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The Central Bank of Egypt announced on Tuesday that remittances from Egyptians working abroad surged by 82.7 per cent during the first nine months of the 2024–2025 fiscal year.

According to the bank, total remittances reached around $26.4 billion, up from $14.5 billion during the same period last year. The increase highlights the growing importance of remittances as one of Egypt’s main sources of foreign currency.

The bank’s balance of payments report also…

The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has called on leaders of Arab and Muslim countries to take a “historic stand” by breaking the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and ending the man-made famine there.

In a statement posted on its Telegram channel on Tuesday, the movement said famine in Gaza has entered a dangerous and unprecedented phase after five months of a complete closure imposed by Israel on the Strip.

According to the statement,…

Tunisian President Kais Saied presented US counterpart Donald Trump’s senior Africa adviser with photographs of starving children in Gaza, official video of their meeting posted late Tuesday showed.

Saied told US envoy Massad Boulos, who is also the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, that “it is time for all of humanity to wake up and put an end to these crimes against the Palestinian people”.

“I believe you know these images well,” Saied was seen telling the envoy as he showed a…

The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.

In what it called a “landmark” first use of new powers, the move came as the government faces political pressure to stem migrant arrivals on small boats from northern France, at record levels.

The asset freezes and travel bans announced target individuals and entities “driving irregular migration to the UK”, and…