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Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

The US may be leading peace efforts but it’s not delivering, while China is failing without leading.

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Opinion | Brics is not anti-West, it just wants a fairer world order

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Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza truce, release of 4 hostages

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Israeli forces kill 38 people in Khan Younis, storm north Gaza hospital

The escalation came amid new US push for a ceasefire deal, with negotiators meeting in Doha in the coming days to try and restart talks.

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Displaced Palestinians crowd for bread at the only bakery left in the city of Khan Younis. Photo: dpa

Israel and Hamas signal openness to talks on Gaza war

The war in Gaza has raged for more than a year, since Hamas fighters raided southern Israel.

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Amid fears of all-out Mideast war, China commits to deeper cooperation with Iran

In first meeting with Iranian President Pezeshkian on Brics sidelines, Xi says Gaza ceasefire should occur ‘at the earliest possible date’.

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China fuels renewables capacity in Brics nations past 50%

Rapid investments in grid infrastructure and energy storage is needed to fully harness the potential of renewables, expert says.

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Workers install a blade of a 16-megawatt wind turbine at the Zhangpu wind farm in southeast China’s Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua

US adds 6 more Chinese companies to export blacklist for boosting Iran, PLA

Firms acting contrary to American national security in supporting Tehran’s ‘weapons of mass destruction programme’, says Commerce Department.

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Ethiopian dam could muddy the waters of China’s position as a global leader

A long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could force Beijing into an impossible situation, observers say.

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Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The militant leader has been at the top of Israel’s most wanted list since he masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war.

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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar places his hand over his heart on stage after greeting supporters at a rally in Gaza City in May 2021. Photo: AP

Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal

Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, in the first scheme by a EU nation to divert migrants to a non-EU country.

Activists hold a banner depicting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wearing police uniforms, as the first group of migrants intercepted in Italian waters arrive at Shengjin, Albania. Photo: EPA-EFE

My Style: English designer Anya Hindmarch on her favourite things

Made a dame this year by King Charles, Hindmarch’s tastes span the series Slow Horses and Turnbull & Asser dressing gowns, to London’s specialist retailers John Sandoe for books and Green & Stone for pencils

Opinion | For all the high hopes, Brics is neither united nor effective

Brics is an informal coalition with no common institutions, with members that do not even share the same views on key geopolitical challenges.

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Gazans in limbo awaiting Canadian visas

Immigration lawyers say the wait for Gazans entering Canada is longer than those faced by other groups fleeing conflict or disaster.

People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Toronto on September 7. Canada said in May it would bring in up to 5,000 Gazans. Months later, just over 300 have arrived, with 698 applications approved out of over 4,200 submitted. Photo: The Canadian Press

Opinion | How a wider Middle East war could bring a world recession

Volatile oil prices, shaky investor confidence and prospects of interest rate increases threaten a global slowdown if Israel’s war expands.

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Brics impasse: Egypt, Ethiopia reject joint statement over Security Council bid

Consensus eludes group of major emerging national economies on General Assembly sidelines as new members balk at South Africa’s candidacy.

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Trump to meet Ukraine’s Zelensky, UK’s Starmer in New York

Starmer to meet former president at Trump Tower on Thursday as foreign leaders scramble for face time with Republican presidential candidate.

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X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders: source

X complied with orders to block certain accounts from platform and pay fines imposed for not complying with court orders, lawyers said.

The X account of Elon Musk in seen blocked on a mobile screen in an illustration after Brazil’s telecommunications regulator suspended access to Musk’s X social network in the country. Photo: Reuters

Courier J&T chases shoppers pining for made-in-China goods

After expanding from Southeast Asia to China, the logistics firm has set its sights on the Middle East and South America.

UK prosecutors twice received al-Fayed sex abuse evidence, did not bring charges

Crown Prosecution Service said after reviewing evidence presented by police in 2009 and 2015 there was no ‘realistic prospect of conviction’.

Egypt rumoured to buy Chinese J-10C jets as Middle East looks beyond US weapons

Cairo’s reported purchase is latest sign of Beijing’s growing leverage in region aiming to reduce reliance on West for military tech.

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If Egypt officially adds the J-10C to its air force, it will join Pakistan as the second country outside China to operate the J-10 fighter jet series. Photo: AFP

China showcases Y-20 transport plane, other exports at South Africa air show

Beijing is actively promoting sales of the Y-20, its flagship heavy-lifting aircraft that is used to move troops and equipment.

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The Y-20 is the Chinese air force’s multi-role transport aircraft. Photo: Xinhua

US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden’s term, report says

Mediators have sought for months to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas, but a final agreement remains elusive.

Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without visit to Israel

US Secretary of State visiting Egypt to discuss a Gaza ceasefire proposal, avoiding Israel amid tense negotiations.

New phase in Belt and Road Initiative begins as deals, connectivity thrive

The China-led initiative is evolving as private sector partnerships grow amid advances in digitalisation, connectivity.

An art display depicting China’s Belt and Road Initiative at the China National Convention Center in Beijing,in October 2023. AP Photo.

China offers Africa US$51 billion in fresh funding

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China to open markets to African countries, Xi says – FOCAC as it happened

Leaders of more than 50 African countries gather in Beijing, with climate, infrastructure, security and debt on the agenda.

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US says ‘time to finalise’ Gaza deal after Israeli hostage deaths

Washington is working with mediators to ‘push for a final agreement’ between Israel and Hamas, after the bodies of six captives were found.

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Egypt
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Egypt. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Cairo
Head of State
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Head of Government
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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