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Over 40 killed in attack on Sudan hospital
GENEVA/PORT SUDAN: Over 40 people, including children and health care workers, were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan at the weekend, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. Saturday’s attack on the Al Mujlad Hospital...
Egypt advances integrated waste management city in 10th of Ramadan with World Bank support
Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, and Minister of Local Development, Manal Awad, convened a joint meeting to review the progress of Egypt’s first fully integrated waste management city, currently under construction in 10th of Ramadan...

Government of Egypt, UNHCR and UNDP Launch Egypt Refugee and Resilience Response Plan
Tue 24 Jun 2025 | 10:42 PM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates (MFA), in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the 2025 Egypt Refugee and...

The 2025/2026 season for Egyptian sweet potatoes is starting soon
Egyptian producers and exporters are preparing for the upcoming launch of the 2025 sweet potato season, scheduled for mid-July. According to Mohamed Maatouk, CEO of RM Fresh, the campaign has all the ingredients for success, with consistent...

Egyptg7 Trade Rises To $29.7Bn In 2024: CAPMAS
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The volume of trade between Egypt and the Group of Seven (G7) nations reached $29.7bn in 2024, up from $26bn in 2023, marking a 14.2% year-on-year increase, according to new data released by the Central Agency for Public...

Letter from Mideast: "I fear not death, but dying unseen" -- Gaza journalists as witnesses, targets
For seven months, we worked beneath the constant roar of drones, our notebooks filling with stories that blurred the line between reporting and survival. by Emad Drimly, Sanaa Kamal GAZA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- To be a journalist in Gaza is to exist...

National Football League (NFL) Hosts Women's Flag Football Coaching Clinic In Egypt
(MENAFN- APO Group) The National Football League ( ) hosted a women's flag football coach education clinic in Cairo, Egypt as part of an ongoing strategy to accelerate the development and growth of the game across Africa. 36 participants from...

How Oman, Qatar, Egypt and Russia helped to achieve ceasefire
Oman took the lead in a behind-the-scenes diplomatic drive involving Qatar, Egypt and Russia that contributed significantly to the Israel-Iran ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump late on Monday, sources told The National. The talks,...

Video from a bat cave in Africa offers clues on how viruses leap between species
Bats carry an assortment of viruses, including infectious diseases that have jumped into humans in a process known as zoonotic spillover. In some cases, the aerial mammals have infected people directly. But in other cases, scientists believe, bats...

Healthy crowds and Messi mania lift CWC
MIAMI: The expanded Club World Cup has kicked off with healthy crowds, "Messi mania" and a festival atmosphere in Miami, giving an early vindication to world football body FIFA after fears of empty stands and global disinterest. FIFA...

Why Aswan, Egypt Should Be on Your Bucket List
Philae Temple. Photo by Janna Graber While Cairo and Luxor dominate much of the conversation about Egypt’s ancient wonders, it’s Aswan, Egypt’s southernmost city, that quietly holds the heart of the Nile. With its laid-back charm, dramatic...

UAE Non-Oil Trade With BRICS Nations Soars
July 8, 2025 | Dubai, UAE: The UAE is remaking the rules of global trade and it’s doing so without relying on oil. In 2024, the UAE non-oil trade with BRICS nations got an impressive $243 billion, rising by 10.5% from the year before. And the...

Stunning English hospital with woodland gardens named one of the world’s most beautiful buildings
A STUNNING cancer centre has been named as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and it is right here in the UK. Maggie's in Yorkshire is no ordinary hospital building - in fact, back in 2022 it won the RIBA Yorkshire Award and the RIBA...

Egypt, G7 Trade Hits $29.7 Billion in 2024 | CAPMAS
CAIRO - 17 June 2025: According to the latest figures released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt’s exports to the Group of Seven (G7) countries climbed to approximately $9.5 billion in 2024, up from $8.6...

Egypt–G7 trade rises to $29.7bn in 2024: CAPMAS
The volume of trade between Egypt and the Group of Seven (G7) nations reached $29.7bn in 2024, up from $26bn in 2023, marking a 14.2% year-on-year increase, according to new data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and...

Aria Ventures launches $1 million fund to bolster deeptech investment in Egypt
Aria Ventures, an Egypt-based venture studio focused on building deeptech startups, has announced the launch of a $1 million (EGP 50 million) investment to support promising early-stage companies between 2025 and 2026. The firm plans to grow this...

Agriculture sector: World’s largest freshwater guzzler
BEFORE the sun rises, billions of people across the globe begin their day with one pressing concern: how to put food on the table. But behind every meal lies an invisible cost— the world’s freshwater reserves, dwindling fast and undervalued. For...

“Farmers Freak Out”: This Wild New AI Warns of Crop Diseases Before You Even See a Single Rotting Leaf
IN A NUTSHELL 🌾 AI integration in agriculture is revolutionizing farming practices by providing real-time crop health monitoring solutions. 🏙️ Researchers are utilizing AI to decode urban ecosystems, offering insights that improve urban living...

Xi, Putin absent from muted, multilateral BRICS+ meeting
The BRICS+ summit kicking off in host nation Brazil has been overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump's global tariff measures and the notable absence of two key nations' leaders. For the first time since assuming power in 2012,...
Egypt issues nearly 20mln digital treatment approvals as health insurance digitalisation accelerates
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Saturday that nearly 20 million electronic treatment approvals were issued during the 2024/2025 fiscal year through the General Authority for Health Insurance, marking a major step forward in...