Back to the complete issue
Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Egypt in the News on 9 March 2021

A handful of headlines to skim this morning on an otherwise quiet day for Egypt in the foreign press:

  • Egyptian students could learn the common values between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism through a proposed school subject that would see verses from the Torah taught in the national curriculum for the first time. (Al Monitor)
  • Meet the woman behind Happy Africa: Philanthropist Sarah El Amin was recently awarded a medal of honor by the state after returning to Egypt from volunteer work to treat AIDS patients in Kenya and launching the Happy Africa Organization, which helps communities in Africa. (Arab News)
  • Mo Salah on Afcon qualifiers squad list despite covid fears: Mohamed Salah has been called up to play in an upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifier despite concerns in the UK over footballers traveling for games abroad. (Daily Mail)
  • A Sudanese couple based in Egypt is running a charity center in Giza that serves food to fellow migrants and refugees who can’t afford basic necessities after losing their jobs during the pandemic. (Reuters)

Enterprise is a daily publication of Enterprise Ventures LLC, an Egyptian limited liability company (commercial register 83594), and a subsidiary of Inktank Communications. Summaries are intended for guidance only and are provided on an as-is basis; kindly refer to the source article in its original language prior to undertaking any action. Neither Enterprise Ventures nor its staff assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, whether in the form of summaries or analysis. © 2022 Enterprise Ventures LLC.

Enterprise is available without charge thanks to the generous support of HSBC Egypt (tax ID: 204-901-715), the leading corporate and retail lender in Egypt; EFG Hermes (tax ID: 200-178-385), the leading financial services corporation in frontier emerging markets; SODIC (tax ID: 212-168-002), a leading Egyptian real estate developer; SomaBay (tax ID: 204-903-300), our Red Sea holiday partner; Infinity (tax ID: 474-939-359), the ultimate way to power cities, industries, and homes directly from nature right here in Egypt; CIRA (tax ID: 200-069-608), the leading providers of K-12 and higher level education in Egypt; Orascom Construction (tax ID: 229-988-806), the leading construction and engineering company building infrastructure in Egypt and abroad; Moharram & Partners (tax ID: 616-112-459), the leading public policy and government affairs partner; Palm Hills Developments (tax ID: 432-737-014), a leading developer of commercial and residential properties; Mashreq (tax ID: 204-898-862), the MENA region’s leading homegrown personal and digital bank; Industrial Development Group (IDG) (tax ID:266-965-253), the leading builder of industrial parks in Egypt; Hassan Allam Properties (tax ID:  553-096-567), one of Egypt’s most prominent and leading builders; and Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz (tax ID: 220-002-827), the leading audit, tax and accounting firm in Egypt.