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A general view of a street in downtown Cairo, Egypt March 9, 2017. Picture taken March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany – RTX30OAU

Egypt’s Population Reaches 104.2 Million, 1/10 Live Abroad

by Mohamed Nabil Helmy | Oct 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egypt said Saturday its population stands at nearly 104 million in 2017, according to Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), ranking at 13 internationally in terms of population. The population in Egypt in April 2017 hit 94,798,827...

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A customer checks dates displayed on a truck during the annual dates festival in Berida in the Saudi central province of Qassim August 24, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

GCC Food Services Market to Reach USD28 billion by 2020

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 23, 2017 | Business

Dammam – Al Masah Capital Limited has prepared an economic report that expects an annual growth of 6.8% in the food services market in GCC countries, up to USD28 billion by 2020. UAE has been ranked among the greatest 20 countries in the food service markets...

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The Secrets of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Success

by L. Rafael Reif | May 23, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

On a recent trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I was struck by the implications of this demographic fact: More than half of the Kingdom’s population is under the age of 25. At a time when many industrialized nations must contend with the shrinking and aging of their...