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Mns of Kurds voted in favor of statehood in their Monday referendum, “defying the dire warnings from neighbors as well as the government in Baghdad,” Bloomberg reports. The referendum is expected to have far reaching repercussions, with countries like Turkey and Iran also expected to take action against it with sanctions on trade and diplomacy. […]
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Posted inSpeed Round
Other international stories
Other international stories worth a moment of your time this morning: BIG TECH NEWS: For this first time since the advent of the automobile in the late 19th century, Saudi Arabia’s women will soon be able to drive in their own country. Saudi’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive, according to […]
Posted inUncategorized
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Posted inImage of the Day
Yoda makes cameo in Saudi text books
Big blunder Saudi officials make: Education officials from Saudi Arabia were sacked on Tuesday after they accidentally printed in national textbooks an image in which the Star Wars character Yoda had been photoshopped sitting next to the late King Faisal at the United Nations. It must have been the distraction of all those women not […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Arrest of seven over LGBTQ flags continues to lead the conversation on Egypt
The arrest of seven concertgoers who raised rainbow flags at last week’s Mashrou’ Leila concert is still leading the conversation on Egypt in the western press this morning. The arrests are once again raising eyebrows and stirring discussion on Egypt’s human rights record, particularly as the detained men have undergone forensic tests that “are standard […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Sudanese Prime Minister to visit Cairo “soon”
Sudan’s Prime Minister Bakry Hassan Saleh is expected to visit Cairo “soon,” amid rumors that the two countries had broken ties, Sudan’s ambassador to Egypt Abdel Mahmoud Abdel Halim tells Al Shorouk. Abdel Hamid reiterated that Sudan is not “freezing” its diplomatic ties with Egypt, but noted that the two countries need to overcome the […]
Posted inEnergy
Electricity Ministry to begin rerouting high-pressure power lines
The Electricity Ministry announced it has completed its preparations to implement a EGP 1 bn project rerouting high-pressure power lines away from densely populated areas, Al Shorouk reports. Unlicensed urban expansion over the past several years has encroached on the areas where the lines were initially placed, the ministry says.
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Cabinet grants preliminary approval to establishing garbage collection holding company
The Ismail Cabinet has approved in principle establishing a holding company for garbage collection, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy announced yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. Fahmy and Local Development Minister Hisham El Sherif met with other cabinet ministers and MPs to discuss the proposed company, which Fahmy said would be under the dual supervision of the environment […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Gov’t extends steel import tariffs
The Trade and Industry Ministry has extended temporary import tariffs on steel rebar from China, Turkey, and Ukraine for two months, Reuters reports. The tariff was set in June to protect local manufacturers and was to remain in place for four months, but the new extension pushes it to 6 December. The tariff is set […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Egypt and Turkey key buyers of Romanian corn
Egypt and Turkey imported 23% of the Romanian corn harvest for this export season,according UkrAgroConsult. Egypt imported 397 KMT of the harvest with Turkey grabbing 359 KMT.