The statement by the American envoy to Syria and Lebanon, Tom Barrack, on 12/7/2025 regarding the possibility of Lebanon’s return to the Levant was noteworthy. This statement added to a previous post on his X platform account on 25 May 2025, which also drew attention, where he said, “A century ago, the West imposed maps, mandates, penciled borders, and foreign rule.

Inflation in Egypt today is no longer merely a number announced in bulletins from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, or statements from the Central Bank. When the government announces that the official inflation rate has fallen to around 12% or targets 10% in the coming years, ordinary people wonder: Does this reflect our reality?

Sudan’s Health Minister, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, said that tens of thousands of Sudanese have been infected with dengue fever and other diseases, while seasonal rains burden infrastructure and hospitals damaged by the conflict. The Ministry of Health reported that it recorded more than 2,000 cases of dengue fever nationwide in the past week.

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On 17 September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) in Riyadh. The pact states that any act of aggression against one country will be regarded as aggression against both, committing them to mutual defense!