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New winter closing hours take effect for shops and restaurants starting Friday Winter operating hours for various commercial activities take effect on Friday, September 25. Under the new schedule, commercial shops and shopping malls will open daily at 7:00 AM and close at 10:00 PM, with closing times extended until 11:00 PM on Thursdays, Fridays, and official national holidays. Restaurants, cafés…

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro reunite as ‘Focker-In-Law’ sets late November premiere in Egyptian and North American theaters The long-running comedic feud between the Focker and Byrnes clans is officially reigniting as Universal Pictures prepares to roll out “Focker-In-Law”, the next chapter in the hit “Meet the Parents” franchise. The film is slated to debut across North American cinemas on Nov…

Gaza Strip facing the world’s worst economic crisis: UN report The United Nations has issued a stark warning regarding the Gaza Strip, declaring that the enclave is now gripped by the most severe economic breakdown anywhere on the planet. Ongoing military conflict has effectively dismantled local commerce, erased key infrastructure, and stripped nearly two million residents of their basic livelih…

Amr Diab secures new Guinness World Record following 69-week reign atop Billboard Arabia charts Egyptian megastar Amr Diab has broken yet another global milestone, securing his second official Guinness World Record after spending a staggering 69 weeks at number one on the Billboard Arabia Artist 100 chart, RT Arabic reported. The accomplishment cements Diab’s unmatched dominance over the regional…

Iranian airlines cancel all flights to UAE following strict new US sanctions Iranian news agency ISNA reported on Thursday that all flights by Iranian airlines heading to the United Arab Emirates have been canceled effective midnight last night. This development follows a new package of strict US sanctions on the Iranian aviation sector coming into effect on Wednesday. The Trump administration ha…

Foreign currency drives flight fares: EgyptAir explains ticket pricing structure Foreign currency accounts for approximately 87 percent of EgyptAir’s total operational expenses, making exchange rates and international costs the primary drivers behind ticket price adjustments, according to Captain Ahmed Adel, Chairman of the EgyptAir Holding Company. Speaking during a telephone interview on the pr…

Manchester Museum removes Ancient Egyptian Mummy Asru from display After more than two centuries under the public gaze, the Manchester Museum in the United Kingdom announced on Monday that it has removed the ancient Egyptian mummy Asru from the Egypt and Sudan Gallery. She has been returned to her sealed outer coffin in a move the institution describes as a step toward aligning with … The post Ma…

The 2028 presidential race is already here — and it’s early Summer’s swampy heat released its grip on Washington Tuesday as if someone had flipped a switch. Fall is not the only new season stirring. The 2028 presidential race, which has long felt like a distant hypothetical amid the wrenching turmoil of President Donald Trump’s early second term, has suddenly sprung into life. Possible Democratic…

Trump is staying out of Saudi Arabia’s war. Americans could pay at the pump Riyadh, Saudi Arabia —  We touched down, hours late, in the scorching Saudi capital after yet another security scare closed the airspace and delayed flights in and out. The hot and dusty city streets were bathed in decorative green light to celebrate National Day, as hundreds of electronic billboards projected the sword a…

Banned from entering US, Palestinian Authority president speech will be virtual Banned from entering the United States, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will instead deliver his UN General Assembly speech virtually. For the second straight year, the Trump administration has prohibited Abbas and his delegation from traveling to the United States, forcing the nonagenarian Palestinian t…