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Egypt’s military-linked agency to oversee new exchange for commodity
SABC News
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July 16, 2025
Egypt’s Presidency says the country plans to launch a revamped national commodity exchange to oversee imports and exports of essential agricultural goods as it strives to secure consistent supplies and keep prices steady. In a statement, the...
Egypt's new commodity exchange to be overseen by military-linked agency
Business Insider Africa
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July 16, 2025
Egypt is preparing to relaunch its national commodity exchange to stabilise domestic markets and ensure a steady supply of essential agricultural goods, the presidency announced on Tuesday. The revamped exchange will oversee the import and export...
Egypt signs strategic agreements to attract global investment in gold, mineral exploration
Daily News Egypt
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July 15, 2025
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi oversaw the signing of two key agreements with major international mining companies, reinforcing Egypt’s commitment to expanding its mineral resource sector. The signings took place during...
Egyptian researchers join global study linking pollution, poor governance to accelerated brain aging
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
A groundbreaking international study published in Nature Medicine reveals that exposure to environmental pollutants, social inequality, and weak democratic institutions can significantly accelerate brain aging and increase the risk of cognitive...
4,000-year-old Egyptian prince's tomb discovered with 'sacrifice table'
Daily Express
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July 16, 2025
A 4,000 year old tomb has been unearthed in Egypt, shedding light on a ruler from four millennia ago and captivating the nation. The country's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shared images of the burial site on social media, sparking intrigue...
Egyptian Countryside Development Explores Cooperation With Kharafi Natenergy - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Amr Abdel Wahab, Chairperson and Managing Director of the Egyptian Countryside Development Company, met with a high-level delegation from the Kharafi NatEnergy Group to discuss potential avenues for cooperation in...
Syria Enforces New Freight Ban on Egyptian and Saudi Vehicles
Arab Times
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July 15, 2025
DAMUSCUS, July 15: The Syrian government has announced a ban on trucks originating from Egypt and Saudi Arabia from entering Syrian territory, citing the need to support local transport workers and enforce reciprocal trade practices. The decision,...
Boots on every ground: Examining Ihejirika’s call for mandatory military training for Nigerians
The Cable
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July 16, 2025
Once upon a time, a retired Major General from the Nigerian Army, and a Minister of Defence once offered nuanced advice towards tackling the worsening security situation in the country, at the time. This was, not long ago. He urged Nigerians not...
Seychellois freediver aims for national records at international competition in Egypt
Seychelles Nation
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Seychellois freediver aims for national records at international competition in Egypt Seychellois freediver and founder of Freediving Seychelles, Sophie Walsh, is currently training in Dahab, Egypt in preparation for an international freediving...
Media Delegations from US & UK Visit Cairo & Sharm El-Sheikh
Sada Elbalad
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July 15, 2025
Tue 15 Jul 2025 | 11:39 PM The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, hosted a visit for prominent media representatives from the United Kingdom and the United States. The visit included tours...
Al-Mudaifer: Egypt Poised to Become a Global Gold Hub, Regional Cooperation Offers Promising Prospects
Sada Elbalad
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July 15, 2025
Tue 15 Jul 2025 | 10:04 PM Khaled Al-Mudaifer, Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, affirmed that Egypt possesses immense natural potential that qualifies it to become one of the most promising mining regions in the...
Competition Law as a Catalyst for Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy an...
Modern Ghana
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“Competition policy is not a luxury or a regulatory nicety. It is an essential underpinning of the market economy. Developing countries need it as much as, or even more than, rich countries, because the risks of market abuses, cronyism, and...
Syria Blocks Entry of Saudi and Egyptian Trucks Citing “Principle of Reciprocity”
The Syrian Observer
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July 15, 2025
Syria announced on Tuesday that it will no longer allow trucks from Saudi Arabia and Egypt to enter its territory, citing unequal treatment of Syrian vehicles by the two countries. The decision, issued by the General Authority for Land and Sea...
A rising political danger to democracy and the world
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
The recent victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor, a figure sympathetic to Islamist rhetoric, poses an ideological threat to democracy, not just in New York, but in the US and the world. While the US and Israel...
Addressing population challenge requires holistic planning, youth empowerment: Health Minister
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, has stressed that addressing the country’s population challenges demands more than demographic data—it requires a comprehensive approach centered on education, employment, and youth...
‘Operation Chivalrous Knight 3’ launches largest water supply project from Egypt to southern Gaza
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 15, 2025
Gaza City [Gaza], July 15 (ANI/WAM): The UAE's ''Operation Chivalrous Knight 3'' has announced the launch of the largest desalinated water supply project from Egypt to southern Gaza, as part of its emergency response to the deepening water crisis...
Mideast Countries Condemn Israeli Military Intervention In Syria's Clashes
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Nam News Network) CAIRO, Jul 16 (NNN-MENA) – Several Middle Eastern countries, yesterday condemned Israel's military intervention, in the clashes in Syria's southern province of Sweida among local Druze armed factions, Bedouin tribes, and...
‘Night and Day Difference’: The Growth of Good Publishing in Egypt
The Gospel Coalition
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July 16, 2025
Over the past year or so, I’ve been noticing a pattern in the international stories I cover—wherever there’s a gospel-centered movement, there’s a new and growing Reformed book publisher. This is true whether the population can’t afford books,...
Too Young to Work, Too Young to Die: Egypt’s Ongoing Child Labor Crisis
Egyptian Streets
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July 15, 2025
Earlier this month, a road accident in Egypt’s Menoufia Governorate killed 19 young agricultural workers, most of which were teenage girls. They had been commuting from their village Kafr al-sanabsa to fields in Sadat City when their minibus...
And Now for a Word From Presidential Hopeful Shimmy Shimmy Coco Bot Jazz Hands...
Hot Air
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July 15, 2025
I'm sorry, y'all. I can't crack on this greasy, pathetic sleazeball enough. But this post will not be dedicated to skewering oleaginous California Governor Gavin 'Randall-Flagg Lite' Newsom for being a complete slime whose propensity for lying and...