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Healthy growth of listings on major African bourses
Zawya
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The Ethiopian Securities Ex- change (ESX) has seen more than birr 377bn ($2.6bn) worth of money market transactions in five months since it started providing a trading platform for interbank short-term lend- ing last October. At the time of going...
Hospital director killed alongside his wife, daughter in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 26, 2025
The director of one of north Gaza's largest hospitals was killed, along with his wife, daughter and sister, in an Israeli strike on their apartment, medical officials said Wednesday. Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan was the director of the Indonesian Hospital...
First human genome from ancient Egypt sequenced from 4,800-year-old teeth
Nature
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The Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom (2686–2125 bc) produced many lasting artefacts — but little DNA has survived.Credit: Azoor Photo/AlamyTeeth from an elderly man who lived around the time that the earliest pyramids were built have yielded the first...
Life of ancient Egyptian potter revealed in DNA analysis
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
Ancient Egypt went through a period of major change between 4,500-4,800 years ago. The country's Early Dynastic period was transitioning into the Old Kingdom period. This saw advances that allowed expert builders in Cairo to construct what would...
Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably...
Egyptian President, Canadian PM discuss development in Middle East
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a phone conversation on Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East and efforts to restore regional stability. According to a statement from the...
Egypt’s Economy Sees Strong GDP Growth in Q3 Amid Global Challenges
Egyptian Streets
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July 1, 2025
Egypt’s economy has demonstrated recovery by recording a GDP growth rate of 4.77% in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024/2025 as reported by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation on Monday 30 June. This...
Gaza: Director of Indonesian hospital, family killed in Israeli strike
The Siasat Daily
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July 2, 2025
Gaza Strip: Dr Marwan Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, was killed on Wednesday, July 2, in an Israeli airstrike that struck his home near the 17th junction, west of Gaza City. His wife and five children also died in...
Egypt: Middle East Glass Manufacturing unveils $0.1285/share dividends for 2024
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company (MEGM) unveiled cash dividends valued at $0.1285 to shareholders for 2024, as per a bourse filing. MEGM will disburse the dividends on July 7th, 2025. Shareholders of record date of July 14th...
4 dead, 3 missing after barge capsizes in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez
Ammon News
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July 2, 2025
Ammon News - Egyptian authorities confirmed on Wednesday that four people were killed after a barge capsized in the Gulf of Suez off Egypt’s eastern coast. In a statement, the Health Ministry said that 22 injured people were rescued after the...
Four dead, four missing after oil ship capsizes in Gulf of Suez: Egypt govt
The Siasat Daily
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July 2, 2025
Cairo: An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing, authorities said Wednesday. The drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off the city of Ras Ghareb, on the African side of...
EasyJet flight en route to Glasgow forced to divert to Birmingham over medical emergency
GB News
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July 2, 2025
An easyJet flight bound for Glasgow was forced to divert to Birmingham due to a passenger requiring "urgent medical assistance". The plane took off from Enfidha Hammamet International Airport in Tunisia just before 9pm on June 29 and was expected...
Four dead after oil drilling ship capsizes in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez
Euronews
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By Oman Al Yahyai with AP Published on 02/07/2025 - 13:45 GMT+2•Updated 13:46 An oil drilling vessel capsized in the Gulf of Suez on Tuesday evening, leaving at least four crew members dead and four others unaccounted for, Egyptian...
Oman Egypt Joint Committee Meets In Cairo
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The 16th session of the Omani-Egyptian Joint Committee was held in Cairo at the level of the two countries' foreign ministers. The Omani delegation was chaired by Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, Foreign...
Hamas ‘ready’ for immediate talks on ceasefire proposal
Dawn
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July 5, 2025
• 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes • MSF mourns colleague slain in previous day’s shooting at aid centre • UN records 613 killings at GHF aid points & convoys TEL AVIV/CAIRO: Hamas said on Friday it was ready to start talks “immediately”...
Israel bombs kill dozens in Gaza camps as hospital faces closure
The New Arab
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July 2, 2025
As Israel intensifies attacks a US-backed truce sees cabinet opposition from far-right hardliners [Getty] Israeli forces launched another series of intense attacks across Gaza on Wednesday, killing and wounding dozens of forcibly displaced...
El-Khatib, 5 Czech companies discuss investment opportunities in Egypt
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a series of meetings with officials from five major Czech companies to discuss investment opportunities in the Egyptian market, according to a statement. During the...
Oil-drilling ship capsizes in Gulf of Suez, killing at least 4 crewmen, Egypt says
ABC News - New York
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July 2, 2025
CAIRO -- An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing, authorities said Wednesday. The drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off the city of Ras Ghareb, on the African side of...
Egyptian, Canadian leaders discuss developments in Mideast
Xinhua News Agency
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CAIRO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday discussed developments in the Middle East and ways to restore regional stability. During a phone conversation, Sisi reviewed...
An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least 4 crewmen, Egypt says
Yahoo News
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CAIRO (AP) — An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing, authorities said Wednesday. The drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off the city of Ras Ghareb, on the African side...