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West Asia
Strategic partnership solidifies between Egypt and China
It’s expected that negotiations between Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and China’s president Xi Jinping would start during Al-Sisi’s visit to China, attending China’s 70’s anniversary of World War II victory. According to Alaa Youssef, the spokesperson of Egypt’s presidency, the two leaders would discuss the ways possible to…
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Egyptian imam suspended over ‘Facebook prayer call’
An imam in Cairo has been suspended by the authorities after being accused of intoning “Prayer is better than Facebook” in his early morning call for people to pray, AFP reports. The action was taken against Mahmud al-Moghazi, who denies the charge, after devout Muslims complained that he had altered…
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ISIS destroys Palmyra’s Temple of Bel
A satellite image confirms that a temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra has been destroyed, the United Nations says. There had been earlier reports of an explosion at the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, which is held by militants from Islamic State (ISIS). As UN satellite analysts Unosat say…
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Discovery of one of the world’s largest gas fields off Egypt’s coast
It’s reported that Italian energy group Eni, the biggest foreign energy firm in Africa, says it has found one of the world’s largest natural gas fields off Egypt’s coast, according to BBC. The company said the area was 1,450m (4,757 feet) beneath the surface and covered 100 sq km (39 sq miles).…
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Social media saves Syrian refugee
When Gissur Simonarson, an activist from Oslo, Norway, posted a photo on his twitter of a father selling pens on the streets of Beirut as he cradled his sleeping daughter, he struck a chord with more than 6,000 followers. Requests came offering to help the man, but Simonarson didn’t know the…
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Korea’s LG open their own store in Jordan
LG Electronics, one of Korea’s pioneering companies, has been making extensive efforts to expand in the Middle Eastern market, opening a number of branches for heir luxury goods. One of their latest venues is the opening of their branch in Jordan’s capital, in Makka street, which is famous for its…
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Egyptian youth and homophobic dilemma
Ever since the legislation of gay marriage in the US, the LGBT phenomena took over the world, and naturally it wouldn’t stay away from one of the most taboos-filled countries, Egypt. Egypt has dealt with its share of homosexuality and homophobia and LGBT issues over the years, and it always…
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Iranian trilogy depicting “Muhammad” angers muslims
Iran’s most expensive film production, “Muhammad”, is set to open in the last days of August 2015 in 143 theaters across Iran before it opens in Montreal Film Festival. The religious biopic is already under attack by many Muslims who are opposed to any depiction of the prophet. The $40…
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Egyptian underwater treasures exhibited for the first time
Spectacular ancient Egyptian treasures are to be exhibited for the first time having been discovered underwater in the submerged ruins of the near-legendary cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus., according to Guardian report. A finely sculpted statuette of a pharaoh and a golden-eyed depiction of god Osiris are among antiquities to…
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Bahrain’s first female bodybuilder challenges society
The 32-year-old bodybuilder, Haifa Musawi began working out a decade ago after finding a personal trainer to help her overcome obesity – a widespread problem in the oil-rich region. “I had a problem with obesity and I used to like bodybuilding,” says Musawi, as a young girl, she would seek out publications…
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