Conflict between Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces in south Lebanon continued over the weekend, days after the countries signed a new agreement. The Israeli military said it struck three “Hezbollah command centers” in south Lebanon’s Nabatieh and Mayfadoun on Sunday. Israeli forces also dismantled what they said was a launcher that Hezbollah used to …
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that half of Iran’s frozen assets held in Qatar will be returned to Tehran. Pezeshkian was quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency as making the announcement during meetings with senior Iranian clerics in the city of Qom. “Based on the plans made, $6 billion out of the total …
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Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and Chairperson of the National Investment Bank (NIB), chaired a meeting of the bank’s Investment Committee. The committee reviewed NIB’s investment portfolio, including its holdings across institutions listed on the capital market, and discussed a comprehensive plan to maximize the value of these assets. The meeting forms […]
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Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said on Monday that the government adopted an economic and social development plan for the 2026/27 fiscal year that targets increasing the private sector’s share of total investment to around 59%. Rostom made the remarks during the launch of L’Oréal Egypt’s Economic and Social Impact Study, held […]
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I never thought my hips would become storytellers. In a quiet studio in Bangsar, with the faint scent of oud incense in the air and the rhythmic heartbeat of the tabla echoing through the floor, I found myself swaying, undulating, unlocking and locking muscles I never knew I could command. I am a Malaysian girl who was born from monsoons and nasi lemak mornings, not exactly the image people expect when they think of belly dancers. Yet there I was, moving to a rhythm that felt ancient and oddly familiar. It was my Egyptian husband who first paused in disbelief. “Where did you learn that?” he asked, half-teasing, half-intrigued, the first time he saw me dance in our living room to Mohamed Mounir’s Ya Teir Ya Tayir. He was raised among the classical lines of Arab music, yet here I was his Southeast Asian wife, mimicking isolations with surprising precision. A trained instructor once told me I could go pro if I ever wanted to. She said I had “the gift”, an instinct to move with the music, to let emotion guide form. I laughed it off. But part ofContinue reading "When My Hips Learned to Speak Arabic"
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  Aswan Governor Amr Lashin ordered officials on Wednesday, 24 June, to prepare an urgent plan to address the stray dog crisis, emphasizing accelerated vaccination and sterilization across the governorate’s various districts and cities. The governor said the issue is directly linked to public safety, and that Aswan is working to implement an integrated system based on vaccination, sterilization, and safe sheltering, in coordination with the Local Development Ministry, to help maintain a safe and stable environment for residents. The instructions were issued during Lashin’s chairing of the governorate’s regular meeting of the executive council, attended by members of parliament and representatives from Aswan University. During the meeting, current efforts to confront the phenomenon were reviewed, along with ways to develop them according to scientific and humanitarian standards. Lashin stressed the need to intensify campaigns to collect stray dogs and place them in new shelters which are currently under construction. He said the approach is intended to create a balance between protecting citizens and preserving animal rights, while improving the overall management of the issue in an organized manner. The governor also highlighted the importance of coordination between the VeterinaryContinue reading "Aswan Governor Orders Urgent Integrated Plan to Curb Stray Dog Crisis"
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The energy major, Eni, in partnership with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) through the Mellitah Oil & Gas joint venture (JV), has started hydrocarbon production from the Sabratha Compression Project, an offshore development aimed at sustaining and increasing gas output from the Bahr Essalam field. Located about 100 kilometers off the Libyan coast, the project […]
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Khaled Hashem, Minister of Industry, met with Sebastien Riez, President of Schneider Electric for North Africa and the Levant, to discuss the company’s expansion plans and opportunities to deepen local manufacturing. The meeting shed light on opportunities for the company to participate in the Shams El-Sinaa initiative, which aims to install 1 gigawatt (GW) of […]
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