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The political communication crisis

Egypt’s political communication problems came to the forefront when the current government was formed in July 2024, as the addition of political communication to the ministerial portfolio for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs made headlines. At the time, it was said that this new ministry was one for political communication, so that the government could open …

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Egypt Independent September 10, 2025

FM: Egypt stepping up efforts to ease humanitarian crisis in Gaza

CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, with the Palestinian issue remaining at the heart of regional instability. In an interview with Nile News on Friday, Abdelatty stated that Egypt is actively working to alleviate the …

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Egypt Independent August 30, 2025

Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis

Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained bitterly divided how to tackle the crisis. The summit, held at the United Nations headquarters and attended by delegates from more than 180 countries, was supposed to end Thursday after 10 days of contentious talks, …

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Egypt Independent August 15, 2025

Crisis in Gaza seems hopeless. Here’s a potential pathway for a 90-day solution

Even as someone who helped negotiate the only two ceasefires of the terrible war in Gaza, including the release of nearly 150 hostages, the situation today seems hopeless and destined to simply continue with no clear end in sight. That is not acceptable. This war must end. The hostages must come home. Humanitarian aid must …

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Egypt Independent August 5, 2025

Egypt and UAE team up on major humanitarian project to alleviate Gaza’s thirst crisis

Ambassador Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the UAE, stated that Egypt and the UAE are cooperating to support the people of the Gaza Strip, particularly in supplying water to the enclave. During a phone interview with the Sada El Balad channel, he added that over the past four days, 143 trucks …

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Egypt Independent August 2, 2025

This city could run dry ‘within weeks’ as it grapples with an acute water crisis

Iran’s capital Tehran could be weeks away from “day zero,” experts say — the day when taps run dry for large parts of the city — as the country suffers a severe water crisis. Key reservoirs are shrinking, authorities are scrambling to reduce water consumption and residents are desperately trying to conserve it to stave …

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Egypt Independent July 31, 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of an AI ‘fraud crisis’

New York CNN — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world may be on the precipice of a “fraud crisis” because of how artificial intelligence could enable bad actors to impersonate other people. “A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are still some financial institutions that will accept a voice print as authentication for …

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Egypt Independent July 26, 2025

Al-Azhar’s reversal on Gaza exposes a deeper moral crisis in the Muslim world

Al-Azhar’s reversal on Gaza exposes a deeper moral crisis in the Muslim world Submitted by Usaama al-Azami on Thu, 07/24/2025

Middle East Eye July 26, 2025

Ecuador’s capital rocked by water shortage crisis upending daily life

Quito, Ecuador CNN — Desperation is mounting in Ecuador’s capital as thousands of people remain without drinking water a week into Quito’s worst shortage in 25 years. The daily lives of some 400,000 residents have been seriously disrupted by the emergency, which happened after a landslide damaged a pipeline that supplied water to much of …

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Egypt Independent July 17, 2025

Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point

CNN — Doctors in Gaza say they were forced to cram multiple babies into one incubator as hospitals warned that fuel shortages are forcing them to shut off vital services, putting patients’ lives at risk. The UN has warned that the fuel crisis is at a critical point, with the little supplies that are available …

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Egypt Independent July 9, 2025

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