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‘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,...
At least 20 killed as fighter jet crashes into Bangladesh school
The National News
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At least 20 people were killed and 170 injured when a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday. The F-7 BGI jet encountered a mechanical failure shortly after take-off, said Lt Col...
Ambassador of Belarus S.Terentiev meets the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt for European Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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15 July 2025 On July 13, 2025, on the occasion of the completion of his diplomatic mission, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sergei Terentiev, met with the Deputy Minister...
Palm raises over $1 million pre-seed to help Egyptians save and invest for life goals
MENAbytes
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July 15, 2025
Palm, an Egyptian fintech focused on goal-based saving, has raised over $1 million in a pre-seed round led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from Plus VC and a group of international angels, it announced today. The exact size of the round was...
Reader’s Voice: Foreign government money in the U.S.
The Voice - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
July 13, 2025 Dear editor; This submission concerns money received from foreign governments in the U.S.. One year ago, Democratic senator Robert Menendez was found guilty in what U.S. attorney Danielle R. Sassoon called an “egregious abuse of...
Life after the Browns? Cleveland mayor wants input on future of lakefront stadium
WYSO - Ohio
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July 15, 2025
Despite an ongoing legal battle to keep the Browns in Cleveland, Mayor Justin Bibb is asking for ideas for the lakefront without Huntington Bank Field. The city is seeking proposals from developers for up to 50 acres of publicly owned property,...
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....
An ‘announcement to global markets that our labor is cheap’: Egypt’s first minimum hourly wage
Mada Masr
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July 15, 2025
When the National Wages Council (NWC) announced a minimum wage increase for private sector workers effective March 1, it included a new component for the first time: a minimum hourly wage for “temporary” workers. Their net hourly wage must not...
Dutch Minister says EU deal with Israel is allowing aid into Gaza; Egypt says no
NL Times
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July 15, 2025
Caretaker Minister Caspar Veldkamp of Foreign Affairs says that a European Union agreement with Israel has resulted in 180 trucks with emergency aid entering Gaza on Monday. Egypt said on Monday that Israel’s agreement with the EU had not yet...
Tut Group Launches Its Operations In Egyptian Market For Exporting Egyptian Products - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Tut Group, a leading Egyptian holding company, has officially announced the launch of its operations in the Egyptian market, introducing the first fully integrated ecosystem dedicated to exporting Egyptian products to...
South Africa, Egypt, Botswana Others Storm Abeokuta For Africa’s U18/U20 Athletics Championships
Leadership
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July 15, 2025
Abeokuta is abuzz with anticipation as it prepares to host the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships, with delegations from across the continent arriving in Nigeria. Countries including South Sudan, Seychelles, and Congo have already landed...
2026: Ekiti can’t afford experimental governance, says deputy governor
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 15, 2025
As the All Progressives Congress (APC) gears up for its governorship primary ahead of the June 20, 2026, governorship election in Ekiti State, the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, has declared that the state can’t afford to be governed by an...
Ultra-Orthodox Party Quits Israeli Coalition Over Draft Law Dispute
Media Line
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July 15, 2025
Israel’s coalition government was rocked Monday night when the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party announced its resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition over disagreements surrounding a new proposal to regulate...
Analysis: Groupthink blinded Israel’s military in advance of October 7, 2023
World Tribune
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July 15, 2025
FPI / July 15, 2025 By David Isaac, Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) The term “conceptzia” (literally “conception”) in Israeli military history refers to the overarching Israeli strategic misconception about Israel’s enemies on the eve of the 1973 Yom...
Is Egypt Ready for Coldplay? Cairokee’s Stadium Concert Says Maybe
Egyptian Streets
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July 14, 2025
For over two hours, more than 50,000 people filled Cairo International Stadium, singing along to a band that started over a decade ago on smaller, makeshift stages. Cairokee’s June 28 concert was more than a performance, it marked the first time...
Li Qiang to Attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil and Pay An Official Visit to Egypt
Global Times
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces: Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 17th BRICS Summit upon invitation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 5 to 8. At the invitation of Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Kamal Madbouly,...
Irish Government draft law banning trade with Israeli settlements sparks 'Fr Ted' row
Belfast Live
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July 15, 2025
20:09, 15 Jul 2025 Former justice minister Alan Shatter has been criticised for comparing a ban on trade with Israeli settlements to Irish TV show Father Ted. Ex-Fine Gael TD Mr Shatter opposes the Irish Government’s draft law banning trade with...
Talk Like an Egyptian: Genesius Guild’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” at Lincoln Park through July 20
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
I’ve never been disappointed to spend a Sunday in the park with Shakespeare, though I am grateful that, this past Sunday night, the weather was fairly mild for July. I admit to being only vaguely familiar with Antony & Cleopatra before the evening...
4th Youth Knowledge Forum to boost knowledge economy in Egypt
Emirati Times
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July 15, 2025
Cairo: The Youth Knowledge Forum will return for its fourth edition in Cairo, Egypt, from July 20 to 21 2025. Organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in...
US and Arab allies in talks with Israel on airdropping aid to Gaza
The National News
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The US and several Arab allies are in talks with Israel on organising aid flights to drop humanitarian assistance into Gaza to reduce the worsening hunger crisis gripping the enclave, sources told The National on Monday. An Israeli official...