Middle East

Suez Canal toll to spike cost of fuel

Reading Time: 2 minutes Importation of products from the Middle East and Europe will cost more beginning May following a tax hike of up […]

Hope for local startups as Saudi Arabia unveils $6.4b tech push

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kenyan investors and government can tap the growing appetite for technology prowess in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) […]

Philippines, Turkey jet in ahead of Mombasa Tong-IL Moo-Do tourney competition

Reading Time: < 1 minute A delegation of players and officials has jetted to Mombasa ahead of the ninth edition of the Mombasa Open Tong […]

Family of woman stuck in Saudi Arabia seeks government’s help

Reading Time: 2 minutes A family in Mombasa is appealing to the government to help their daughter who is detained by her employer in […]

Kenyan traders feel pinch of coronavirus outbreak

Reading Time: 3 minutes Effects of China’s lockdown, following the coronavirus outbreak, are being felt in the country as traders in Gikomba market and […]

Giving cottage industries new life

Reading Time: 3 minutes After successfully running a company for 19 years, Patricia Okelo wants to help women with online and home businesses scale […]