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Serbia to issue 100,000 work permits – Ghana wants to send over its young
eKapija
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Ghana is in advanced discussions with the Republic of Serbia to secure a portion of 100,000 work permits the European country plans to issue this year, Ghanaian media report. This forms part of a proposed labor mobility agreement aimed at creating...
AMEA Power completes 300 MWh battery storage project in Egypt
ESS News
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July 15, 2025
AMEA Power has successfully commissioned Egypt’s first-ever utility-scale BESS, a 300 MWh facility located in the Aswan Governorate, south of Cairo, along the NIle. The project was delivered ahead of its scheduled commercial operation date and...
Plans to relocate Gazans to a ‘humanitarian city’ look like a crime against humanity – international law expert
The Conversation
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July 10, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are refusing to implement a government plan to move hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a what it calls a “humanitarian city” in Rafah on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt. Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir,...
Trump states US will work to resolve GERD dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia
Egypt Independent
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July 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump affirmed during his NATO meeting at the White House on Monday that the lives of Egypt’s people depend on the Nile River, and that his administration will work to resolve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over...
Small steps and giant leaps in the African Cup of Nations
The National News
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The opening game of the 28th African Cup of Nations began and ended in chaos. First, worrisome and potentially dangerous chaos. And, in the end, joyous chaos. Before the match, the police reportedly created a crush by checking every ticket at the...
Etihad Airways Adds 7 New Routes From Growing Abu Dhabi International Airport
Simple Flying
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July 15, 2025
Etihad Airways has really awoken from its financial loss-induced slumber. The UAE airline has confirmed that seven routes will launch (or relaunch) from its Abu Dhabi International Airport hub: Almaty, Baku, Bucharest, Medina, Tashkent, Tbilisi,...
Maxwell School appoints four new O'Hanley Faculty Scholars
Syracuse Sun - New York
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July 20, 2025
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has appointed four faculty members as O’Hanley Faculty Scholars. The newly named scholars are Brian Brege, Sarah Hamersma, Yüksel Sezgin, and Ying Shi. Each will hold the title for a three-year...
Led by UAE, GCC poised for boom in foreign direct investment
Khaleej Times
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The outlook for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the GCC and broader Mena region is becoming increasingly optimistic despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainties. A series of new studies from Bloomberg, S&P Global...
Video: After four days of screening, how much has Superman earned in Egypt’s cinemas?
Egypt Independent
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July 15, 2025
“Superman” (2025), directed by James Gunn, has enjoyed a strong audience turnout in just four days of screening in Egyptian cinemas, grossing approximately LE4,222,000 across 28,400 tickets sold. Cast Rising star David Corenswet stars as Superman,...
Inside Egyptian Halls as plans to revive city treasure progress
GlasgowWorld
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July 15, 2025
The upper floors of the A-listed Union Street halls — by architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson — have been lying empty for decades. A potential buyer bid for the building but it was not accepted by the current owner, the council understands. Now,...
Crystal Martin to build large-scale textile, apparel factory in Egypt
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
Hong Kong–based Crystal Martin Group has announced plans to establish its own textile and apparel factory in Egypt under the freezone system, covering an area of 1.5 million square meters. The project is expected to create around 4,000 jobs,...
Park City’s Egyptian Theatre will not host Sundance screenings in final Utah festival
KPCW - Utah
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July 15, 2025
Executive Director Randy Barton confirmed to KPCW July 14 that there won’t be any Sundance screenings at the Egyptian Theatre come January. The iconic Main Street venue hosted the Sundance Film Festival when it moved to Park City in 1981, but is...
Locarno Jury: ‘Nickel Boys’ Producer Joslyn Barnes, ‘Our Time’ Filmmaker Carlos Reygadas and More to Join President Rithy Panh
Variety
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July 15, 2025
New York-based indie producer Joslyn Barnes (“Nickel Boys”), Mexican multi-hyphenate Carlos Reygadas (“Our Time”) and Swiss stage-and-screen actor Ursina Lardi (“The White Ribbon”) have been set as members of the upcoming Locarno Film Festival‘s...
YANDELL: The Israel sequence
Odessa American - Texas
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July 20, 2025
By Van Yandell Matthew 27:24-25 “When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. Then answered all...
Egypt: Cairo International Airport welcomes 2.39mln passengers in June
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Cairo International Airport welcomed 2.390 million passengers on 17,919 flights during June 2025, according to an official statement. The total number of departing passengers amounted to 1.098 million over 8,934 flights during June....
Egypt’s banking sector liquidity rises to EGP 12.8trn in May 2025
Daily News Egypt
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July 12, 2025
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has reported that total liquidity in the country’s banking sector increased to EGP 12.821trn in May 2025, up from EGP 12.684trn in April—reflecting a monthly rise of around EGP 137bn. According to the CBE’s latest...
Why do ageing rates vary by country? Massive study says politics play a part
Nature
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A woman living in a town with heavy air pollution in South Africa, where people tend to age faster than in other countries. Air pollution is a risk factor for faster ageing.Credit: Per-Anders Pettersson/GettySocial inequality and weak democratic...
Azerbaijani Boxer Claims Gold At International Tournament
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Laman Ismayilova Read more Azerbaijani boxer Abbasgulu Shadlinski (75 kg) has claimed a gold medal at the Braga Open Boxing 2025 held in Portugal, Azernews reports. Abbasgulu Shadlinski knocked out Portugal's Francisco Silva in...
The world’s first national park isn’t in the US. It’s in Mongolia
East Idaho News
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July 20, 2025
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (CNN) — Many American schoolchildren grow up learning that Yellowstone was the world’s first national park. But across the globe in Mongolia, just south of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, a mountain holds a claim to the crown....
Freedom Flotilla ship ‘Handala’ sets sail with aid and hope for Gaza
Daily Times
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July 20, 2025
A new ship from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) named Handala prepared to leave Italy’s Gallipoli port on Sunday, aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza. The ship, loaded with humanitarian aid and messages of support, carries...