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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 · Nov 2, 2022

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 · Nov 2, 2022

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 · Nov 2, 2022

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 · Oct 30, 2022

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 · Oct 30, 2022

Indian shooters end ISSF World Championships campaign with best-ever showing

CAIRO: Indian shooters ended their ISSF World Championships campaign with the best-ever record of 38 medals, placing them second in the standings behind China.

The Times of India · Oct 26, 2022

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 · Oct 26, 2022

India win two more medals at ISSF World Championship

CAIRO: India won two more medals in the ISSF World Championship on Sunday. The women's 25m pistol team won a silver and the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team bagged a bronze, even as India ended their Paris 2024 Olympics quota quest at two from the championship.

The Times of India · Oct 23, 2022

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 · Oct 21, 2022

ISSF World Championship: Anish Bhanwala and Simranpreet Kaur Brar win Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team silver

CAIRO: Anish and Simranpreet Kaur Brar won a silver medal at the ISSF World Championship after going down 14-16 to the experienced Ukrainian pair of Yulia Korostylova and Maksym Horodynets in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team event, here Thursday.

The Times of India · Oct 20, 2022