January 2019

Cognizant execs ring opening bell on Nasdaq New York and Chennai to mark anniversary Source: ITP.net Full Article: Cognizant marks 25th anniversary

A Cairo-based partnership among Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority is ready to explore energy sources in the eastern Mediterranean — whether Turkey likes it or…

Consensys will partner with AMD and Halo Holdings for hosting services tailored for blockchain workloads Source: ITP.net Full Article: ConsenSys to launch blockchain-optimised data centre offerings

Egypt has undertaken an ambitious project within an ambitious project, to provide its new, green capital with its own river. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt's new administrative capital getting…

New standards for business agility and risk management in utilities launched Source: ITP.net Full Article: DEWA and BSI launch first business agility framework

Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to establish a new assembly plant in Egypt after a four-year absence in the country. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Mercedes-Benz to breathe new life into…

With Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked having left HaBayit HaYehudi to start a new party, ultra-right parties are angling to take control of Israel's religious Zionist movement. Source: Al Monitor…

After a lengthy deadlock, Iraqi Kurdistan's main political parties have agreed to form a new government. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iraqi Kurdistan parties move to form new Cabinet

Saudi Arabia witnessed the launch of the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program on Monday, which aims to fuel up 12 sectors in the Saudi economy, including energy, petrochemicals, Source:…

Kurdish-led fighters overran the last village held by ISIS in Syria on Wednesday, confining its once vast cross-border “caliphate” to two small hamlets, a war monitor said. It is the…