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Wednesday, 15 June 2022

EMIC-1 subsea cable gets some ink

Telecom Egypt (TE) and Aqua Comms inked a crossing and landing agreement for the Europe Middle-East India Connect 1 (EMIC-1) subsea cable in Egypt. The cable will connect Barcelona to Mumbai and transit Egypt on land between Ras Ghareb and Port Said, TE said in a statement yesterday.

Other things we’re keeping an eye on this morning:

  • Petcare provider Vetwork has raised a bridge round from members of the Alexandria Angel Network and undisclosed Saudi investors, according to a release (pdf).
  • Amazon Egypt is launching its premium membership program Amazon Prime, offering delivery without charge, discounts and access to its streaming and gaming services. (Statement, pdf)
  • US IT infrastructure provider Kyndryl will provide cloud services to Qalaa Holdings’ Taqa Arabia. (Press release)
  • Authorities have released 24 pretrial detainees charged with joining an outlawed group and disseminating false news in separate cases, human rights lawyer Khaled Ali wrote on social media. (Facebook)
  • An Egyptian-German archeological mission uncovered granite stone blocks from King Khufu’s reign in Heliopolis. (Statement)

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