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22-year-old Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman snatched Egypt’s first-ever World Aquatics Championship medal yesterday, winning bronze in the women’s 50m butterfly final, Ahram Online reports. Osman, who missed the silver medal by 0.01 seconds, broke the African record for the event for the third time, having set the previous record herself in the semi-final round. (Photo […]
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Egypt’s women team victory at World Junior Squash Championship
Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is the Egyptian women’s team winning its sixth consecutive World Junior Squash Championship in New Zealand on Saturday, beating Malaysia, according to PSA World Tour.
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Parliamentarian goes against Al Azhar’s metro kiosks, demands revision of discourse
Reuters took note of the move by Al Azhar to set up shop at a kiosk in one of Cairo Metro’s stations, noting criticism by parliamentarian Mohamed Abu Hamed, who says “I will not respect what they are doing in this domain until they practically do what is demanded of them, which is the ... […]
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Fast (and easy) food and the obesity it causes
Obesity is a growing problem in Egypt because of how scant options for healthy eating are, according to Vice’s Munchies. The story looks at the lack of healthy food options for rich and poor alike, just how easily accessible the bad stuff is and some of the basic economics in how fast food is priced […]
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Fat of detained Uighurs unknown
The fate of Uighurs arrested in Egypt remains unknown, Linah Alsaafin writes for Al Jazeera. “We don't know if they are held in Egyptian prisons or are at the Chinese embassy for further interrogation,” a Human Rights Watch spokesperson says.
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1922-53 national anthem “Eslami ya Misr” recorded at Warner Brothers studio
The Hollywood Scoring Orchestra does a stellar job performing Egypt’s 1922-1936 national anthem “Eslami Ya Misr” in a cover arranged and orchestrated by California-based Egyptian music producer, composer, and pianist Youssef Sadek (watch here, runtime 3:33).
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IFC approves USD 635 mn investment in solar power park in Egypt
The International Finance Corporation’s executive board approved a USD 635 mn funding agreement to construct, operate, and maintain as many as 11 solar power plants in Egypt with a combined production capacity of 500 MW, according to an IFC statement. The funding agreement “will be one of the largest private foreign direct investments in the […]
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Egypt, Jordan sign seven MoUs during Egyptian-Jordanian Higher Committee meeting
Egypt and Jordan signed seven MoUs on Wednesday at a meeting of the Egyptian-Jordanian higher committee in Amman, Al Mal reported. Among the more notable of them covered cooperation between the EGX and the ASE and the twinning of the Aqaba and Nuweiba ports. They also extend to investment, SME development, trade and industry, transport, […]
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Egypt signs MoUs with Romania to promote agricultural investments, economic cooperation
Port, agri and SME agreements with Romania: The Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr inked three MoUs with Romania this weekend for cooperation on agriculture-focused investments and SME development, according to an official ministry statement (pdf). Another pact aims to enhance trade between the Alexandria Port and Romania’s Constanta Port.
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Egypt’s natural gas output expected to hit 6.2 bcf/d by end of FY2017-18
Egypt’s natural gas output is expected to increase to 6.2 bcf/d from 5.2 bcf/d by the end of FY2017-18, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla told Reuters as Eni’s supergiant Zohr field comes online. First gas is expected there by year’s end. El Molla had said recently that “Zohr, North Alexandria and Nooros are among the […]