Middle East and Africa

Kenya Exports More Apparel to the US but Earns Less, Raising Concerns for Textile Industry

Kenya’s textile and apparel industry achieved a record export volume to the United States in 2025, but declining revenues have exposed growing structural challenges within one of Africa’s most...

Egypt Strengthens Textile Manufacturing Ambitions with New Turkish-Backed Garment Factory

Egypt has taken another major step toward becoming a leading textile and apparel manufacturing hub with the inauguration...

Turkish Investor Highlights Tunisia’s Role as Gateway to European and African Markets

Tunisia is increasingly positioning itself as a strategic manufacturing and logistics hub for Turkish companies seeking access to...

Xetma: Sustainable Surface Finishing Technologies for a Changing Textile Industry

Interview with Karsten Heinz, Director Sales & Marketing, Xetma Vollenweider GmbH During ITM 2026 in Istanbul, Behnam Ghasemi, Editor-in-Chief...

China Plans $2 Billion Carbon-Neutral Textile Industrial City in Egypt

China is set to make one of its largest industrial investments in the Middle East and Africa’s textile...

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China Urged to Help Iran to Resume Carpet Exports

Iran’s National Carpet Center (INCC) has called for closer cooperation with China to ensure a stable supply of silk for the country’s hand-woven carpet...

Bloomingdale’s Opens Women-Only Flagship Store in Kuwait

Bloomingdale’s has expanded its presence in the Gulf region with the launch of a new women-only store in Kuwait, building on the strong performance...

Bossa to Launch ‘Future Denim’ Concept at Denim by Première Vision

Bossa, a fully integrated fabric manufacturing mill, is set to unveil its new “Future Denim” concept at Denim by Première Vision in London next...

SABIC CEO urges concerted investment in Gulf partnerships

The petrochemicals and chemicals industry in the Middle East must invest collaboratively in partnerships and concrete, actionable ideas if it is to sustain future...

25th IRANTEX; Iran in’l textile products / textile machinery exhibition

Report By: Mahboobeh Ghayedi - Kohan Textile Journal   The Exhibition of Textile Machinery, Raw Materials, Home Textile, Embroidery & Textile Products (IRANTEX 2019) is being...

Russia’s Choice of Baby and Child Garments Was Bursa

Under the leadership of Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representatives of baby and children's garment sector made an export expedition to Moscow. BTSO’s Global...

PRECIOUS MOLOI-MOTSEPE: SA PERFECTLY POISED TO GRAB A LARGER PIECE OF LUCRATIVE FASHION AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY

The global fashion industry is a lucrative business valued at $2.4 trillion (R35.6 trillion) and employs some 300 million people across its value chains. This...

South Africa’s Retail Giants Commit to Major Local Sourcing Boost Under New Textile Masterplan

South Africa’s leading clothing retailers have pledged to purchase an additional 85 million units of locally manufactured apparel, footwear and leather goods over the...

Iran textile industry revives with US sanctions

US sanctions have provided Iran with a rare opportunity to revive its textile and clothing industry which is as old as its history. There is...

Oriental Weavers inks settlement deal on overdue export incentives

Oriental Weavers Carpet and two of its subsidiaries signed an agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Trade and Industry to settle...
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