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A cultural faultline in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women. At the height of the conflict with the United States this year, women without the headscarf were often seen at …
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country is in a “full-scale war” and acknowledged the country’s economic difficulties as the US prepares to ramp up sanctions on it. “We are apologetic that these problems exist, as we find ourselves in a full-scale economic, military, and security war,” Iranian state media IRNA reported Pezeshkian as saying …
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The United States and Iran have escalated their rhetoric ahead of expected new American economic sanctions, which Washington describes as the “harshest in history”, amid persistent military threats and ongoing traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled to hold a news conference at noon on Monday in […]
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The Suez Canal has successfully restored several shipping services operating on the trade route between Europe and Asia, recording a noticeable increase in daily transit rates by Maersk container vessels, Canal Authority Chairperson Osama Rabie stated on Saturday. Rabie’s comments coincided with the inaugural transit of the BANGKOK MAERSK, a 190,000-tonne container ship that […]
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The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Los Angeles, California, Field Office has returned 48 Egyptian cultural artifacts on 21 August to the Egyptian government after an investigation determined that the objects had been illicitly trafficked out of Egypt. The artifacts were formally handed over to Egyptian government representatives during a repatriation ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday. The returned objects include carved figures, amulets and tomb equipment dating to the Pharaonic, Roman and Coptic periods. The FBI’s Art Crime Team investigated the objects after their most recent possessor contacted the bureau following research that raised questions about how the artifacts had entered the US. Investigators found no records showing that the objects had been legally removed from Egypt. The original suspected trafficker is now deceased. During the ceremony, Ambassador . Hossam Eldeen Aly, Consul General of Egypt in Los Angeles, thanked the US government for returning the artifacts. “These handed-over artifacts represent an integral part of the history and cultural heritage of Egypt and its people,” Aly said, describing the return as an honor for Egypt. The repatriation followed a 2016 cultural property agreement between the US andContinue reading "Egypt Recovers 48 Cultural Artifacts Returned by FBI in Los Angeles"
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Egypt has approved the establishment of a special free zone for the newly established Fujairah Alamein Oil and Gas Company in New Alamein on Friday, 21 August, as part of a project focused on the storage and handling of crude oil and petroleum products. The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade announced that the company was officially established following Cabinet approval to create a private free zone spanning approximately 738,000 square metres in New Alamein, Matrouh Governorate. The project will focus on storing and handling crude oil and petroleum products, taking advantage of New Alamein’s location and infrastructure, according to the ministry. Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid said the project reflects efforts to use different investment mechanisms, including free zones, to accelerate the implementation of projects, particularly in the energy sector. He added that the ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and other relevant authorities to complete the remaining procedures required for the project to begin. The announcement marks the latest development in the Fujairah Alamein project, which follows cooperation between Egypt and the Emirate of Fujairah in the oil and petroleum productsContinue reading "Egypt Approves New Oil and Gas Free Zone in New Alamein"
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Iran has allowed a number of Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz after Baghdad repeatedly sought permission through multiple channels, Reuters reported, citing Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The authorization was among Iraq’s key demands during Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s visit to Baghdad, according to IRNA. Iraqi President […]
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Iraq plans to increase crude oil production to 8 million–10 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) within six years, more than doubling its pre-conflict output of around 4 mmbbl/d, as Baghdad seeks to expand its production capacity and secure a larger share of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) market. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali […]
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