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Ekiti deputy governor rallies APC women for Oyebanji 2nd term bid
Nigerian Eye
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July 15, 2025
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisola Afuye, has said that the performance of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the last three years has shown that he will bring in more development to the state if given a second term by the people. Afuye, who said...
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...
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...
Nigeria’s education: A bleak future for the nation’s university system?
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
A few weeks ago, I had a heartfelt conversation with a young scholar I consider one of my mentees. He asked to meet me because he wanted to discuss issues he couldn’t share over the phone, and it took weeks before we finally connected. All my...
‘Aladdin’ Star Mena Massoud on His First Egyptian Film and the Challenges of Crossing Over From Hollywood to the Middle East: ‘I’m Doing Omar Sharif in Reverse’
Variety
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July 15, 2025
“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud, who is a Canadian actor of Egyptian heritage, recently starred in — and produced — his first Arabic-language film “In Broad Daylight.” In the action movie, he plays an Egyptian expat named Hamza El Kashef who returns...
Grand Egyptian Museum Launches Summer Jewelry-Making Program for Adults
Sada Elbalad
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July 15, 2025
Tue 15 Jul 2025 | 08:37 PM The Education Department at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo has announced the launch of a new and unique summer educational program tailored for adults. This initiative is part of the museum’s ongoing efforts to raise...
Hyatt Centric Cairo West opens near the Giza Pyramids
ME Construction News
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July 15, 2025
Property Posted on July 15, 2025 Share Tweet Share Share Email ADD Properties and Hyatt affiliates also announced a license agreement to bring the first Hyatt Centric-branded residences to the Middle East and Africa region Hyatt has announced the...
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...
Exhibitions foster ties between ancient civilizations
China Daily
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Visitors look at cultural relics at the exhibition Tang China — A Cosmopolitan Dynasty (7th-10th century) at the Guimet Museum in Paris last year. [Photo/Xinhua] In a dimly lit gallery in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Zhou Jie...
Cache Theatre Company debuts ambitious production of 'Prince of Egypt' at Ellen Eccles Theatre
Cache Valley Daily - Utah
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LOGAN – The production of The Prince of Egypt by the Cache Theatre Company that debuted on July 11 at the Ellen Eccles Theatre is a hugely ambitious show and in many respects a successful one. Obviously some aspects of this retelling of the Book...
WA’s Murujuga Cultural Landscape get UNESCO World Heritage listing
Travel Weekly
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July 14, 2025
Western Australia is now home to the Australia’s newest UNESCO World Heritage site, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, a place of deep time, deep spirit and living culture – and now, global recognition. Inscribed on the World Heritage List on 11...
Is this why Tatler 'It Girl' turned baby killer Constance Marten's life spun out of control? The months she spent living with an African church - where nudity was enforced and the pastor accused of multiple rapes
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Lagos is a long way from the aristocratic world in which Constance Marten grew up – both geographically and culturally. And yet it's the months she spent in the bustling Nigerian capital that many believe hold the key to understanding how this...
Archaeologists Found Trapezoidal Tombs Older Than the Egyptian Pyramids
Popular Mechanics
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July 15, 2025
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists in Poland discovered 5,500-year-old tombs dubbed “Polish pyramids.” The oversized graves feature earthen mounds in a trapezoidal shape, some stretching 656 feet in length. The scene...
Nursing’s Lisa Wolf Qualifies for 2025 Veteran Fencing World Championships
UMass Amherst
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Image Lisa Wolf (second from right) and fellow members of Team USA’s Veteran-50 Women’s Epee squad (L-R) Kristin Foellmer, Heidi Chang and Sandra Marchant, following the 2025 USA Fencing Summer Nationals in Milwaukee on June 30. Top: Wolf (right)...
Will US designate Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization?
Israel Hayom
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July 15, 2025
Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas is poised to introduce comprehensive legislation designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, marking a significant escalation in economic pressure against the global Islamist movement and...
Basketball: Canada rip Nigeria at U-19 Women’s World Cup
Punch
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July 14, 2025
Canada delivered a historic display of long-range shooting to inflict a heavy 113–42 defeat on Nigeria at the 2025 FIBA U-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, setting a new tournament record for the highest number of...
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...
Calls to cancel rock band Scorpions’ concert in Egypt over supporting Israel
Egypt Independent
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July 14, 2025
The German rock band Scorpions will perform in Egypt as part of a tour on October 15th, marking the band’s 60th anniversary. As soon as the upcoming concert was announced, a large number of social media users called for its cancellation due to the...
Fellow Cincinnati Children's chaplain shares message from imam in ICE custody
WCPO 9 - Ohio
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July 14, 2025
CINCINNATI — Days after he was taken into ICE custody, former Cincinnati Children's chaplain Ayman Soliman remained hopeful about his case while speaking to friend and coworker, Lizzy Diop. Diop, also a chaplain at Cincinnati Children's, said she...
Israeli strikes kill 43, including children awaiting water in Gaza
Hurriyet Daily News
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GAZA CITY Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including children at a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled. Delegations from Israel and the...