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Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, announced a new round of leadership transfers across the petroleum sector as part of the ministry’s strategy to maximize the utilization of talent and expertise and enhance competencies across the sector. Rasha Abdel Fattah El-Sayed Ramadan has been appointed as Chairwoman and Managing Director of  Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO). She began her career in 1996 in the petroleum sector as a general manager at the Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) and held a series of leadership positions, becoming Vice President for Financial and Economic Affairs and Board Member at Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding…

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Resilience and strategic partnerships will define the next decade of global industrial competitiveness The UAE’s long-term push to build more at home, deepen local supply chains and move into higher-value manufacturing is no longer just a diversification agenda. It is becoming a source of economic resilience. At a time when regional uncertainty has tested confidence, localisation is helping protect growth, support manufacturers and give the private sector a clearer reason to keep investing. This was the wider message running through the fifth edition of Make it in the Emirates (MIITE), hosted in Abu Dhabi in early May by the…

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Together with US-based ExxonMobil, the operator (60%) of Block 10, the Qatari state enterprise has signed a commercial discovery declaration with the Cypriot government for the Glaucus and Pegasus fields in the concession Subscribe to read the full article Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old archive Exclusive announcements on project news, bids, awards and updates The latest Industry data and competitor insights SUBSCRIBE To MEED REGISTER to unlock sample content Source link

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Egypt is one step closer to realizing its ambitious civilian nuclear program by installing the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for Unit 2 at the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. This installation is significant, as it follows the successful placement of the same equipment for Unit 1 just seven months earlier, according to a statement by the Cabinet. “It is another step toward completing one of the New Republic’s most important national projects and realizing Egypt’s long-standing goal of generating electricity through peaceful nuclear power,” Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said on the sidelines of the ceremony held to celebrate the installation,…

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The rate of change in prices of the household electricity, natural gas, and other fuels index registered a marginal 0.1% month-on-month increase in June 2026 compared to 2.0% in May, according to the monthly bulletin of the consumer price index (CPI) for June 2026 by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). This marginal monthly increase stands in stark contrast to the 21.3% MoM surge recorded in April 2026 on the back of the wide-ranging domestic energy price adjustments in March, when 80-octane gasoline rose by 15% and diesel prices climbed to EGP 20.50 per liter. Following the…

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The One B Tower is a 47-storey high-rise tower located on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed road Subscribe to read the full article Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old archive Exclusive announcements on project news, bids, awards and updates The latest Industry data and competitor insights SUBSCRIBE To MEED REGISTER to unlock sample content Source link

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The Seef Lusail South Pneumatic Waste Collection (PWC) Plant is part of Lusail City’s smart infrastructure programme Subscribe to read the full article Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old archive Exclusive announcements on project news, bids, awards and updates The latest Industry data and competitor insights SUBSCRIBE To MEED REGISTER to unlock sample content Source link

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Iran targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait on 8 July in retaliation of the US Central Command striking Iranian military assets the previous day, seen as Washington’s response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Subscribe to read the full article Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old archive Exclusive announcements on project news, bids, awards and updates The latest Industry data and competitor insights SUBSCRIBE To MEED REGISTER to unlock sample content Source link

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