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Pyramids set for world-class transformation with new Sound & Light Show: Naguib Sawiris
Egypt Independent
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July 18, 2025
Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding, announced via his official X (formerly Twitter) account that a new Sound & Light Show, befitting Egypt’s grandeur, will soon be organized at the Pyramids archaeological area. His statement...
Mudavadi says the two-state solution for resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is anchored in Kenyan law
TV47
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July 18, 2025
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has stated that Kenya’s position on the two-state solution for resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict extends beyond just a policy and is now reflected in the sessional paper passed by parliament....
Youth-led resistance: Serbian youth pumps up protest at last EXIT festival
RTL Today
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July 18, 2025
Serbia's youthful anti-graft protesters have celebrated what may prove to be the country's last ever EXIT music festival, but hope the energy it generated will still boost their fight for change. Long a symbol of youth-led resistance, the four-day...
8 African-born billionaires make list of America’s richest immigrants
Business Insider Africa
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July 13, 2025
These African names appear in the 2025 edition of America’s Richest Immigrants, a Forbes ranking that reflects not just personal wealth but also the broader influence of immigrant entrepreneurship in America. These billionaires, originally from 41...
Sudan’s sunken heritage: The hidden story behind Egypt’s High Dam
Global Voices
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July 13, 2025
This article by Ahmad Matarik was first published in Arabic on Raseef22 on July 7, 2025. This edited translation is published on Global Voices as part of a media partnership agreement. When Egypt began serious plans to build the massive Aswan High...
Women and children among 15 killed in Gaza medical centre strike
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 10, 2025
Health authorities in Gaza have accused Israeli forces of killing women and children queuing for supplements and medicine near a medical centre in the strip. At least 15 people were killed in the strike in Deir al-Balah on Thursday, among them six...
Children queuing for nutritional supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says
LBC
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10 July 2025, 12:27 | Updated: 10 July 2025, 12:30 A hospital has reported that children queuing for supplements have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza. Picture: Alamy At least 15 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike close to...
Egypt urged to release detained Palestine supporters
JURIST
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July 10, 2025
Amnesty International published a statement on Tuesday calling for Egypt to release those who were detained by the country on the sole basis of expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people amidst the war with Israel. Amnesty International...
Egypt, China Forge Deeper Strategic Collaboration
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt and China pledged on Thursday to deepen collaboration across multiple sectors as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Cairo for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. The...
Egypt’s Abu Mena Monastery Removed from UNESCO Danger List
Egyptian Streets
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July 10, 2025
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee has officially removed Abu Mena, the archaeological site of an early Christian pilgrimage center, from its List of World Heritage in Danger,...
Egypt’s Badr 3 Prison Under Fire: 15 Suicide Attempts, Hunger Strikes, and Disappearances Signal Deep Humanitarian Crisis
Watan
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July 10, 2025
Watan-In a chilling revelation, 15 suicide attempts were reported within just two weeks at Egypt’s Badr 3 Prison, located 66 kilometers from Cairo, according to rights organizations under the “Article 55 Alliance.” Among the latest cases on July...
Dog is man’s best friend
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 18, 2025
Dog is man’s best friend! It is a statement that has been with us human beings for ages.The aphorism is on everybody’s lips. And many have experienced the verity of it. Today, however, it is not a statement that resonates with a great many as in...
Israel to reconnect Gaza to grid four months after cutting it off
Israel Today
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July 18, 2025
(JNS) Israel is preparing to reactivate one power line to the Gaza Strip four months after cutting the flow of electricity to the enclave, the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit confirmed in a...
Syria’s Sharaa says protecting Druze citizens is ‘our priority’ amid Israeli strikes
Kashmir Reader
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July 18, 2025
DAMASCUS/CAIRO: Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is “our priority,” as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria. In his first...
The Old Ministries District Is Cairo's Next Big Bet But Only If We Get The Vision Right - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) With state institutions relocating to the New Administrative Capital and the government signalling its intent to repurpose the old ministries district, Downtown Cairo is at a pivotal crossroads. The question is no longer...
On the meaning of sacrifice in Judaism
Christian Today
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July 18, 2025
(Photo: Getty/iStock) Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster explains the Jewish perspective of sacrifice in the Old Testament, particularly through the accounts of Jephthah and Micah. During the current month of Tammuz we are reading...
Children queuing for supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Switch TV
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July 10, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA — At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike near a medical aid distribution site in central Gaza, according to medical officials at al-Aqsa Martyrs...
UK universities given new funds to lure world-leading researchers
The National News
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Twelve leading universities and research organisations have been selected to deliver a £54 million government fund to recruit world-leading researchers to the UK. The Global Talent Fund, administered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), aims to...
Children queuing for supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says
BBC
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At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, have been killed in an Israeli strike near a medical point in central Gaza, a hospital there says. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the strike hit people queueing for nutritional...
Roadwork: News in brief from PennDOT
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Frankstown Road delays possible PennDOT said overnight delays should be expected beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, July 21, through Friday, Aug. 1, as crews conduct High Friction Surface Treatment on Route 1009 (Frankstown Road) in Logan Township, Blair...