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World
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Region
12/6/2023 7:46:39 PM
Moussa is eight years old and really likes marbles. But for the past month, this Palestinian boy, living in the occupied West Bank, has a new game: "Pretend daddy isn't dead."
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/6/2023 7:17:21 PM
Sharmoofers, a popular Egyptian band, expressed their support to the Palestinian people through their new single Resala (A Message) released yesterday on YouTube, with the lyrics subtitled in Hebrew.
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Business
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Economy
12/6/2023 3:46:02 PM
The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced that Sherif Kamel, dean of the School of Business Administration, has joined the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) as a financial expert, read an AUC statement on Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
12/6/2023 2:02:02 PM
Egypt’s budget deficit will increase by one percent in the fiscal year (FY) 2023/2024 to account for 7.1 percent of GDP, up from 6.1 percent in FY2022/2023, due to the increase in debt service payments, according to a report by Investment bank HC Securities and Investment on Wednesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/6/2023 1:41:00 PM
Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are living in "utter, deepening horror", the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he called for an urgent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/6/2023 12:05:17 PM
Speaking to a Turkish national public broadcaster, Roger Waters, an English musician and co-founder of the famed rock band Pink Floyd, expressed his anger towards the ongoing Israeli “genocide” in Gaza.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/6/2023 11:47:12 AM
The United States said late Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as it also asked Israel to do more to spare civilians in Gaza.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/5/2023 10:22:13 PM
In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/5/2023 9:58:19 PM
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Tuesday that it will provide more than $21 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the residents of Gaza and the West Bank affected by the ongoing conflict, which has left nearly 2.2 million people in dire circumstances.
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Business
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Economy
12/5/2023 3:47:42 PM
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva expects the fund to increase the value of the loan provided to Egypt due to the impact of external factors on its economy, according to a statement on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
12/5/2023 3:12:16 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) sold on Monday $990 million in USD-denominated treasury bills (T-bills) with a one-year maturity, according to the bank’s website.
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Business
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Economy
12/5/2023 3:02:38 PM
The International Financial Corporation (IFC), the financial arm of the World Bank, partnered with Al Baraka Bank Egypt to offer $50 million in finance for Egyptian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) including women-owned businesses, according to a statement on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
12/4/2023 5:57:05 PM
Global payment technology company MasterCard has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with the Egyptian digital payment company MDP to enhance the payments ecosystem for banks and non-financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa, according to a statement on Monday.
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Business
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Energy
12/3/2023 5:34:30 PM
The Egyptian Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy signed agreements with Norwegian energy company Scatec, and a group of international financial institutions including the African Development Bank (AfDB) and British International Investment (BII) to launch three green energy projects in Egypt.
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Business
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Economy
12/3/2023 2:22:32 PM
The services sector was the top recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Egypt during the fiscal year (FY) 2022/2023, recording $5.94 billion, or 59.16 percent of that year’s total FDI, according to the External Position report released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/3/2023 11:41:09 AM
Popular Egyptian band Cairokee released a new single Telk Qadeya (This Cause) on its official YouTube channel last week, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian cause and highlighting US double standards that ignore the plight of Palestinians.
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Business
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Economy
12/3/2023 11:10:39 AM
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a financial package of $148 million to support the Commercial International Bank of Egypt (CIB) in its endeavors to strengthen small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and facilitate trade.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/1/2023 4:12:17 PM
The Biden administration is preparing to impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a senior U.S. official said Friday.
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Business
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Economy
11/30/2023 10:47:57 PM
The UAE has renewed a $1 billion deposit at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for three years to 1 July 2026 instead of 1 July 2023, according to the External Position report released on Thursday.
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Business
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Economy
11/30/2023 7:30:56 PM
The USD declined slightly against the Egyptian pound in the parallel market, hovering around EGP 49.5, as the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) injected $2 billion to regulate the market, a source from the import sector who preferred not to be named told Ahram Online on Thursday.
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