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There’s More to the Story About Former Muslim Chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Detained by ICE
Imam Ayman Soliman, formerly a chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital with suspected ties to a terror watchlist, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported such news on Wednesday, though it...

Why Kaizer Chiefs pulled out of the race to sign ex-Sundowns star this summer: 'Not the right player'
Kaizer Chiefs have broken silence concerning their decision to end their pursuit for former Mamelodi Sundowns star Percy Tau in the ongoing transfer window The South African international is a free agent since leaving Qatar SC, and has the chance...

2025 WE Local Prague Recap: Inspiring Women in Engineering and Technology
Every year, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) holds multiple WE Local conferences globally to create connections among engineers, thought leaders, industry partners, and employers. This year, five WE Local conferences were organized. From April...
Egypt's Khalil wins women's gold again at 2025 Pentathlon World Cup
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's teenage sensation Farida Khalil continued her breakthrough season by winning the women's gold medal at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup final here on Sunday. The 14-year-old, who has expressed her...

ICE Detains Former Children’s Chaplain After Revoking His Asylum, Leaving Community Furious
Community members and politicians on Wednesday expressed outrage about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detainment of a former chaplain for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital who sought asylum after being tortured and detained in Egypt for the...

Italian belly dancer arrested in Egypt for offending public morals
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, an Italian belly dancer who goes by Linda Martino, was arrested last week in Cairo for offending public morals. Photo by Linda Martino /Instagram Article content While belly dancing has its...

Premier Li: China eyes deeper Belt and Road cooperation with Egypt
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that China is willing to strengthen Belt and Road cooperation with Egypt in such areas as economy, trade, finance, manufacturing, new energy, science and technology, and cultural and people-to-people...

Zionists kill Gaza children with no ceasefire in sight
GAZA: A Zionist airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical center in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected after Zionist Prime Minister...

Local imam on return to Egypt: 'Going back ... is death sentence'
Demanding that a local Muslim leader be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on July 9, his advocates said he would be killed if returned to Egypt. That is the account that Ayman Soliman himself provided in an Instagram post...

The Department of Homeland Security Says Trump's Immigration Enforcers Are on a Mission From God
This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a controversial video that lionizes the work of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which it suggests is aimed at delivering divine justice to evildoers. The video quotes Isaiah 6:8,...
Urgent: China eyes deeper Belt and Road cooperation with Egypt -- premier
CAIRO, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Thursday that China is willing to strengthen Belt and Road cooperation with Egypt in such areas as economy, trade, finance, manufacturing, new energy, science and technology, and...

Cairo, where the road to Gaza ends
Over the past weeks, at least three international protest actions have taken shape in solidarity with Gaza, each marked by its own calculus of strategy, visibility and privilege1. From the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s latest mission, Madleen, to...

The JIFF 2025 positions the country as a key culinary and cultural destination
Driving culinary tourism growth The six-day event highlights Jordan’s growing appeal as a hospitality and tourism destination for culinary enthusiasts from across the region and beyond. Bringing together chefs, restaurants and food producers, the...

Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: An Israeli air strike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected. Verified video...

New Education Ministry hiring competition sidelines thousands of part-time teachers
Photo of a classroom in Egypt. Courtesy: Egypt Watch When a new series of hiring competitions were announced by the Education Ministry last month, Amin*, a recently graduated math teacher who gets paid per class at a public school in Beni Suef,...

Ancient Canaanite Donkey Sacrifice Found in Israel Reveals Egyptian Trade Ties
Archaeologists uncover an ancient Canaanite donkey sacrifice in Israel. Credit: Elizabeth R. Arnold / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered rare evidence of an ancient Canaanite donkey sacrifice ritual that reveals surprising trade...

China has intention to deepen its Belt, Road cooperation with Egypt
(MENAFN) Chinese Premier Li Qiang has expressed China’s intention to deepen its Belt and Road cooperation with Egypt, focusing on sectors such as trade, finance, manufacturing, new energy, science and technology, and cultural exchange. In a...

15 Killed in Israeli Strike Outside Gaza Clinic, Including Eight Children
At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, were killed Thursday morning when an Israeli airstrike hit civilians waiting in line for nutritional supplements outside a clinic in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. The victims had...

Egypt steps up mediation to solidify Gaza talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has launched a high-level diplomatic initiative to reinforce the Iran-"Israel" ceasefire and revive Gaza negotiations, as part of President El-Sisi's broader strategy to position Egypt as a key regional...

Chinese Premier and Egypt’s El Sisi call for stabilising Israel-Iran ceasefire
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi emphasised the importance of stabilising the ceasefire between Israel and Iran during a meeting in Cairo on Thursday. The two leaders called for renewed diplomatic efforts to...