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Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect

"What remains are minor details. No Palestinian state, but civilian self-governance," says analyst

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Increase in fertility rates, securing water resources represent long-term economic challenges

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IS in Afghanistan: The fall of ISIL and the rise of the Khorasan Province

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Yemen conflict: mosaic of power struggle

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Iran’s anti-freedom policies fuel incitations non-hijabi women

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War drills threaten peace efforts between North Korea, the US and South Korea

Pyongyang protested against joint US-South Korea military drills, largely computer-simulated, calling them a rehearsal for war

Odds and consequences for the no-deal Brexit scenario

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Egypt’s steel industry, stuck in a legal limbo

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Ashmwai, the most-wanted terrorist admits training suicide bomber of St. Peter and St. Paul Church attack

The army officer-turned-terrorist Ashmwai confessed he was recruiting physicians to be part of a militant group he was forming during the Muslim Brotherhood’s Rabaa sit-in in 2013.

Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect

“What remains are minor details. No Palestinian state, but civilian self-governance,” says analyst

Essebsi: The veteran politician who led Tunisia to democracy

“He championed national consensus, women’s rights, full access of all Tunisians to country’s democratic processes,” says scholar

The spinning wheel of US-China trade war

As Chinese economy slows, US import prices recognise biggest drop in six months, so when will the trade war end?

Egyptian government’s development plans always ambitious, require international financing partnerships: Al-Rajhi

Al-Rajhi said, in an interview with the Daily News Egypt, that the fund approved $270m for Egypt during the last fiscal year (FY), aimed at supporting micro-enterprises, achieving food security through the import of commodities, and financing the import of petroleum products.

Ahmed Farahat

July 22, 2019

Minibus girl: Victim detained after stabbing her assailant

“She should not be detained, not only because she is a child, but because she was defending herself,” says girl’s lawyer

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Prices soar in Egypt, but people find ways to cope

In Egypt, economic challenges since 2016 forced the people to adapt to price hikes. From an economic standpoint, the rising prices drive customer demand lower. To cope, Egyptians are struggling to cut their expenses and find alternatives to pricey commodities and services.