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Complaints from Egypt and other buyers have prompted Russia to slow grain exports as it steps up quality control inspections, Reuters reports. Russian watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor had announced earlier this month that it would institute new and tougher checks on wheat exports after a rise in complaints in the past three months about dropping quality standards. […]
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El Sisi addresses the 73rd UN General Assembly
El Sisi addresses the UNGA: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delivered yesterday his address to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, in which he focused largely on the needs of developing regions that struggle with instability and an imperative to “revive” the UN’s role moderate an international order that balances between countries’ interests and responsibilities. […]
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Politico releases Pompeo memo on unfreezing aid to Egypt
In other news from the US, Politico has obtained a copy of the State Department memo that justified the release of USD 195 mn in aid to Egypt that former SecState Rex Tillerson had ordered frozen. “Far from assuring lawmakers that Egypt is making progress on human rights, the ‘memorandum of justification’ laying out the […]
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Writer, thinker, economist Galal Amin dead at 83
**#7 The widely celebrated Egyptian writer, public intellectual and economics professor Galal Amin passed away yesterday, Al Mal reports. Amin, who was 83, was an outspoken commentator known for his critique of Egypt’s economic and cultural dependency on western countries. Galal published eight books over the course of a rich career, with his most widely […]
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New archaeological discovery tops coverage of Egypt in int’l headlines
Discovery of “massive” ancient building tops headlines on Egypt: Leading coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is an AP report about the discovery of a “massive” ancient building just 20 km outside of Cairo in what was once Ancient Memphis. Supreme Antiquities Council boss Mostafa Waziri said that “the building likely a […]
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Education problems run deeper than you think, your excellency
Education problems run deeper than you think, your excellency: The Education Minister’s vision for education seems poised to overlook the more deep-rooted challenges, Amr El Shobaki writes for Al Masry Al Youm. A bottom-up approach to reform is needed, and it necessitates prioritizing human capital, not the physical capital of “tablets and walls.” The first […]
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Hurghada’s sand museum brings alive historic figures and superheros
Hurghada’s sand museum brings alive historic figures and superheroes: An outdoor museum in the Red Sea city of Hurghada features sand sculptures of local and international historic figures, as well as comic book superheroes and Disney characters. The sculptures — made entirely from sand and water and coated with a fixative — could take up […]
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Irrigation minister in Ethiopia for GERD talks
Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty left to Addis Ababa yesterday for talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to a ministry statement. Abdel Aty will meet with his counterparts from Sudan and Ethiopia to resume tripartite negotiations over the USD 4 bn hydroelectric project. The talks will be aimed at “narrowing misunderstandings and […]
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Progress is “slow” on Egypt-brokered truce talks with Israel, says Hamas spox
The Hamas-Israel truce talks Egypt is brokering have not fallen through, but progress is slow, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said yesterday, according to the Times of Israel. Egypt has been working on two separate truces over the past several months: One between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, and the other between Hamas and […]