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The Democrats’ coming takeover of the Senate has kickstarted a scramble to confirm two dozen of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees before Republicans turn over the gavel in January. The mad dash included a November 4 call from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz to a top lawyer in Trump’s Justice Department to solicit the lawyer’s interest …
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An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza overnight Wednesday killed at least six people, including a doctor and a child, Palestinian officials say. The strike on Nasser Hospital shortly after midnight hit the complex’s surgery unit, according to a Gaza Civil Defense spokesman. The attack tore through part of the hospital in the …
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Turkish Airlines launched scheduled flights between Istanbul and Chengdu on 11 November, making the western Chinese city its fourth destination in mainland China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The airline will operate three flights a week to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Flight TK226 leaves Istanbul Airport on Wednesdays, Fridays and […]
Angola’s ambassador to Egypt, Maquento Sebastião Lopes, credited Presidents João Lourenço and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with giving a significant boost to relations between the two countries in recent years, at a reception in Cairo on Wednesday marking the 51st anniversary of Angola’s independence and 50 years of diplomatic ties with Egypt. Through regular contact and […]
A new literary destination celebrating Arab voices, diasporic perspectives, and stories from across the Global South has officially launched in Canada. Diwan Canada has opened its online bookstore, introducing readers to a carefully curated and growing collection of books that brings together diverse voices, cultures, and ideas. Available in Arabic, English, and French, the collection features literature and poetry alongside feminist writing, Indigenous perspectives, Black liberation, and radical thought. Bringing together authors and thinkers from across the Arab world, the wider Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region, their diasporas, and the Global South, Diwan Canada aims to make space for stories and perspectives that are often overlooked in mainstream literary spaces. The online launch marks the first step in a broader vision for the bookstore. Diwan Canada is now shipping across Canada and the United States, with plans to open a physical bookshop in Montreal in 2027, creating a dedicated space for readers to discover, explore and engage with its collection. To celebrate its launch, the bookstore is offering a 10 per cent discount on first purchases for readers who subscribe to its mailing list. Founded in CairoContinue reading "Egypt’s Diwan Brings Arab Literature Closer to Canadian Readers"
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You can belong to a country without necessarily knowing its mother tongue. For third-culture kids, who grow up navigating different cultural environments, identifying with Egypt does not necessarily mean speaking its language. They may be surrounded by people, but still feel disconnected from the conversations happening around them. They can sit at a family gathering, listen to everyone speaking, understand the laughter, recognise the jokes, and yet struggle to find the words to take part. They can love the country they grew up in, feel a strong sense of belonging to its people, and hold its traditions close to their hearts, while still being unable to express that connection in the language everyone expects them to speak. The recent remarks by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who described declining Arabic proficiency among students in international schools as a challenge to national identity and national security, deserve a more nuanced conversation. The concern itself is understandable. Arabic is not simply a school subject. It is a language through which generations have communicated, preserved traditions, written literature, expressed humour, and understood one another. Protecting it and ensuring that younger generations have theContinue reading "Is Speaking Arabic a Requirement for Being Egyptian?"
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India’s oil imports from the Gulf have exceeded those from Russia for the first time since the outbreak of the Iran war, driven by a recovery in crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz amid increased shuttle voyages by oil tankers, according to data by market intelligence platform Kpler cited by Bloomberg. Crude shipments to […]
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Egypt’s state-owned South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) has opened three oil and gas exploration blocks for bidding, according to an announcement published by the Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG) on November 12. The blocks include East Zeit Bay, East Shadwan, and East Geisum, located in the southern Gulf of Suez. The blocks are available […]
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