Organisation: Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Former Egyptian foreign minister to chair CRCICA board
The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration has appointed Egypt's former minister of foreign affairs Nabil Fahmy as chair of its board of trustees following the death of Nabil Elaraby, who previously held the role.
26 November 2024
UAE practitioner rejoins Baker McKenzie
Sally Kotb has left her role as head of United Arab Emirates arbitration at Habib Al Mulla & Partners to rejoin its former associate firm Baker McKenzie in Dubai.
25 September 2024
Cairo centre unveils new board members and advisers
The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) has announced new appointments to its board of trustees and advisory committee, with London-based Herbert Smith Freehills partner Craig Tevendale named as the new chair of the advisory committee.
11 July 2024
Egypt defeats gas distribution claims
Egypt says it has defeated a pair of treaty claims worth around US$190 million brought by a group of Emirati and Canadian claimants over a terminated natural gas distribution concession.
04 July 2024
Ibrahim Fadlallah 1942-2024
Ibrahim Fadlallah, who has died aged 81, was a leading Lebanese-French academic and arbitrator known for his handling of cases related to the Middle East and Africa and for initiating discussion of conflicts of culture in international arbitration.
03 April 2024
Women in arbitration: perspectives from the Middle East
Four GAR Live panellists discussed their experiences of living and working as women in the Middle East, how women are perceived in the region and how the arbitration community can best support them.
15 January 2024
Film release marks Cairo centre's anniversary
A documentary looking at key moments in the history of international arbitration and how it has transformed international trade and development in Africa and Asia has been released to mark the 40th anniversary of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
22 September 2023
Cairo centre head takes helm at IFCAI
The director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Ismail Selim has taken over as president of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions.
16 January 2023
Middle Eastern firm promotes two
Alem & Associates has promoted Mazen Ghosn, who acted in the high-profile Kabab-Ji dispute, and Rana Kahwagi to partner in its arbitration team in Beirut.
25 November 2022