A photo shows a booth at the Cairo International Fashion and Textile Expo in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

By Mahmoud Fouly

CAIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — At a spacious hall in an exhibition center in Cairo, businesses from eight countries display in adjacent partitions, booths and pavilions a variety of products that include yarns, textiles, fabrics and fashion-related accessories.

The businesses are the participants of the 71st edition of Cairo International Fashion and Textile Expo (Cairo Fashion and Tex), which runs from October 6 to 8 at the Cairo International Convention Center.

According to Mohamed Sherif, chairman of Pyramids International Group, the expo’s organizing company, besides Egyptian businesses, about 250 companies from China, India, Türkiye, Pakistan, South Africa, Jordan and Bangladesh attended this year’s event.

People visit the Cairo International Fashion and Textile Expo in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

With the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, the expo aims to boosting fashion and textile industry development by fostering business cooperation among participants, according to its organizers.

“This edition of the expo is very important as it gathers a large number of foreign companies for the first time in Egypt since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. They exhibit high-quality fabrics and products in an effort to make partnerships with Egyptian…