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UN: Humanitarian situation in Sudan’s El Fasher appalling
Radio Tamazuj
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July 8, 2025
The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday said the situation in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State is very dire. Stephane Dujarric, who was briefing the media in New York, said that humanitarian...
The World Bank’s alert on rapid growth of poverty in Nigeria
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
One of the cheerleader-organisations of Nigeria’s recent economic reforms—The World Bank—seems to have turned a turncoat, and raised a worrisome alarm on the rapid growth of extreme poverty in the country. The Bank warned that extreme poverty is...
World Bank’s Alert On Extreme Poverty In Nigeria
Daily Independent
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July 8, 2025
1 One of the cheerleader-organizations of Nigeria’s recent economic reforms— The World Bank—seems to have turned a turncoat, and raised a worrisome alarm on the rapid growth of extreme poverty in the country. The Bank warned that extreme poverty...
China is moving into the Middle East, expanding its empire and providing solutions for Libya’s economy
Natural News
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July 7, 2025
China is moving into the Middle East, expanding its empire and providing solutions for Libya’s economy While Western nations wage endless wars and push divisive ideologies, China is making calculated, strategic moves to secure its dominance over...
Big historic South Bay building is bought as office market stays frail
The Mercury News - California
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July 7, 2025
CAMPBELL — A big historic building that once served as a South Bay canning plant has been bought in a deal that points to ongoing weakness in the Bay Area’s feeble office market. The Cannery office building in Campbell has been bought for $13.5...
Sudan Nashra: Burhan turns down meeting with Kenyan president, holds indirect Egypt-mediated talks with Haftar | RSF rejects Fasher humanitarian truce | Hemedti named Tasees chair | Kamel Idris appoints 3 new ministers
Mada Masr
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July 5, 2025
Over the past week, Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chair and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made two international visits — first to Seville, Spain, then to Alamein, Egypt. Burhan arrived in Seville...
Sudan's Khartoum strives to recover amid ongoing civil war
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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KHARTOUM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- After more than two years of devastating conflict, Sudan's capital Khartoum is slowly emerging from the ruins of war, inching toward a return to normal life. Across much of the city, scars of battle remain visible,...
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...
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...
Jordan records trade surplus with 10 Arab countries in first third of 2025
Zawya
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AMMAN — Jordan’s trade balance recorded a surplus with 10 member states of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) during the first third of 2025, reflecting the Kingdom’s efforts to boost its economic presence in Arab markets. This positive...
With the RSF at its doorstep, could Egypt enter Sudan's war?
The New Arab
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July 7, 2025
In mid-June, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the strategic border triangle area between Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. A psychological win from one perspective, given recent RSF defeats on the battlefield at the hands of...
KFAED, UK sign MoUs to assist Sudan, Somalia
Kuwait Times
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July 6, 2025
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to deliver joint emergency humanitarian aid to...
Africa Cement Industry Report 2025 Market To Grow By 8.1% Annually To Reach $8.7 Billion This Year, Driven By Infrastructure Projects, Green Transition, Urbanization, And Trade Integration
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The African cement market is growing at an impressive 8.1% annually, with an expected value of $8.7 billion by 2025. Driven by urbanization and infrastructure projects, the cement sector benefits from...
Iraq fast-tracks digital finance in push for global standing
Shafaq News
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2025-07-07T10:45:11+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Digital transformation across Iraqi government institutions has nearly doubled in three years, a government official revealed on Monday, as the country moves into a...
Kuwait’s UREC to invest in Sudan tourism project
Zawya
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Kuwait’s developer United Real Estate Company (UREC) has signed an agreement with the Red Sea state in Sudan for a tourism project in the province. The two sides will establish a joint venture to manage the project in line with their agreement...
Sudan’s farmers watch livelihoods wither as war cuts power, water
Sabah
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July 4, 2025
Standing among the withering date palms that once sustained his livelihood, Hatem Abdelhamid watches helplessly as Sudan’s war-driven power outages choke irrigation systems and decimate his harvest. “I’ve lost 70% to 75% of my crops this year,” he...
The Twelve-Day War And Its Repercussions For Sudan
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Dr. Abdallahi Idriss Abdallahi Portsudan (Sudanow) - Although the war that erupted between Iran and Israel lasted no more than two weeks, its international ramifications and aftermath are significant. For the...
The Sudanese Standards And Metrology Organization: Reconstruction In The War Time
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Resala Abdelrahim Portsudan (Sudanow) – Since its inception, the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO) has written a new chapters of commitment, advocating for enhanced awareness of the importance of...
Eid Al-Adha Blessings, And For The Third Year, Sudanese Are Between Displaced And Refugee
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee PortSudan(Sudanow)- For the third year, Eid Al-Adha passes, and the Sudanese people are between displaced and refugee, while others remain steadfast, clinging to life inside cities and villages...
The True Guardians Of Sudanese Memory
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Dr. Abdallahi Idriss Abdallahi The True Guardians of Sudanese Memory PortSudan: (Sudanow )_ Today, Sudanow magazine is pleased to meet with one of Sudan's towering figures, as lofty as the Taka Mountains, as...