News
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Ehab Saeed: Alamein Festival Is Egypt’s New Gateway for Tourism and Investment
The upcoming edition of the New Alamein Festival is poised to be more than just a celebration of music and entertainment. According to Ehab Saeed, Head of the Telecommunications and E-Payments Division...
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NTRA Adds “Khadamaty” Payment Option on “Telefoni” App to Simplify Mobile Device...
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has announced the integration of new digital payment channels into its Telefoni mobile application, expanding user options for registering and paying fees for mobile devices via...
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Vodafone, Orange, Etisalat or WE – Who’s Giving You Free GBs Today?...
In response to recent disruptions in internet and mobile services caused by the fire at Ramses Central in downtown Cairo, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has directed all telecom operators in...
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Egyptian Stock Market Opens Higher on Tuesday Backed by Local Buying
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) opened Tuesday s trading session marking the midweek point with broad gains across all major indices, driven by strong local investor demand. The benchmark EGX30 index rose by...
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WE Gold: Telecom Egypt’s Most Comprehensive Monthly Billing Plan for Internet, Mobile,...
As Egyptians increasingly rely on the internet for studying, streaming, gaming, and remote work, finding a reliable, cost-effective plan that covers all digital needs has become a top priority. In this context,...
Business
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Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Buys Another $100 Million of Trump’s Memecoin
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun is buying another $100 million worth of $TRUMP, doubling his total known stake of digital coins tied to President Donald Trump. Sun, who founded the TRON blockchain and...
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India’s richest man wants to turn every TV into a PC
Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has launched a virtual desktop service for set-top box users. This means that India s richest man, Reliance s chairman Mukesh Ambani,...
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Trump s $100 million crypto mystery man
(Reuters) -Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to President Donald Trump s World Liberty Financial crypto business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest. A venture...
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Intel spins out AI robotics company RealSense with $50 million raise
Intel is spinning out its artificial intelligence robotics and biometric venture as more companies bet big on automation tools. The new company, known as RealSense, was announced Friday and comes alongside a...
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Siemens enters collaboration with Microsoft to enhance IoT interoperability for buildings
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has announced a collaboration agreement with Microsoft to transform access to Internet of Things (IoT) data for buildings. The collaboration will enable interoperability between Siemens digital building platform, Building...
Technology
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Tesla drivers will soon be able to chat with their cars
In a characteristically early-morning post on X, Musk confirmed that Grok, the chatbot from his AI company xAI, will be rolling out to Tesla vehicles next week at the latest. The news...
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Galaxy Watch 8 hands-on: New base model, Classic bezel returns, Ultra gets...
We spent some time with Samsung s new smartwatches at Galaxy Unpacked 2025, and we re now ready to share our hands-on experience with all three models: the Galaxy Watch 8, the...
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Mohamed El Zomor: ”We Focus on Accelerating Digital Transformation… and Contribute to...
: Interview Fatma sweiry - Amr El Nady Photography: Ahmed Fawi Mohamed El Zomor is one of Egypt s promising talents in the technology sector. He enjoys the trust of the global...
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This 19-year-old’s space company just raised millions to keep satellites connected 24/7
Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space-tech startup founded by a 19-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur, has raised $4.3 million in an oversubscribed seed round at a $45 million post-money valuation to build a real-time connectivity...
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Dutch Court Sentences Russian to 3 Years for Sharing Microchip Technology
A court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Russian national to three years in prison for violating EU sanctions by transferring sensitive semiconductor technology to Russian intelligence. German Aksenov, 43, had worked...
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Intel spins out AI robotics company RealSense with $50 million raise
Intel is spinning out its artificial intelligence robotics and biometric venture as more companies bet big on automation tools. The new company, known as RealSense, was announced Friday and comes alongside a...
Smart cities
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Belkin is ending support for nearly all its Wemo smart home devices
Belkin has announced that it s made the difficult decision to end support for almost its entire line of Wemo smart home devices from January 31st, 2026. The only models that will...
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China’s largest car rental operator Car Inc. now rents autonomous cars.
China s largest car rental operator, Car Inc., now rents autonomous cars. The company, also known as Zuche , is using cars from Chinese tech giant Baidu for the service. China s...
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Space startup Varda raises $187 million in funding to make drugs in...
Pharmaceutical scientists come up against a hard limitation here on Earth: gravity. Varda Space wants to change that. The company has raised a massive new round to turn space into the ultimate...
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Siemens enters collaboration with Microsoft to enhance IoT interoperability for buildings
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has announced a collaboration agreement with Microsoft to transform access to Internet of Things (IoT) data for buildings. The collaboration will enable interoperability between Siemens digital building platform, Building...
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Inside a Utah desert facility preparing humans for life on Mars
Hidden among the majestic canyons of the Utah desert, about 7 miles from the nearest town, is a small research facility meant to prepare humans for life on Mars. The Mars Society,...
Banks
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Central Bank of Egypt Reinstates Daily Cash Withdrawal Limit to EGP 250,000
Effective today, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has reinstated the previous daily cash withdrawal limit of EGP 250,000 for both individuals and companies. This move marks the end of the temporary...
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National Bank of Egypt Confirms Full Restoration of Digital Services
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has officially announced that all of its digital banking services are now fully operational and running smoothly across the country. According to the bank s statement,...
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MPC decides to maintain key policy rates
Cairo, Egypt The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has decided today to maintain the CBE s overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the rate of...
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Maximum Daily Cash Withdrawal Limit from Banks Increases to EGP 500,000
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced a temporary increase in the daily maximum cash withdrawal limit in local currency from bank branches, raising it to EGP 500,000 for individuals and...
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US Dollar Holds Steady Against Egyptian Pound at 11 Banks on Sunday
The US dollar remained stable against the Egyptian pound at 11 major banks in Egypt at the start of trading on Sunday, maintaining the same levels recorded last Wednesday before the public...
Fin tech
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Trump s $100 million crypto mystery man
(Reuters) -Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to President Donald Trump s World Liberty Financial crypto business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest. A venture...
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Fawry Celebrates Student Innovation at Conclusion of “AI Rising Gen” Competition
Fawry, Egypt s leading fintech platform, concluded the first edition of its AI Rising Gen competition by celebrating the work of promising young innovators in artificial intelligence. The initiative, held in collaboration...
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”eFinance : All services provided by the group and hosted on its...
Mr. Ibrahim Sarhan, Chairman of the Board of eFinance, stated that all services offered by the company and hosted through its private data centers are fully accessible to all users nationwide and...
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Majid Al Futtaim’s Precision Media partners with Ritelo to transform Retail Media...
Majid Al Futtaim s Precision Media Partners with Ritelo to Transform Retail Media Solutions in Egypt and Saudi Arabia By empowering brands with data-driven, impactful solutions and more relevant customer engagement, this...
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ABB strengthens China robotics leadership with three new robot families| VEDIO
ABB is expanding its portfolio with three new robot families to support China s ongoing expansion in advanced manufacturing, building on 30 years of robotics leadership in the country. Manufactured at ABB...
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Musk should stay out of politics, US Treasury Secretary Bessent says
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - A day after Elon Musk escalated his feud with Donald Trump and announced the formation of a new U.S. political party, the president s Treasury secretary said...