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Political Fight Over Redrawing US Electoral Maps Exposes Deep Democratic Deficit
SouthFront
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August 29, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The contentious back-and-forth between Texas Republicans and California Democrats over their respective initiatives...
Egypt arrests teen TikTokkers over morality, laundering charges
The Express Tribune
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August 29, 2025
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have detained dozens of teenage TikTok influencers in recent weeks, accusing them of offences ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have announced multiple arrests, while prosecutors say at...
Egypt Cracks Down On Teen TikTok Stars
StratNews Global
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August 29, 2025
Egyptian authorities have launched a fresh crackdown on popular teenage TikTok influencers, detaining dozens in recent weeks over charges ranging from flouting family values to alleged money laundering. Police have announced dozens of arrests and...
Egypt’s Giza Pyramids lead National Geographic’s list of must-visit historical sites
Egypt Independent
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August 29, 2025
National Geographic Traveler has compiled a list of seven must-visit historical destinations that allow visitors to explore different periods of world history. The publication stated that the chosen destinations are tangible testaments to the...
Arab ShowcaseThe Arab American aiming to ‘cure the disease’ in US politics
The National News
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The promo video opens with halcyon scenes from the 1950s, with the almost exaggerated American accent of the narrator extolling the virtues of a political candidate's "all-American story". It concerns a home-grown boy from south-east Michigan who...
Egypt detains TikTokkers in social media crackdown
BDNews24
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Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have announced dozens of arrests and...
Gold prices surge across Egypt after surprise 2% interest rate cut: See what each Karat costs now
The Times of India
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The Central Bank of Egypt lowered the overnight deposit rate to 22% during its policy meeting on August 28, 2025/ representative Image Gold prices in Egypt surged on Friday, August 29, 2025, with 21-karat gold reaching EGP 4,650 (approximately...
New FAU-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First Pandemic
FAU
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By: Cody R. Hawley, Ph.D. For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian – the world’s first recorded pandemic – in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the outbreak was first...
TV: Hostage is as vague and vacuous as a bad politician
Donegal News
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August 29, 2025
King & Conqueror, BBC1, Sunday, 9.10pm. Hostage, Netflix Bettany Hughes’ Lost Worlds, Channel 4, Saturday, 8.10pm. Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure, VM1, Wednesday, 9.00pm. It feels like forever since BBC first shared a clip of its big new historical...
Egypt’s Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Inflation Cools and Growth Strengthens
Egyptian Streets
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August 29, 2025
Egypt’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rates by two percentage points on Thursday, its largest reduction in over a year, as inflation eased and economic growth outpaced expectations. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank...
Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora
TechCrunch
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August 29, 2025
Khalid Ashmawy remembers the first time he wired money home while studying in Europe. He had just received his monthly stipend as a master’s student in Stuttgart and wanted to send part of it back to his family in Cairo. It was usually a slow and...
Egypt to Introduce Artificial Intelligence Curricula in Schools Starting 2025-2026
Egyptian Streets
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August 29, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Education, Mohamed Abdel Latif, announced on Wednesday, 27, August, that artificial intelligence (AI) curricula will be introduced in schools beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. The announcement was made during the First...
A $7.5 billion investment package in major Egypt-Qatar talks
Egypt Independent
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August 29, 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty has revealed that Egypt and Qatar intend to organize a major event in the near future to announce massive joint projects between the two countries. In televised remarks on Thursday, Abdel-Aty said the sixth...
Central Bank of Egypt cuts interest rates by 2%
Egypt Independent
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August 29, 2025
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided on Thursday evening to cut interest rates on deposits and lending by 2 percent, or 200 basis points. The overnight deposit rate now stands at 22 percent, and the lending rate is 23 percent. This decision was...
Starmer names former Bank deputy governor as his chief economic adviser
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
The former Bank of England deputy governor Minouche Shafik is set to join Keir Starmer’s team as chief economic adviser. In a boost to the prime minister’s office in the run-up to the autumn budget, Lady Shafik is expected to take on the role...
Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Menna AlaaElDin, Mohamed Ezz and Yazan Kalach CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to...
Action against India ‘Like mouse hitting elephant’: US Economist
Madhyamam
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August 29, 2025
New York: American economist Richard Wolff has come down heavily on President Trump’s tariff on India saying that ‘India is now, according to the United Nations, the largest country on earth’, NDTV reported. Wolff reportedly pointed out that the...
Saudi Minister explores US cutting-edge research facilities
GCC Business News
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August 29, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef dedicated a full day to exploring cutting-edge research facilities at North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP), meeting with industry experts, as part of his four-day...
Sun of Egypt 3 game: best tips to win!
Ausdroid
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August 29, 2025
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Egyptian Banks Weigh Interest Rate Cuts following Central Bank’s 200-Point Reduction
Sada Elbalad
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August 29, 2025
Fri 29 Aug 2025 | 08:03 AM Several major Egyptian banks are reviewing their deposit and lending rates after the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced a sharp 200 basis point cut in key interest rates, signaling the start of a new monetary easing...