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Culture Grows Symposium kicks off, blends indigenous knowledge with digital innovation
The Standard
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The British Council, in collaboration with Twaweza Communications, has announced the third edition of the Culture Grows Symposium 2025 which kicks off this Thursday, 24th July. Themed “Heritage in the Digital Age: An Exploration of Indigenous...
Egypt: CIB completes fifth securitisation issuance for B.TECH worth EGP $17.43mln
Zawya
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Egypt - Commercial International Bank (CIB) – Egypt, the country’s largest private-sector bank, has successfully completed the fifth issuance under B.TECH’s securitisation programme, with a total value of EGP 859.4m. CIB acted as the exclusive...
Egypt to establish three private free zone factories for PVC panels, textiles with $216.5mln in investments
Zawya
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Egypt - Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir affirmed the government’s ongoing commitment to reviewing applications for establishing private free zone projects and granting golden...
Egypt, Germany to expand partnership with new $109mln debt swap
Zawya
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Egypt and Germany are expanding their economic partnership with a focus on innovative financing and private sector investment, with a new €100m ($109m) tranche under a debt-for-development swap programme to be activated by mid-2026, Egypt’s...
BRICS Innovation cultivates global sustainable agriculture future
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 23, 2025
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (ANI) Technological progress in BRICS countries is playing a transformative role in reshaping global agriculture and advancing sustainable farming practices, according to academic researcher Hossein Shirzad from Shahid...
Role of media in mutual learning of civilisations
Daily News Tanzania
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July 23, 2025
BEIJING, CHINA: WHEN one talks of earliest recorded human civilisations, it would be absurd not to include those in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq), Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China. However, before we delve deeper into the topic, perhaps...
F1 Sprint Race Today: Belgian Grand Prix 2025 start times, TV channel and FREE live stream
GPFans
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July 26, 2025
The first of two races during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend takes place TODAY (Saturday, July 26), with the sprint race taking centre stage at Spa. With a maximum of 33 points up for grabs for one driver this weekend, it could be crucial for the...
FM: Egyptians abroad key pillar in supporting, enhancing country’s regional, int’l stand
Egypt Independent
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July 23, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelaaty said on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Egyptians living abroad represent a fundamental pillar in supporting and enhancing Egypt’s stance regionally and internationally....
The Egyptians finding a ‘second home’ after migrating south to Tanzania
Yahoo News
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Cairo, Egypt – When Ahmed Ginah first left his village in Egypt’s northern delta for the Tanzanian capital in 2017, it was with little more than a dream. Four years later, he named his company after that dream. “When I first came to Tanzania at...
Searing heat wave strikes Egypt for two weeks – EMA warns to avoid direct sun exposure
Egypt Independent
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July 23, 2025
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned that a severe heat wave will hit the country starting Wednesday, lasting for two weeks. The EMA explained that with the onset of the second half of Epip, the 11th month of the ancient Egyptian and...
: M’Hammed Kilito’s best photograph
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
I travelled to Merzouga in east Morocco three years ago, hoping to photograph some wall drawings and writings I had seen there earlier – markings that showed the distance from the village to Timbuktu, in Mali, by camel. But when I arrived, the...
UAE leaders mark Egypt’s July 23 Revolution with messages to President El-Sisi
The Times of India
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President El-Sisi receives formal greetings from UAE leaders on anniversary of the July 23 Revolution, a historic moment that ended Egypt’s monarchy and began its republican journey/Image: SIS TL;DR:UAE President, Vice President, and Abu Dhabi...
Archaeologists won't say what's in 'Lost Book of the Dead' found in Egyptian cemetery
Daily Express
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July 23, 2025
Despite our extensive knowledge of ancient Egyptian culture, there remain many mysteries, contrary to the confident assertions of conspiracy theorists.Archaeologists may have edged closer to unravelling more secrets with the discovery of a 3,500...
A sacred moment at a dried-up oasis: M’Hammed Kilito’s best photograph
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
I travelled to Merzouga in east Morocco three years ago, hoping to photograph some wall drawings and writings I had seen there earlier – markings that showed the distance from the village to Timbuktu, in Mali, by camel. But when I arrived, the...
Egyptian police eliminate two terrorists attempting to target state institutions
Egypt Independent
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July 21, 2025
The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced it had successfully thwarted a terrorist plot led by the Hasm movement, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Its forces succeeded in eliminating two terrorists, one of whom Hasm had illegally brought...
Champion kickboxer loses bid to sue Egyptian tycoon for 'many millions' in British courts for the murder of his pop star girlfriend
Daily Mail
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July 23, 2025
A champion kickboxer has lost his bid to sue an Egyptian multi-millionaire in British courts after his girlfriend was savagely murdered. Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim shot to fame as winner of a 'Pop Idol'-style Arabic TV talent show in 1996 and...
Crédit Agricole Egypt partners with Infinity to support solar energy transition
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Crédit Agricole Egypt has signed an agreement with Infinity to provide access to solar energy solutions for individuals, offering financing options to make clean energy more affordable, as per an emailed press release. Under the...
Egypt legal reform raises fears over right to fair trial
Al-Monitor
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July 22, 2025
Egypt is poised to adopt a new law aimed at overhauling the judicial process, but human rights groups warn it could entrench long-standing abuses including arbitrary detention, travel bans and expedited trials. The legislation, currently awaiting...
Egypt's FM Seeks Deeper Economic, Security Ties On Five-Nation West Africa Tour - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty began a five-nation tour of West Africa on Monday, leading a high-level business delegation in a push to bolster economic ties and deepen security cooperation across a region...
In Just Six Months, Trump’s Immigration Policy Has Built a Crueler World
Immigration Impact - Washington D.C.
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July 25, 2025
The American Immigration Council’s new special report, Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, is a guide to the first six months of the second Trump administration, what might be...