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CBE, EGX confirm Thursday holiday; Solid 2Q Aramco earnings; Tokyo 2020 is over; China to ship 2 bn vaccines;
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. After an uncharacteristically busy first week of August, it seems we’re right back down to…
Diplomacy
Are Sudan and Ethiopia cosying up over electricity?
Sudan is in talks to buy 1 GW of electricity from Ethiopia, Sudan’s energy and oil minister told official news…
Iran will get a new president this week + Zoom to pay USD 85 mn in privacy lawsuit
Iran will confirm its new president on 3 August: Ebrahim Raisi is set to assume the Islamic republic’s presidency, which…
TONIGHT: Israel points fingers at Iran over tanker attack. + Bezos got slightly less rich. ALSO: Work from bed?
It’s a slow start to the work week, ladies and gentlemen, with barely any news moving the needle today, which…
Not much to say on this slow news day
A similarly quiet weekend in the foreign press. Among the few stories of note: Heatwave ruins mango crops: Farmers in…
Qatar now has an ambassador in Cairo
Qatar has named a new ambassador to Egypt as the two countries continue to improve bilateral ties. The office of…
Sudan warns on GERD
Sudan warns again of GERD threats: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) could put as many as half the Sudanese…
Amid coup accusations, Tunisian president pledges to respect democracy
Amid coup accusations, Tunisian president pledges to respect democracy: Tunisian president Kais Saied pledged to respect freedoms, the constitution and…
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