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Iraq's PM launches construction works of phase one of Second Beiji Gas-Fired Power Plant
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani launched on Saturday the construction works for the first phase of the Second Beiji Gas Power Plant in Salah al-Din Province, with a total capacity of 1,014 megawatts. The Iraqi News Agency (INA)...
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Texas Aquaculture Production Shows Growth in Multiple Sectors
Newswise — Texas aquaculture remains strong, with significant growth occurring over the last five years, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Texas aquaculture remains strong, with significant growth occurring over the last five...

NSA Ribadu: A Tinubu Masterstroke in the fight against insecurity
By Dada Olusegun When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu broke from standard tradition and announced the appointment of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as his National Security Adviser, a lot of eyebrows were raised...

Prestigious Camden International Film Festival To Showcase Almost Three Dozen U.S., North American & World Premieres, Many With Oscar Ambitions
EXCLUSIVE: Some of the greatest documentary talents in the world will be descending on coastal Maine for the 21st edition of the Camden International Film Festival. CIFF announced its lineup today ahead of the event running September 11-14, a...

Sudan’s pastoralists pay heavy price for war – 7 mln affected
By Sabah Mohammed Adam of Al-Alaq Centre for Press Services for Sudan Media Forum The pastoralism and livestock sector in Sudan is one of the most vital and strategic sectors, comprising approximately 120 million heads of livestock, according to...

Agriculture in Sudan’s El Gezira is collapsing after three years without harvest
By Maab Al-Mirghani of Jubraka News for Sudan Media Forum The agricultural sector in the Managil Extension Project in El Gezira State is experiencing a critical phase that threatens its continuity in light of the worsening repercussions of the war...

Egypt Imports 345,000 Tonnes Of Food, Agricultural Products In One Week - Dailynewsegypt
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The National Food Safety Authority has announced that Egypt received approximately 2,060 food shipments last week, with a combined weight of around 345,000 tonnes, imported by 910 companies. According to a report issued...

Letters to the Editor: Agriculture in Ireland plays only a minor role in global warming
Recently, as a scientist long concerned with global warming, travelling throughout Ireland by foot, bike, car, bus, and train, I discovered a strange phenomenon — the complete absence of the vast herds of cows that we are told are producing vast...
Construction Starts at 1,000 MW Solar Power Project in Basra
By John Lee. The Iraqi Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the Shams Al-Basra solar power station, a landmark renewable energy project in Basra with a total generation capacity of 1,000 megawatts. Speaking at the inauguration,...

Egypt imports 345,000 tonnes of food, agricultural products in one week
The National Food Safety Authority has announced that Egypt received approximately 2,060 food shipments last week, with a combined weight of around 345,000 tonnes, imported by 910 companies. According to a report issued by the Authority’s media...

How Many MiG-21s Are Left?
In the year 2025, several hundred of the iconic MiG-21 remain in service. Exact numbers are difficult to pin down but that number is about to shrink again as India prepares to retire its last examples. At the dawn of the jet age, the MiG-15 set...

Voluntary Return Train For Sudanese Refugees Continues Journeys From Cairo - Dailynewsegypt
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) A third free train service for Sudanese nationals voluntarily returning home from Egypt is scheduled to depart from Cairo on Sunday, Aug. 3, as part of a programme to facilitate repatriation. The special air-conditioned...

KEPHIS argues that this proposed amendment would strip the agency of its crucial role in the seed production chain and transfer regulatory authority to KEBS.
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) MD Prof. Theophilus Mutui when he appeared before the National Assembly Agriculture Committee over the fake Fertilizer at Parliament on April 8, 2024. [ Bonbiface Okendo, Standard] The Kenya Plant...

Voluntary return train for Sudanese refugees continues journeys from Cairo
A third free train service for Sudanese nationals voluntarily returning home from Egypt is scheduled to depart from Cairo on Sunday, Aug. 3, as part of a programme to facilitate repatriation. The special air-conditioned train is set to leave...

Sudan's Islamists plot post-war comeback by supporting army
KHARTOUM/PORT SUDAN (Reuters) -The Islamist movement toppled in Sudan's uprising in 2019 could support an extended period of army rule as it eyes a political comeback after deploying fighters in the country's war, according to some of its leading...

Why Sudanese people are losing faith in the 'government of hope'
When former UN official Kamil Idris was sworn in as Sudan’s new prime minister this spring, he became the first person to hold the position in a permanent capacity since Abdalla Hamdok resigned in January 2022 amid ongoing political turmoil. His...
Sudan war losses by the numbers
CAIRO (AP) — More than two years have passed since Sudan plunged into a civil war that has caused what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement and hunger crises. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration...

FG Captures Kuje Prison Break Masterminds, Key Al-Qaeda Affiliate Leaders
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the arrest of two senior leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), an Al-Qaeda affiliate, identified as the masterminds behind the 2022 Kuje prison break. The breakthrough was...

Mawani adds RSX1 shipping service to Jeddah Islamic Port
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the addition of the new ‘RSX1’ shipping service operated by Goodrich Maritime to Jeddah Islamic Port. This strategic addition marks a significant step in enhancing the competitiveness of Saudi...

Arthur Eugene Moore, 92
WILMINGTON — Arthur Eugene Moore, born on June 5, 1933, in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2025, in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the age of 92. Arthur was a dedicated member of his community and a loving family...