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Egypt seeks wider AIIB partnership in energy and infrastructure
Egypt is seeking to broaden its cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, with a focus on infrastructure, energy, transport and logistics. During a meeting in Cairo, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and AIIB President Zou Jiayi discussed aligning future financing with Egypt’s development priorities, strengthening private-sector participation and attracting investment amid regional and global economic challenges.

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Showcase of SCO-themed programs takes to the skies to boost exchanges

China Media Group (CMG) has partnered with China Southern Airlines to introduce a series of in-flight programs themed around the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries, with the aim of promoting cross-cultural exchanges.
07-Sep-2026
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Xi extends congratulations over DPRK's 78th founding anniversary

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Wednesday extended congratulations to Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), over the DPRK's 78th founding anniversary.
09-Sep-2026

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Israel closes British Consulate as settlement row escalates

Israel has notified Britain that its consulate in East Jerusalem must close within 30 days and that its diplomats will lose their accreditation, Israeli officials said on Wednesday, in retaliation for British sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
09-Sep-2026

Iran-US tensions rise after biggest shipping attacks of war

Iran-US tensions are escalating, with attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz sending oil prices above $100 a barrel, as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis both resume strikes.
09-Sep-2026

From gunfire to the kitchen: New narrative of war in Chinese cinema

The significance of "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" extends far beyond the film itself.
09-Sep-2026

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