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'Hasbara' has failed: Israel must adopt rights-based diplomacy
The Jerusalem Post
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March 10, 2025
For almost 80 years, a major thrust of Israel’s foreign policy was the need to explain itself to the world. Hasbara (public diplomacy) was the means, to be carried out by various bodies whether in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Foreign Ministry,...
President João Lourenço leaves for Addis Ababa
Angola Press Agency
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Luanda – The African Union (AU) Chair, João Lourenço, left Luanda on Wednesday morning, bound for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will invest the members of the Commission of the continental organization. The Angolan Head of State returns to the...
Angolan Head of State arrives in Addis Ababa
Angola Press Agency
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Addis Ababa - The President of the African Union (AU), João Lourenço, arrived Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to preside over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members of the continental organization's Commission. The event will...
UAE is pouring money into Africa, seeking resources and power
The Straits Times
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May 17, 2025
Look at the chief economic and strategic spots across Africa – ports for key trade corridors, mines that produce critical minerals, large renewable energy projects – and you will find the United Arab Emirates. As the United States and, to a lesser...
Trump Cuts to Foreign Aid Leave Food Destined for Desperate Millions Rotting in Storage
Common Dreams
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May 16, 2025
More than a million people in some of the world's most impoverished countries could be fed for three months and hundreds of thousands of children's lives could be saved if $98 million in ready-made meals and other rations were able to leave four...
Cyberespionage: What we learn from the hijacking of WhatsApp servers
USA Today - Virginia
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NSO Group was fined $168 million for hacking WhatsApp users. NSO charged European governments millions of dollars for their spyware platform. The CIA and FBI paid NSO $7.6 million. NSO continued targeting WhatsApp even during the lawsuit....
Israeli spyware firm NSO to pay Meta $168m. in damages for hijacking WhatsApp servers
The Jerusalem Post
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May 7, 2025
A federal jury in California handed Israel's NSO Group a $168 million penalty on Tuesday for hijacking the servers of WhatsApp in order to hack users of the Meta-owned chat platform on behalf of foreign spy agencies. The case caps a six-year...
SideWinder APT Group Attacking Military & Government Entities With New Tools
Cyber Security News
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March 11, 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have identified intensified activity from the SideWinder APT group throughout 2024, with significant updates to their toolset and expanded targeting beyond traditional military and government entities. Recent findings...
China expands influence in Cairo
Ynet
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May 11, 2025
While Egypt continues to uphold its longstanding military partnership with the United States, a series of recent developments ranging from defense cooperation to infrastructure investment point to a deepening engagement with the People’s Republic...
The Rise of AI in Modern Finance
CFO Dive
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Vodafone Expands Mediterranean Connectivity with Crete’s IEX Cable Landing
Converge Network Digest
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November 5, 2024
Vodafone Greece has connected Crete to the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) subsea cable system, adding a new route for high-capacity, resilient data connectivity. Located in Tympaki, the new cable landing station on the island’s southern coast offers an...
Estonia moves to counter threats from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
DefenseScoop
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May 13, 2025
Estonia’s government is actively tracking the “shadow fleet” of vessels operated covertly by Russia that has been causing problems in the Baltic Sea over the last year and posing serious environmental risks for the region, Defense Minister Hanno...
The Media Line: As US-Egypt Relations Strain, China Expands Influence in Cairo
SRN News
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May 11, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix As US-Egypt Relations Strain, China Expands Influence in Cairo Egypt is deepening ties with China through infrastructure, trade, and emerging defense cooperation, even as it maintains its US alliance. Analysts say Beijing’s...
How Yemen’s Houthis Brought Maritime Capitalism to a Halt
Jacobin
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On May 12, a New York Times article titled “Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia” inadvertently revealed the truth about the US-led coalition’s failure in Yemen. The piece noted that while the United States was burning...
On Wider Seas: Italian Naval Deployments and Maritime Outreach to the Indo-Pacific
Center for International Maritime Security - Washington D.C.
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March 5, 2025
By David Scott The Italian Navy deployed in force to the Indo-Pacific in the second half of 2024, sending a Carrier Strike Group comprised of the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and frigate ITS Alpino, along with the independent deployments of ITS...
On site with leaders at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings 2025
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to the Foresight Africa podcast where I engage with distinguished leaders...
As US-Egypt Relations Strain, China Expands Influence in Cairo
Media Line
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May 11, 2025
Egypt is deepening ties with China through infrastructure, trade, and emerging defense cooperation, even as it maintains its US alliance. Analysts say Beijing's patient, investment-driven strategy is reshaping regional alignments While Egypt...
Sweden strikes a chord
The Reporter Ethiopia
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May 10, 2025
Exhibition and performance spotlight nation’s cultural export Music, in its infinite forms, holds a rare power: to stir emotion, transcend language, and connect people across borders and generations. Whether echoing in moments of joy or solitude,...
African diplomatic missions strengthen capacities to protect migrant workers in Arab States
Joy FM
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May 15, 2025
Participants at the the Training Programme in Doha . Forty-two (42) Government officials from ten African countries, including Ghana, participated in a four-day training program to enhance protection for their citizens working in Arab states. The...
Major projects revealed to boost Ethiopia’s rail economy
Engineering News
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Ministry of Transport-run national railway operator Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) is making notable progress in overhauling the country’s railway transport system. It currently has eight major initiatives in progress, all aimed at boosting...