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Emirati VC firm Shorooq Partners<\/strong> has appointed Tamer Azer<\/strong> (LinkedIn<\/a>) as a partner in its new Cairo office, according to a statement (pdf)<\/a>. Azer joins from Sawari Ventures where he served as a principal starting 2019.<\/p>\n

Col. Gharib Abdel Hafez<\/strong> (bio<\/a>) has been appointed the new spokesperson for the <\/strong>Egyptian Armed Forces<\/strong> to replace Brig.-Gen. Tamer Mohamed, according to a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emirati VC firm Shorooq Partners has appointed Tamer Azer (LinkedIn) as a partner in its new Cairo office, according to a statement (pdf). Azer joins from Sawari Ventures where he served as a principal starting 2019. Col. Gharib Abdel Hafez (bio) has been appointed the new spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces to replace Brig.-Gen. 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