Egyptian prime minister met with investors to discuss the country’s tourism policy for the long term. The goal is to speed up the industry’s growth by making available some 50,000 new rooms a year and a partnership with the public sector to build hotels.

A Brazil-based publishing house focused on publishing books by authors from the Middle East and North Africa has launched a book club for Arab literature lovers. The first meeting takes place on August 18 about the novel The Night Mail by Hoda Barakat.

The first point of sale of Onii Autonomous Stores will open in the United Arab Emirates in the second half of this year. The brand intends to later expand to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Units can be installed in condominiums, companies, clubs, stadiums, and other spaces.