This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, whose discoveries paved the way for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The pair, who had been tipped as favorites, were honored “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines agains ...

The Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund (MFF) has partnered with QNB Alahli to offer EGP 2bn in real estate financing to low- and middle-income citizens. The protocol was signed by Mai Abdel Hamid, CEO of MFF, and Mohamed Badir, CEO of QNB Alahli. According to Abdel Hamid, QNB Alahli is a leading partner of MFF in providing housing loans to low- and middle-income individuals und ...

Mengistie Tegenie’s four sisters were married before the age of 18. Bright and academically gifted, their schooling—like that of many young women in Ethiopia—stopped after their arranged marriages. During his first year at university, Tegenie says he felt guilty that he was able to continue his studies while his sisters were not. For many young women, he adds, child marriage do ...

The first business incubator in Alexandria, “Startups of Alex,” will launch its activities next Thursday. The program, organized by ICE Alex, will offer guidance and consulting sessions for startup companies to enhance their impact on the entrepreneurship community and provide additional support. The ceremony will witness the graduation of 37 startup companies in the ...

Global digital payments company Visa announced a new cooperation with Commercial International Bank (CIB) to launch the “She’s Next program” to empower women-owned businesses in Egypt. The statement added that the initiative aims to support Egyptian women-owned small businesses by providing funding, customized coaching, and mentorship. < ...

The French Ambassador to Egypt presented the insignia of « Knight of the Legion of Honor » to Mrs. Nagla El Ehwany, former Minister of International Cooperation, a great Francophone and Francophile, in the presence of the Minister of international cooperation, Rania A. Al-Mashat. A grand ceremony was held in honor of Mrs. Nagla El Ehwany, a distinguished former Minister of Internat ...

Telecom Egypt signed an agreement with the Medusa Submarine Cable System to extend the Mediterranean network to the Red Sea by the end of 2025, according to Telecom’s statement on Thursday. The agreement was signed last week during the Submarine Networks World event in Singapore. The new connection will start from Port Said and tap into stations in Suez, Zafarana, and ...

An Egyptian-German-Austrian archaeological mission working in the tomb of Meret-Neith — a possible woman of significance of the 1st dynasty — in Um Al-Qaab archaeological site in Abydos in Sohag Governorate has made discoveries that shed further light on this mysterious figure in ancient Egyptian history, including finding 5000-year-old wine jars. Mostafa Waziri, Secretar ...

Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Egypt Alessandro Fracassetti and General Manager of Microsoft Egypt Mirna Arif have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation to advance sustainable development and promote digital innovation between both sides. Delivering a speech via video conference at the event, Mini ...