Middle East and Africa

ENMOS Partners with Kohan Textile Journal to Strengthen Its Visibility Across Asia, the Middle East and Africa

ENMOS, a Türkiye-based provider of industrial automation and software solutions for textile dyeing and finishing processes, has started a new media collaboration with Kohan Textile Journal to strengthen its...

Ankara Fabric: The History, Textile Techniques and Art Behind African Wax Prints

Ankara fabric is recognised for its saturated colours, bold repeats and strong association with African fashion. Yet its...

Syria Seeks Funding to Advance €5 Million Textile Recovery Project

Syrian officials and international partners met at the Italian Embassy in Damascus to review progress on the €5...

IRANTEX 2026: Once a Leading Textile Exhibition, Now Fighting for Survival

The sharp decline in exhibitor participation, near disappearance of textile machinery companies and growing frustration among manufacturers have...

Bargh Lameh: The Origins of Iran’s Towel Manufacturing Industry

From a wooden loom in Tabriz in 1929 to international exports, Bargh Lameh played a pioneering role in...

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Tüfekçi Makine: “Air Conditioning Systems Are the Lungs of a Textile Factory”

Interview with Seçkin Yıldırımdemir, Deputy General Manager, Tüfekçi Makine San. ve Tic. A.Ş. During Egypt Stitch & Tex 2026 in Cairo, Behnam Ghasemi from Kohan...

Alt.FFF Launch Edition Puts Africa’s Materials, Makers and Fashion Value Chain Centre Stage in Accra

The inaugural Alternative Fashion Fabric Fair (Alt.FFF) officially launched on Saturday, 19 September 2026, bringing together industry leaders, creative practitioners, manufacturers, material innovators, designers,...

CIB Provides $80 Million Financing for Eroğlu Knitting Expansion in Egypt

Commercial International Bank Egypt has signed an US$80 million financing agreement to support the expansion of Eroğlu Knitting’s integrated textile manufacturing complex in the...

Egypt Stitch & Tex 2026: What the Exhibition Revealed About the Future of Egypt’s Textile Industry

By Behnam Ghasemi, Editor-in-Chief, Kohan Textile Journal After spending several days at Egypt Stitch & Tex 2026 in Cairo, speaking with machinery manufacturers, local agents,...

Ghana Moves to Revive Cotton Production as Textile Industry Expands

Ghana has launched a pilot cotton-growing project in the Northern Region as part of a wider effort to rebuild domestic cotton production and support...

Morocco’s Textile and Leather Exports Fall 6.5% in First Half of 2026

Morocco’s textile and leather exports declined during the first half of 2026, contrasting sharply with the strong performance recorded by several of the country’s...

East Africa’s Textile Waste Could Become a New Source of Industrial Growth

East Africa’s textile industry has considerable untapped potential to reduce manufacturing waste, improve resource efficiency and create new commercial opportunities through circular production. Factories across...

Morocco’s Apparel Industry Faces a New Competitiveness Test as Zara Moves Upmarket

Morocco has spent decades building one of the Mediterranean region’s most important apparel manufacturing industries, supported by its proximity to Europe, established garment-making expertise...

73 Years of Production Comes to an End: Orta Anadolu Closure Raises Alarm for Türkiye’s Textile Industry

One of Türkiye’s best-known denim manufacturers will close its Kayseri production facilities, adding a powerful warning sign to an industry already struggling with high...

Morocco Textile Nearshoring: 7 Strategic Priorities for EU Market Competitiveness to 2030

Morocco is increasingly positioned as a major nearshoring hub for European textile and apparel sourcing, combining geographic proximity, industrial capacity and fast logistics with...
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