Egypt
‘Spook the West’: Turkey’s bid for BRICS both a strategic and symbolic step, analysts say
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country of 85 million […]
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Water shortages are likely brewing future wars — with several flashpoints across the globe
A ship stranded in the growing salt flats of Lake Urmia in Iran. Hamed | Afp | Getty Images The diminishing availability of water resources across the globe should be considered one of the most pressing environmental security challenges of the century. That’s the view of one military geography and environmental security specialist, who recently […]
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House Democrats ask Trump for proof he did not take $10 million ‘cash bribe’ from Egypt
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Plaza Hotel on September 19, 2016 in New York. Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty Images Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked Donald Trump to show proof that he never received any money from Egypt, following a recent report […]
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Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press, in Doha, Qatar, August 20, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from […]
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Safaris aren’t the only tourist attraction in Africa. From cruises to wine tasting, here’s what else you can do
Africa is blessed with some of the rarest and most beautiful animals in the world — a fact that entices tourists to book safaris year-round. But safaris only scratch the surface of what the continent has to offer. From wine tours to vibrant coastal cities, other experiences await those who are willing to go […]
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1st ship carrying assist strategies Gaza Strip as Israel accused of stalling materials
The Open Arms vessel docked in the Cypriot port of Larnaca. – | Afp | Getty Pictures An aid ship was approaching the Gaza Strip’s coastline on Friday with much-desired deliveries for the Palestinian people, as reduction organizations warn that hundreds in the besieged enclave are on the brink of famine. The ship — identified […]
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Egypt hikes desire charges by 600 basis points, pound crumbles to file small
Yousef Gamal El-Din | CNBC Egypt’s pound strike a history very low against the dollar on Wednesday after its central bank hiked fascination fees by 600 points and devalued the forex. The steps were being intended to aid an settlement with the Intercontinental Financial Fund, which is predicted to confirm the extension of its recent […]
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Canceling journeys in your have nation? How war is rattling travelers far further than the Middle East
The Israel-Hamas war is influencing vacation throughout the Center East and beyond. International arrivals to the area grew in the fourth quarter of 2023 — mostly owing to an boost in visitors to Saudi Arabia — to a degree that matched 2019 numbers, according to the travel info corporation ForwardKeys. But it can be a […]
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Right here's how the Houthi attacks in the Purple Sea threaten the international offer chain
A container ship sails via the new part of the Suez Canal in the Egyptian port city of Ismailia, 135 kms northeast of the funds Cairo on Oct 10, 2019. Khaled Desouki | AFP | Getty Pictures Assaults by Iran-backed Houthi militants on ships in the Pink Sea have now rocked world wide trade. And […]
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Henry Kissinger, the towering American diplomat, dies at age 100
Henry Kissinger circa 1976 in New York City. PL Gould | Archive Photos | Getty Images Henry Kissinger, the Holocaust survivor and Harvard professor who became a towering U.S. diplomat, master political manipulator and pop culture icon — loved by admirers and loathed by detractors — has died. He was 100. He died on Wednesday […]
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