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Sudan opposition coalition appoints five civilian members of sovereign council
The Forces of Freedom and Change chose Aisha Mousa, Siddig Tower, Mohamed Elfaki Suleiman, Hassan Sheikh Idris and Taha Othman Ishaq, the source said.
Spain offers port to stranded migrants, Italy's Salvini claims victory
The migrants, most of whom are African, were picked up by the Open Arms boat off the coast of Libya and have been waiting to disembark on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
EGX approves Zahraa Maadi’s capital raise
Zahraa Maadi decided to increase its issued capital
Houthi drones hit Saudi Aramco plant, sparking small fire
Limited damage, no disruption of oil production or exports, asserts Saudi minister Al-Falih
Eight Greek companies to participate in Big 5 Construct Egypt 2019
The Greek companies will hold business-to-business meetings with their Egyptian counterparts
Libya reopens southern airport closed since 2014
A commercial flight landed from the main eastern city of Benghazi
Egypt to cut debt-to-GDP ratio to pre-2011 levels
The reduction in Egypt's debt will enable its government to allocate more funds to the education and the health sectors
First destination of EgyptAir’s sixth B787-9 Dreamliner is Beijing
EgyptAir said the Dreamliner arrived to the Cairo International Airport from Seattle marking the last delivery of aircraft contracted between EgyptAir and Boeing since March
Egypt’s GASC buys 295,000 T Russian and Ukrainian wheat in tender
GASC said the purchase was comprised of 175,000 tonnes of Russian wheat and 120,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat
Tunisia's foreign currency reserves rise to high level in two years
Tourism revenues in the first seven months of this year grew to 2.7 billion dinars from 1.9 billion dinars in the same period last year, central bank figures showed.
Insights
M&As: An optimistic outlook for MENA
On the back of encouraging deal values as well as positive sentiments on the global and regional economy, corporates appear to be hungry for more strategic investments
Africa growth outlook puts democrats on back foot
A look at the continent’s three leading economies, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt, is instructive
