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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The Cultural and Historical Significance of African Textiles

African textiles were often made of animal hair and woven. Some of the oldest surviving African textiles were discovered at the archaeological site of...

Turkish, US officials discuss steps for $100B target

Turkey’s Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Saturday addressed steps to achieve a bilateral trade volume target of $100...

Turkey loses $3bn in trade under no-deal Brexit

Turkey’s exports to the UK are expected to drop by $2.4-3 billion, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan...

Carrington-New Carrington joint venture in the Middle East

The demand for technical fabrics in the Middle Eastern oil as well as gas and utilities industries have been steadily growing in recent years....

Largest Textile and fashion Exhibition in North Africa

Intertex Tunisia 2020 :: 3rd International Exhibition of Textile Industry which will be organized on 1 - 3 October 2020 in Sousse, Tunisia. Intertex Tunisia...

Technical Textiles Market in Egypt

According to a report published by the USAID and prepared by inTEXive consulting, the future of the technical textiles market in Egypt has promising...

EGYPT Textile : Technological Symposium for Italian Textile Machinery

UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) is organising, in collaboration with ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and Italian Trade Agency, a...

Technical Textiles–The Rising Star of Turkish Textile Industry

By: Kubra Karaca / Teknik Fuarcilik A.S Investments in technical textiles grow exponentially in Turkey in recent years. Many companies in the field of technical...

Egypt garment exports rise 9% in 7 months

Egypt's garment exports rose 6% to reach $976 million from January to July 2019, up from $915 million in the same period last year. In...

Iran’s 28th Handmade Carpet Exhibition underway in Tehran

Tehran is hosting the 28th Handmade Carpet Exhibition, showcasing a wide range of products from Iran's carpet industry. The exhibition, which opened on Sunday, is...
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