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US Rep. Sanford Bishop faces stiff challenge from GOP’s Chris West

CAIRO, Ga. — In order to win another term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop needs voters like Mary Holt.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Searching for ties to the Middle East in my mother’s old photos

Among a stack of photos from my mother’s childhood is a black-and-white picture from when she was 7 or 8. She’s standing on the sunlit balcony of her family’s apartment in Cairo. Her face looks directly into the camera, half in shadow.

Los Angeles Times

Cairo, Dubai and London Heathrow lead busiest air routes as Asia flights slump

Top two international air routes both serve Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

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Gap Shrinks between Egypt's Official, Black Market Dollar Prices

The gap between the official and black market price of dollars in Egypt has narrowed significantly since the central bank announced a flexible exchange rate policy. On Thursday, Cairo announced a $3 billion International Monetary Fund deal with a commitment to a “durably flexible exchange rate regime.” The central bank…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP27: Nobel Prize winners demand Egypt free political prisoners

Nobel Literature laureates urge world leaders to pressure Cairo to free dissidents ahead of the COP27 summit.

Al Jazeera

Egyptian regime criticized as climate activist arrested in run-up to Cop27

Concern over country’s human rights record after Indian Ajit Rajagopal arrested on walk to raise awareness about climate crisis

The Guardian - US

Egypt detains Indian activist on climate march ahead of COP27

Ajit Rajagopal was detained together with a lawyer as he walked to COP27 holding a ‘March For Our Planet’ banner.

Al Jazeera

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EU to Cooperate with Egypt to Limit Illegal Migration from Libya

The European Union, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the French CIVIPOL agreed on a package of measures to enhance cooperation between the EU and Egypt to address illegal migration. The EU signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80-million-euro border management program,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Podcasting in Egypt - how feminist activism has emerged through shared stories

After more than a decade of teaching audio production to my college students in Cairo, it finally dawned on me that podcasts themselves can serve as teaching tools that highlight lessons in Egyptian society. I realised this because so many of my female students selected feminist topics or took feminist…

The Conversation

EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise

The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising.

Reuters

Türkiye Arrests Brotherhood Journalists in Attempt to Accelerate Normalization with Egypt

The Turkish authorities arrested 34 Muslim Brotherhood members who called for protests in Egypt on Nov.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film show: 'Boy from Heaven' explores the dark forces at work in Egyptian society

Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why Tarek Saleh's "Boy from Heaven" had her gripped. The movie follows a young student caught up in the collusion of religion and politics in contemporary Cairo. We also look at the touching and tragic study of friendship in Lukas Dhont's award-winning feature "Close".…

France 24

Africa Awaits Promised Renaissance

On the eastern bank of the river Congo lies Kinshasa, Africa’s third largest capital city after Cairo and Lagos. Kinshasa had long been billed as one of the top cities that would lead Africa’s renaissance, which now appears even more out of reach than before due to massive debts and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Demands Intl Support, Ethiopia Insists on African Solution to GERD Dispute

The difference in views between Ethiopia and Egypt on how to break the deadlock in talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has once again emerged. While Addis Ababa wants the African Union’s “unproductive” sponsorship of the negotiations, Egypt demands the support of the international community to resolve the…

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Egypt Ready to Pump Natural Gas to Lebanon

Egypt confirmed its commitment and readiness to pump natural gas "immediately" to Lebanon as soon as the procedures related to the start of exporting and receiving Egyptian gas to Lebanese territory are completed. During a meeting with Lebanese caretaker Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayyad in Cairo, Egyptian Minister…

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Egypt Supports Saudi Arabia’s Position on OPEC+ Decision

Egypt stressed on Monday its support to Saudi Arabia’s position on the recent OPEC+ decision, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said it was following closely and with interest the reactions to the decision. It added that Cairo support Riyadh's position in explaining the technical considerations of…

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Egypt Seeks to Become Regional Hub to Produce, Exchange Renewable Energy

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy Joe Kaeser in Cairo on Sunday. Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker, President and CEO of Siemens Energy AG Dr.-Eng. Christian Bruch, and Managing Director of Siemens Energy in Egypt Engineer…

The Guardian - UK

‘From my cell I could see people being tortured’: Sanaa Seif on fleeing Egypt – and fighting to free her brother

Since becoming swept up in the revolution of 2011, the British-Egyptian dissident has been imprisoned three times. Now in London, she is campaigning for the release of her brother, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, one of the country’s most high-profile political prisoners

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Senator blocks $75 million in U.S. military aid to Egypt over rights concerns

Egypt has missed out on an additional $75 million in American military aid after a senior Democratic U.S. senator blocked the funding over concerns about Cairo's human rights record including holding political prisoners.

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Documents Reveal Israeli Army Poisoned Water Wells in Palestinian Towns During 1948 War

The Israeli army used chemical and biological weapons during the 1948 war, including poisoning water wells in several Palestinian towns, original documents stored in the Israel State Archive, as well as other archives revealed. The documents showed that Israeli political and military leaders and some scholars were partners in the…

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Arab League Underlines ‘Grave’ Situation in Middle East

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit underlined on Thursday the “grave” situation in the Middle East. The region has been going through a cycle of protracted crises since 2011 that have affected its security, economy and overall situation, said Assistant Secretary-General of Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, on Aboul Gheit’s…

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Saudi National Band and Choir Participates in Arab Music Festival and Conference

The Music Commission has announced that the Saudi National Band and Choir is scheduled to participate on October 27 in the 31st Arab Music Festival and Conference, which will be held from October 20 to November 3 at the National Cultural Center "Opera House" in the Egyptian capital Cairo. The…

The Guardian - AU

Spy agency Asio ‘acquiesced in the use of torture’ when detaining Egyptian refugee, court told

Sayed Abdellatif has been held in immigration detention since 2012 after being convicted of terrorism offences in Cairo in a discredited trial

The Independent UK

Greek FM in Egypt for talks after Turkey’s deals with Libya

Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry in Cairo

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece and Egypt Call Turkish-Libyan Gas Deal ‘Illegal’

Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters was "illegal" as Athens said it would oppose it by all "legal means". On Monday, Türkiye said it had signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration for hydrocarbons in Libya's seas with the Tripoli-based…

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