Category Archives: News

May 16,2012 CAIRO: The Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has selected The American University in Cairo (AUC) alumnus and assistant professor Ayman Ismail, as one of two of Egypt’s most influential and inspirational … Continue reading →

May 16,2012 Bey2ollak has collected $200,000 in seed funding for winning the “Start with Google” competition which was launched last September to encourage Egyptian technology entrepreneurs. http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/05/16/egyptian-traffic-app-wins-200000-from-google/?mod=google_news_blog

May 16,2012 Islamabad: The Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed El-Said Hindam has said that youth-to-youth interactions between Egypt and Pakistan can further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-108501-Youth-interactions-can-bolster-relations-Egyptian-envoy  

May 16,2012 DUBAI May 16 (Reuters) – Egypt’s bourse is seen drifting next week as investors shy away from taking big bets ahead of elections that may not clear the doubts already clouding the country’s macro-economic outlook. http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFL5E8GGAQC20120516

May 15,2012 Egypt’s interim government is predicting economic growth of 4 to 4.5 per cent in the fiscal year that begins in July, a minister said on Monday. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/41692/Business/Economy/Egypt-to-see–pct-growth-in–Minister.aspx

May 14,2012 ZAGAZIG, Egypt – Egyptian voters are making their final choices in the first post-revolution presidential election. Many Egyptians say the electoral process will not resolve the issue at the top of people’s minds, however, and that is the … Continue reading →

May 14,2012 Ahmed Zahran couldn’t have been more excited when he received the email confirming that his startup was selected as a semi-finalist for the first innovation tournament in the Middle East, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School … Continue reading →

May 14,2012 Cisco has launched Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Training Center in Morocco. The Entrepreneur Institute will provide business acceleration skills through the use of technology.  http://www.telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?storyid=14228&section=S162  

May 13,2012 To date, the most important development in the region for the U.S. has been the fall of Egypt’s longtime president Hosni Mubarak. Since 1977, Egypt has been a strategic partner of the United States—providing essential political support to … Continue reading →

May 13,2012 Six in ten Egyptians want to cancel the peace treaty with Israel, a new poll has found, up from just over half of respondents since last year’s survey. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=269693