1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (319+ words) The Morocco-based legaltech startup is expanding into accounting and compliance, with Egypt and GCC markets in its sights. Morocco-based legaltech startup Charikaty has closed a pre-seed funding round at a €3 million valuation, bringing in investors from the UAE, Kuwait and…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (181+ words) Officials are considering itineraries linking Egypt’s Holy Family sites with Uganda’s annual Martyrs pilgrimage in Namugongo. Egypt and Uganda are exploring ways to link their Christian pilgrimage routes, following a Uganda Tourism Board delegation visit to the Religious Complex in…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (253+ words) Two Egyptian pilgrims were killed and 25 injured in the crash near Al-Jumum, with seven still in intensive care. Egypt’s consulate in Jeddah has sent a legal team to follow Saudi investigations into a bus crash near Al-Jumum that killed two…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (270+ words) Net foreign assets increased in July as foreign holdings rose across the Central Bank of Egypt and commercial banks. Egypt’s banking sector net foreign assets rose to USD 28.418 billion in July 2026, equivalent to EGP 1.454 trillion, up from USD 27.965 billion in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (176+ words) The seed round led by MRG Economic Group follows growth to over 120,000 learners and a reported 230% revenue increase for the startup. Egyptian edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in seed funding to enter Saudi Arabia and build an AI…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (184+ words) Per Ba Merkaba comes with celestial ceilings, a sound room, two sun decks and hand-carved Egyptian details. Naturally, it was dreamed up by a woman with an enviable eye for detail. You can tell a lot about someone by the…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (330+ words) The programme will take founders from idea to MVP, accelerate 20 startups a year and invest up to EGP 5 million in selected companies. Bitroot Ventures has launched an early-stage accelerator in Egypt aimed at founders who are still turning ideas into…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) The total includes 138,000 students within the higher education ministry’s system and around 60,000 at Al Azhar University. Around 200,000 international students are currently enrolled at universities in Egypt, according to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Ministry spokesperson Adel Abdel…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (832+ words) Otman Qrita's film New Cavaliers won at Cannes, then brands started asking him to make more work about Morocco. He has strong views on how the country gets portrayed, and no interest in obliging. The turning point was New Cavaliers....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (190+ words) S&P Dow Jones Indices has decided against a proposed downgrade of Egypt to Frontier Market status. Egypt will remain within S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Emerging Markets universe after the index provider decided against a proposed reclassification to Frontier…...