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CFI Financial Group announced on Thursday the acquisition of a local Egyptian brokerage firm 'El Mahrousa,' paving its way for further expansion into the Middle East and East Africa (MENA). The press release shared with Finance Magnates detailed the acquisition that bolstered CFI's position in the MENA region and strengthened…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fires through cloud cover over Cape Canaveral to deliver the Eutelsat 10B satellite into orbit. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now Despite a bleak weather forecast, SpaceX took advantage of a break in cloud cover over Cape Canaveral Tuesday night to launch a Falcon 9 rocket…

Younger high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in the Middle East are more likely to seek investments that reflect their values, such as sustainable and Sharia-compliant assets, compared with their older counterparts, according to a survey by Geneva-based wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier. About 91 per cent of respondents under the age…

Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury’s fiery feature debut “Alam” (The Flag), which won the top prize this week at the Cairo Intl. Film Festival, sent a charge through the audience at its Middle East premiere, with moviegoers bursting into applause several times during the screening. Khoury, however, was unable to witness…

‘E-commerce not a luxury’: Alibaba and Dubai government project looks to boost Middle East F&B exports​Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is establishing Dubai’s first e-commerce pavilion on its platform with the backing of local trade authority Dubai Industries and Exports, urging Middle Eastern food firms to hop on board and boost…

Nikki Haley, Trump’s U.N. ambassador who said last year she wouldn’t run if her former boss did, has apparently changed her mind. She used her Saturday evening speech here to say she was looking at running in a “serious way,” and to call for “a younger generation to lead across…

Morgan Freeman is being slammed by fans for participating in this year’s Qatar World Cup opening ceremony on Sunday, and even narrated the opening segment in the Middle Eastern country, which stands accused of continuous human rights violations. The 85-year-old actor kicked off the festivities at the Al-Bayt Stadium in…

A girl waves a Qatari flag at a fan zone during the opening ceremony for the World Cup, prior to the group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador, in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) The Associated Press By JENNA FRYER, AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar…

DOHA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East. The special fan zone set up at the industrial area on…

DOHA: The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament, the first held in the Middle East and most expensive in history. In a show of…