CAIRO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 14, 2026--
FPT has cut the ribbon on its new nearshore center in Cairo, Egypt, strengthening its delivery capabilities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Building on its global delivery network and experience supporting enterprises across industries, FPT will enhance client engagement through improved time-zone alignment, expand access to digital talent and address increasing demand for technology services across the region.
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Situated in Cairo Festival City, one of the region's leading business and technology hubs, FPT’s new facility allows it to tap into Egypt’s strategic location connecting Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, alongside its young and dynamic technology workforce. As organizations across the Middle East and North Africa accelerate digital transformation efforts under national initiatives such as “Digital Egypt,” FPT’s expansion strengthens its capacity to meet the growing demand for advanced technology services and innovation in this region.
Through the new center, FPT will focus on delivering services spanning AI and Data Analytics, Cloud, SAP/ERP, and Embedded Software to key industries including Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Automotive, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, and Logistics.
“With AI reshaping how technology is built and delivered, enterprises are seeking partners that can combine industry expertise, innovation and consistent execution at scale. Our expansion in Egypt brings FPT's AI leadership closer to clients and partners across the region, enabling us to co-create value, foster deeper relationships, and drive sustainable growth,” said Phuong Dang, FPT Software Senior Executive Vice President, FPT Corporation.
Looking ahead, FPT plans to grow its Egypt workforce to approximately 200 employees within the first two years and more than 500 engineers over the longer term, establishing the center as a key nearshore hub for EMEA and strengthening the company’s position as a trusted technology partner in the region.
Beyond footprint expansion, this investment is expected to contribute to Egypt's dynamic technology ecosystem by creating hundreds of international career opportunities for local professionals. Its proximity to leading universities will help cultivate highly skilled, multilingual digital talent to serve both local and global markets.
About FPT Corporation
FPT Corporation (FPT) is a globally leading Vietnam-headquartered technology and IT services provider, with operations spanning more than 30 countries and territories. Over more than three decades, FPT has consistently delivered impactful solutions to millions of individuals and tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. With a strong focus on mastering strategic technologies, FPT continues to drive innovation across industries. As an AI-first company, FPT is committed to elevating Vietnam’s position on the global tech map and delivering world-class AI-enabled solutions for global enterprises. FPT reported a total revenue of USD 2.66 billion (FY2025) and a workforce of over 44,000 employees across its core businesses.
For more information about FPT's global IT services, please visit https://fptsoftware.com.
The opening ceremony welcomed delegates from the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt, Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), FPT leaders and representatives from FPT’s customers and partners.
LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of a decade, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as she opened the rape and sexual assault case against the actor-comedian.
Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The charges involve six women and alleged offenses between 1999 and 2009.
Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London that the six women, who don't know each other, were assaulted by Brand in “a hotel room, workplaces, a toilet cubicle in a bar and at his home address.”
She said that at the time that Brand had an “indiscriminate and voracious” desire for sexual contact, and “women were simply a means to an end.”
The prosecutor said that Brand could be funny and charming, “a flirt with a huge sexual appetite — childlike in his expectation that his every desire should be met.”
“He was ruthless, he was calculating, he was manipulative. And, the prosecution say, he was a sexual predator,” Karmy-Jones said.
Brand listened intently from the dock as the prosecutor described each of the alleged incidents, including the earliest, in which Brand allegedly raped a woman in a hotel room during the Labour Party’s annual conference in 1999. Brand, then a rising stand-up comedian, was performing in a cabaret on the fringe of the conference in the English coastal town of Bournemouth.
Two years later, another woman alleges, Brand tried to drag her into the men’s bathroom at the office building where she worked.
“There can be little doubt as to what Mr. Brand’s intention was,” Karmy-Jones said.
A third woman alleges that Brand orally raped her in 2004 in the restroom of a London bar, telling her “Don’t be a spoilsport” when she asked him to stop.
The prosecutor said that the other charges relate to a woman who says Brand kissed and groped her at a London radio station in 2004 or 2005, leaving her feeling “dirty and disgusting”; a then-21-year-old fan who says Brand anally raped her at his home after she met him at one of his shows in 2009; and a woman who says Brand demanded a massage and pressed his face into her groin during the recording of an advertisement in 2009.
Karmy-Jones told the jury that none of the alleged victims reported the alleged assaults at the time, due to guilt, shame and concern that they would be blamed.
She said that jurors would hear from the women later in the trial, and “I have no doubt you will find their evidence compelling.”
Brand denies all the charges. In police interviews, he denied ever engaging in nonconsensual sexual activity.
Brand is on bail and arrived at court on Wednesday to a crowd of photographers and video journalists. He said he felt “blessed.”
“I feel, of course, concerned but hopeful that this process will lead to good outcomes for everybody involved,” Brand said. “That’s my prayer.”
Known for risque stand-up routines and battles with drugs and alcohol, Brand rose to prominence in the early 2000s, hosting television programs and his own BBC radio show. He appeared in Hollywood films including “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek.”
In recent years he has moved away from mainstream media, relocated to Florida and built a large online following with videos mixing wellness, conspiracy theories and discussions of his religious devotion.
The Associated Press doesn’t name victims of alleged sexual violence, and British law protects their identities from the media for life.
This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows Russell Brand appearing during jury selection at Southwark Crown Court in London, Monday Oct. 12, 2026. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)
Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)
Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)
