in Cronos gas processing rights, commissioning a new coastal pipeline, and fast-tracking Western Desert drilling through a USD 208 mn EGPC deal.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-20T03:29:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1\" \/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/\",\"name\":\"Morning Drive: Building the hub - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T03:29:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-20T03:29:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Morning Drive: Building the hub\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Morning Drive: Building the hub - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Morning Drive: Building the hub","og_description":"Egypt advances its Mediterranean energy hub strategy on three fronts: locking in Cronos gas processing rights, commissioning a new coastal pipeline, and fast-tracking Western Desert drilling through a USD 208 mn EGPC deal.","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_modified_time":"2026-05-20T03:29:41+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1","type":"","width":"","height":""},{"url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png","width":1,"height":1,"type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/","name":"Morning Drive: Building the hub - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-05-20T03:29:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-20T03:29:41+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/704161.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/podcast\/morning-drive-building-the-hub\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Morning Drive: Building the hub"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/704158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/704158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":704163,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/704158\/revisions\/704163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}