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PM al-Sudani navigates Syria relations despite domestic tensions
Shafaq News
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2025-07-04T16:45:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani is pursuing a cautious diplomatic strategy following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last winter, engaging...
ArchiveAfrica Is Building Africa's First Crowdfunded Cultural Archive
OkayAfrica
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July 7, 2025
In November 2021, thousands of artifacts were destroyed in a fire at the National Museum of Gungu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four years later, the Sudan National Museum met a similar fate, as tens of thousands of artifacts were...
World News | Egypt Says Ethiopia's Completed Power-generating Dam Lacks Legally Binding Agreement
Latestly
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July 4, 2025
Cairo, Jul 4 (AP) Egypt said Friday that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests of Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia's...
QPC Concludes Political Analysis Course
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The course was presented by Dr Mustafa Osman al-Amin, Head of the Department of Islam and International Affairs, Professor of International Relations at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and former Sudanese Minister of Foreign...
Amid Economic Woes, China’s Public Still Supports the CCP
Foreign Policy
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In Washington, assessments of China—specifically, its economy and the legitimacy of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—are more polarized than ever. Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to trade negotiations assert...
Iraqis 'losing faith' in elections amid boycotts and alleged wrongdoing
The National News
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As Iraq gears up for the national elections later this year, the electoral process is becoming mired in controversy over allegations of vote buying and the use of illegally acquired political funds, as well as boycotts by some political parties....
Sudan, Remember Us review: A brief moment of possibility punctuated by shocking violence
The Irish Times
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Sudan, Remember Us Director: Hind Meddeb Cert: None Genre: Documentary Starring: Hind Meddeb Running Time: 1 hr 17 mins This vital time capsule of events sometimes livestreamed or captured on phones taps the emotional and revolutionary...
Egypt says Ethiopia's completed power-generating dam lacks a legally binding agreement
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The more than the $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile near the Sudan border began producing power in 2022. It's expected to eventually produce more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity — double Ethiopia's current output. Ethiopia and Egypt have spent...
Ethiopia to inaugurate GERD in September, invites Sudan and Egypt
Dabanga Radio
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July 4, 2025
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Thursday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be officially inaugurated this September, hailing the massive hydropower project as a symbol of regional cooperation and mutual benefit....
How the UAE’s Foreign Policy Backfired in Syria and Sudan
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 4, 2025
The foreign policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has faced numerous challenges in recent years. From the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, after Abu Dhabi had invested immense political capital to normalize relations with his regime, to the...
Belfast priest raises over £34,000 for life-saving work in Sudan and Gaza
The Irish News
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July 4, 2025
A Belfast-based priest has raised over £34,000 to support life-saving humanitarian work in two of the world’s most war-torn countries. Canon Sean Rogan of Drumbo and Carryduff Parish came up with the idea of a fundraising concert after seeing the...
Crops wither in war-torn Sudan as power cuts cripple irrigation
Eye Witness News
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KHARTOUM - Hatem Abdelhamid stands amid his once-thriving date palms in northern Sudan, helpless as a prolonged war-driven power outage cripples irrigation, causing devastating crop losses and deepening the country's food crisis. "I've lost 70 to...
What every pool owner in Dubai must know: New rules, safety standards, legal duties and more
The Times of India
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July 4, 2025
Strict pool safety regulations aim to protect children from drowning in UAE’s private villa communities/ Image: Pexels As more villa communities expand across the UAE and private pools become increasingly popular, a growing public safety concern...
Africa mulls continental trade proposal with Trump
Zawya
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The African Union (AU) says it intends to present a united proposal for trade with the US under President Donald Trump, who prefers to engage bilaterally with countries. And experts have welcomed the move by Africa, seeing it as a first step to an...
US-Iran deal on cards? Donald Trump meets Saudi defence minister; Tehran sets terms for dialog
The Times of India
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July 4, 2025
Saudi defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman (left) (Image: X) and US President Donald Trump (right) (Image: AP) US President Donald Trump met Saudi defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman at the White House on Thursday to discuss...
Sokoto State: 2 years of transformative governance by Gov Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
Prior to the emergence of His Excellency, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, FCNA, as the Governor of Sokoto State in May 29, 2023, he came with a vision to transform the State with a 9-Point Smart Agenda. This was designed to lift Sokoto to higher grounds....
Forget the Moon, Forget Mars — It’s Time to Save Earth
The Review of Religions
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July 7, 2025
Let us not be remembered as the generation that knew and did nothing. Let us be the generation that turned back from the brink. Before it’s too late. © Shutterstock Musa Sattar, London, UK At this very moment, the world teeters on the brink of the...
Labour minister backs wars in Middle East—and crackdown on people fleeing them
Socialist Worker
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July 3, 2025
Pat McFadden, a cabinet minister in the Labour government, has called for a renewed crackdown on refugees Labour minister Pat McFadden has called on the cabinet to “work harder” to crack down on refugees. His remarks came after figures released...
Macron due in U.K. for state visit as London tries to balance ties with Europe, U.S.
The Hindu
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July 7, 2025
File picture of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron are due to arrive in London on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) for a state...
Sudan: Call for Urgent Investigation As Sudan Mine Collapse Claims ‘At Least 11’ Lives
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 2, 2025
Port Sudan — Several parties have called for an urgent investigation into the collapse of the Karsh El Fil mine in the Howaid area of Sudan’s Red Sea state, while the foreign ministries of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, and other...