Egyptian swimmers topped the medal table at the first World University Championship in finswimming ever held in Africa, winning seven gold medals, nine silver medals, and three bronze medals on home water. Finswimming is a sport in which athletes race with fins, often a single mo
At face value, it’s not all that complicated. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress were elected in November 2024 to fix the economy. Now it’s November 2026, and Americans feel even worse about it than they did two years ago. So, it’s the economy, stupid. But with re
New York — Google is rolling out new controls for schools to limit students’ access to the company’s AI tools. But if schools opt out of AI altogether, they’ll also lose access to Google Search. The policy change could mark a major shift in how students and educators interact wit
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated that anyone who believes the midterm results will shift Washington’s stance on Tehran is “deeply mistaken.” “Anyone who still clings to even a slim hope that the system of domination might change its behavior or undergo party and fact
Africa’s highest grossing filmmaker is about to release another potential blockbuster. On December 11, media mogul Funke Akindele will release “The Four: No One Fights Alone.” The movie, which is her eighth major theatrical feature film, tells the story of four strong women who f
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has settled the ongoing debate regarding the spread of a virus in Esna, explaining that reported cases are merely seasonal viral infections – not a “mysterious virus” – and that most cases are mild with patients recovering at home. F
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday, 4 November, awarded the Medal of Excellence, Second Class, to Mayar Othman, the Egyptian student who won the 10th Arab Reading Challenge. Othman’s parents, Mohamed Othman and Mai Abdel-Aziz, attended the meeting along with Education Mi
Egypt’s top media regulator has barred Hossam Hassan, the technical director of the national soccer team, from appearing in any media outlet, the latest step in its response to a public dispute between Hassan and his former wife. The council said in a statement that the ban cover
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