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US dollar exchange rate surpasses 23 EGP at closing

At the Egyptian Gulf Bank, the dollar price was traded at EGP 23.10 for buying and EGP 23.20 for selling. ...

After adoption of 'flexible exchange-rate regime'... Egyptian pound falls by 17% vs dollar, 19% vs euro

On Thursday afternoon, according to an average of exchange rates at various major banks in Egypt, the US dollar exchange rate registered EGP 22.9 up from EGP 19.7 on Wednesday and the euro exchange rate registered EGP 23.1 up and EGP 19.4 also yesterday. ...

Palestinians strike as outrage grows over Israeli aggression

Shops, offices, and schools closed across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Thursday as Palestinians went on strike in protest at blockades and the killing of a man who killed a female Israeli soldier in a checkpoint attack. ...

Iranian regime’s relentless attacks on protesters must end, UN human rights chief says

Volker Turk, the UN’s high commissioner for human rights, on Tuesday said he is deeply concerned about the unrelenting violent crackdown by security forces on protesters in Iran, including reports of arbitrary arrests and the killing and detention of children. ...

Iraq judge questions five tax officials over missing $2.5bn

An Iraqi investigative judge has questioned five senior tax officials over $2.5 billion in public funds that have gone missing, and more arrest warrants have been issued, authorities said on Tuesday. ...

Iranian exiles, activists pen letter to the West urging more support for protesters

Protesters standing up to the brutal crackdown by the government in Iran need the same level of support from the West as Ukrainians in their conflict against Russia, a group of prominent exiled Iranians has said. ...

Iran denies providing Russia with weapons ‘to be used’ in Ukraine

Iran has once again rejected allegations that it has supplied Russia with weapons “to be used in the war in Ukraine,” its foreign ministry said Saturday. ...

Japan lauds agreement between Israel and Lebanon on maritime boundary

Japan praised Lebanon and Israel after they reached a consensus on a draft agreement on the maritime boundary between the two countries. ...

Iraq's new PM-designate faces tough task to unite bitter rivals

Iraq's new prime minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani hails from the Shiite Muslim political class that has been in power for almost two decades. ...

Iraq names Abdul Latif Rashid as new president, paving way for new government

Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, according to two lawmakers, paving the way for the formation of a new government and ending a year of deadlock. ...

Iraqi military : 9 rockets target Green Zone amid crisis

At least nine rockets targeted Iraq’s parliament inside the heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday ahead of a much-anticipated session to resolve a political crisis, Iraq’s military said. ...

Iran sees ‘major’ Internet disruption amid renewed protests

Iran suffered a “major disruption” in Internet service Wednesday as calls for renewed protests again saw demonstrators on the streets weeks after Mahsa Amini’s death. ...

US-brokered deal is ‘permanent, equitable resolution of maritime dispute’ between Israel, Lebanon

The US-brokered deal delineating the maritime boundary between Israel and Lebanon is intended to be a lasting resolution to their longtime dispute, the draft seen by Reuters on Wednesday said. ...

Iran ex-president’s daughter held, charged amid protests

The daughter of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, arrested last month amid protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been charged with “propaganda” activity, the judiciary said Tuesday. ...

Iraq MPs to meet Thursday to elect president: speaker

Iraq’s parliament will meet on Thursday to “elect the president,” a press release from speaker Mohammed Al-Halbussi’s office said on Tuesday, after months of political impasse. ...

‘Several’ inmates dead in Iran prison riot: Official

“Several” inmates died and others were injured during a prison riot in northern Iran, during which security forces used tear gas, a judicial official said on Monday. ...

Iran’s morality police sanctioned by UK for ‘repression of women’

Britain said on Monday it had sanctioned senior Iranian security officials and the country’s “so-called Morality Police,” saying the force had used threats of detention and violence to control what Iranian women wear and how they behave in public. ...