Tech news SoftBank aims to sell $3.1bn worth of Japanese telco unit stake Amwal Al Ghad English May 21, 2020 0 SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5 percent of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp, currently worth $3.1…
Featured Eni in talks to open LNG unit in Egypt’s Damietta Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 28, 2018 0 Eni is in talks with partner Naturgy over re-opening of their facility for liquefying natural gas in Damietta,…
Real Estate Emaar Properties’ unit begins Egypt’s Al Alamein Hotel renovation for opening… nada nasser Apr 24, 2018 0 Emaar Hospitality Group has begun the renovation and redesign works of Al Alamein Hotel in Marassi by Sidi…
Industry & Trade Elsewedy Electric’s unit to execute 700mn pounds facilities project in Egypt’s Sadat… Yomna Yasser Apr 17, 2018 0 Egyptian cable maker El Sewedy Electric’s subsidiary, SDM for Development and Management, plans to invest 700…
Industry & Trade Elsewedy Electric’s inks 225 mln pounds deal for Egypt’s substation projects Yomna Yasser Mar 27, 2018 0 Egypt's Sewedy Electric Engineering and Trade, a subsidary of El Sewedy Electric Company, has signed an 225 million…
Real Estate Egypt’s Landmark Sabbour’s unit launches Rukan Residence in Dubai Yomna Yasser Mar 13, 2018 0 Continental Investments, a subsidiary of Egypt-based Landmark Sabbour, has launched Rukan Residence complex in…
Industry & Trade Saudi-based L’azurde completes SAR 12.6 mln production unit in Egypt Yomna Yasser Feb 5, 2018 0 Saudi Arabia-based L'azurde Company for Jewellery announced Monday that it is finalising the production unit in…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s El Sewedy Electric unit to develop 1.4km in Sadat City Yomna Yasser Jan 3, 2018 0 An affiliate of Egypt's integrated energy solutions company El Sewedy Electric signed contracts to develop…
Industry & Trade EEHC, El Sewedy Electric’s unit sign contract of 570 mln Egyptian pounds Yomna Yasser Dec 30, 2017 0 Egypt's Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) has signed a contract worth 570 million Egyptian pounds ($32.1 million)…
Arab Gulf mostly quiet, Dana Gas leaps in Abu Dhabi Yomna Yasser Dec 25, 2017 0 Gulf stock markets were mostly quiet in thin, early trade on Monday although Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas jumped…
Arab Gulf may have firm tone, ADNOC unit’s IPO could support Abu Dhabi Yomna Yasser Nov 26, 2017 0 Gulf stock markets may have a slightly firm tone on Sunday, buoyed by positive global trends and news of the…
Industry & Trade Toshiba Q2 profit jumps on strong memory chip demand Yomna Yasser Nov 9, 2017 0 Toshiba Corp reported a 76 percent jump in second-quarter operating profit on Thursday, driven by a strong…
Tech news Lenovo to buy Fujitsu PC unit stake for up to $269 million; second-quarter profit drops Yomna Yasser Nov 2, 2017 0 Lenovo Group said it had reached an agreement to buy a 51 percent stake in Fujitsu’s personal computer unit for up…
Tech news Google to co-host Wilbur Ross talk with news site Newsmax Yomna Yasser Oct 12, 2017 0 Alphabet Inc’s Google unit will co-host an event with conservative media firm Newsmax on Thursday with U.S.…
Tech news Nokia plans to cut up to 310 jobs, halt VR camera development Yomna Yasser Oct 10, 2017 0 Nokia plans to reduce up to 310 jobs from its Nokia Technologies unit and halt development of its virtual reality…
Industry & Trade Full steam ahead, as Egypt’s rail project gets green light Yomna Yasser Aug 17, 2017 0 A unit of China Railway Group Ltd said it will began preliminary work on a $1.24 billion-worth light rail project…
International News Trump asserts Comey told him he’s not under investigation Yomna Yasser May 11, 2017 0 President Donald Trump asserted in his extraordinary letter firing James Comey that the ousted FBI director told…
Tech news Toyota to sharpen focus on electric cars through new in-house unit Ghada Ismail Nov 17, 2016 0 Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is setting up a new in-house unit to develop electric vehicles as the…
Banks Emirates NBD bank set up specialized financing unit for SMEs Noha Gad Nov 3, 2016 0 Middle East’s largest bank by assets, Emirates NBD has announced the establishment of a specialized unit for…
Industry & Trade AstraZeneca signs $1.5 bln deal with Allergan Noha Gad Oct 3, 2016 0 AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.LN) said on Monday that it has signed a deal with Allergan PLC AGN, -0.21% worth up to $1.52…
International News AirAsia appoints Stephane Daillencourt as CEO of leasing unit Noha Gad Sep 8, 2016 0 AirAsia Berhad (AIRA.KL), Asia's biggest budget airline, on Thursday appointed Stephane Daillencourt as the chief…
Real Estate Egypt implements $1.8bn social housing units in 6th of October City aya salah Aug 22, 2016 0 Egypt's New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) is implementing 116,000 units in 6th of October City as part of the…
Industry & Trade AirAsia to launch sale of stake in leasing arm, could value unit at $1 billion- Reuters Noha Gad Aug 4, 2016 0 AirAsia Bhd (AIRA.KL), Asia's biggest budget airline, will kick off the sale of a majority stake in its plane…
Egypt News Egypt’s tender for a third FSRU draws four firms’ attention aya salah Jul 21, 2016 0 Egypt's tender to lease a third floating and storage regasification unit (FSRU) has drawn interest from four…
Tech news Baidu investor criticizes proposed sale of video unit to CEO Ghada Ismail Jul 19, 2016 0 Baidu Inc's planned sale of online video unit iQiyi to its own chief executive is priced too low and will damage…
Real Estate Egypt offers 6,000 units among social housing scheme for rent aya salah Jul 18, 2016 0 Egypt starts offering 6,000 units for rent in the first phase of the social housing project through the rent…
Real Estate Egypt offers 6,000 units among social housing scheme for rent aya salah Jul 18, 2016 0 Egypt starts offering 6,000 units for rent in the first phase of the social housing project through the rent…
International News Fire at Russia’s Bashneft oil firm unit kill eight Noha Gad Jul 17, 2016 0 Eight people died in a fire at a hydrocracker unit at the Ufaneftekhim refinery in the Urals city of Ufa, RIA news…
Tech news Microsoft gives up Finland phone unit Ghada Ismail Jul 12, 2016 0 Microsoft has confirmed it will close its mobile phone unit in Finland, cutting 1,350 jobs. The US software giant…
International News AirAsia has had $1 billion takeover offer for leasing unit Noha Gad May 30, 2016 0 Asia's largest budget airline AirAsia Bhd (AIRA.KL) has received a $1 billion offer for its aircraft leasing unit,…
Industry & Trade Toshiba takes $2.3 billion writedown on U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Noha Gad Apr 26, 2016 0 Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Tuesday that it booked an impairment charge of $2.3 billion for the past…
Tech news Dell’s SecureWorks valued at $1.42 billion in year’s first tech IPO Ghada Ismail Apr 11, 2016 0 Dell Inc's cyber security unit, SecureWorks Corp, could be valued at up to $1.42 billion in its initial public…
MENA News Syrian rebel splits deepen after failed ‘merger’ with al Qaeda arm Noha Gad Jan 30, 2016 0 The leader of al Qaeda's Syrian wing tried unsuccessfully at a recent meeting to convince rival Islamist factions…
Tech news Vodafone starts preparations for IPO of Indian unit Noha Gad Nov 11, 2015 0 Britain's Vodafone said on Tuesday it had started preparations to float its Indian unit as it reported a return to…
Industry & Trade Toshiba to sell sensor business to Sony, overhaul chip unit Noha Gad Oct 28, 2015 0 Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it will sell its image sensor business to Sony Corp and overhaul its…
Financial Institutions SFD eyes Small Enterprises Licence Unit in Suez Canal’s HQ Noha Gad Aug 3, 2015 0 Egypt's Social Fund for Development (SFD) is ready to establish a licence unit for the small enterprises in Suez…
Banks Stifel in Negotiations to buy Barclays’ U.S. Wealth Unit- Reuters Noha Gad May 30, 2015 0 Investment bank Stifel Financial Corp (SF.N) is in advanced negotiations to acquire Barclays Plc's (BARC.L) U.S…
Real Estate Egypt PM delivers 1500 Low-income Housing Units in Badr City aya salah May 23, 2015 0 About 1500 residential units have been delivered on Saturday to low-income citizens in Badr City, in the presence…
Industry & Trade Rio Tinto to sell Aluminum Assets in $1 billion Deal: paper Noha Gad May 18, 2015 0 Global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.L) (RIO.AX) plans to sell some of its aluminum assets in a potential $1 billion deal,…
Industry & Trade Canada’s Bombardier eyes 20-30% rail unit IPO in Frankfurt – Reuters Noha Gad May 9, 2015 0 Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) is aiming to sell a 20- to 30-percent stake in its rail unit via an initial public…