Cairo

Cairo (/ˈkr/ KYE-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, al-Qāhirah) is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Greater Cairo is the largest metropolitan area in the Middle East and the Arab world, and 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by Jawhar al-Siqilli ("the Sicilian") of the Fatimid dynasty, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life, and is nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture.

Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Maṣr ([mɑsˤɾ], مصر), the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's continued role in Egyptian influence. Its official name is القاهرة al-Qāhirah, means literally: "the Defeater", in reference to the fact that the planet Mars ("Al Najm Al Qahir") was rising at the time when the city was founded as well as, "the Vanquisher"; "the Conqueror"; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [elqɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ], "the Defeater" or, " "the Victorious" (al-Qahira) in reference to the much awaited Caliph al-Mu'izz li Din Allah who arrived from the old Fatimid Ifriqiyan capital of Mahdia in 973 to the city. The Egyptian name for Cairo is said to be: Khere-Ohe, meaning: "The Place of Combat", supposedly, in reference to a battle which took place between the Gods Seth and Horus. Sometimes the city is informally also referred to as كايرو Kayro [ˈkæjɾo]. It is also called Umm ad-Dunya, meaning "the mother of the world".

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AP News Summary at 8:35 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
The photos taken Saturday show the tower toppled over as if sheered from its base ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr....
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AP News Summary at 8:17 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... ....
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AP News Summary at 7:59 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... ....
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AP News Summary at 5:59 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... The U.S ... ....
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AP News Summary at 5:15 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
That's according to Ukrainian government and military analysts ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... ....
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AP News Summary at 6:22 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... (AP) — U.S ... ....
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AP News Summary at 6:38 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... The effort has also stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... (AP) — U.S ... ....
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

The Call 29 Mar 2025
“They’re dragging out the talks and trying to get the U.S ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D ... And the efforts have stirred anxiety among foreign students worried that activism could jeopardize their legal status ... CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ... ....
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Tribal Council in Gaza Denounces Fabricated Anti-Hamas Protest Claims by Egyptian Media

Watan 28 Mar 2025
Gaza Tribes Reject PA and Media Fabrications, Vow Legal Action. The council also announced that it would pursue legal action against Cairo News Channel on charges of “incitement, spreading lies, and fabricating statements,” and called on journalists and activists to refer to original sources and uphold professional standards....
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Kuwait deports 3,000 expats monthly: Latest figures

Gulf News 21 Mar 2025
Cairo. Nearly 3,000 expatriates are deported from Kuwait every month on legal grounds, according to latest figures. The deportations are conducted after court orders are issued against those expatriates in connection to criminal cases, or administrative deportation orders made for the public good, Al Anba newspaper reported quoting a security source....
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The Arab League's Summit of Illusions

Daily Alert 16 Mar 2025
Hamas's welcoming of the summit's concluding statement should have been a red flag to anyone genuinely seeking a peaceful resolution ... A closer look at the summit's final statement reveals its true purpose ... Article 18 of the summit's Cairo Declaration proposes forming a legal committee to classify Israel's military actions, and the U.S ... .......
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Wang Yi’s comments on Taiwan unfounded

Taipei Times 13 Mar 2025
Chiang’s promise not to permanently move the capital to Taiwan or go into exile demonstrates that he knew deep down that Taiwan did not belong to the ROC, and that the Cairo Declaration did not explicitly and legally grant the ROC sovereignty over Taiwan ... in the Cairo Declaration....
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Egypt-UAE Prisoner Exchange Deal Raises Fears of Political Extraditions

Watan 13 Mar 2025
The timing of the agreement has raised suspicions about whether it is being used as a legal cover to facilitate Al-Qaradawi’s extradition to Cairo, where he faces political retaliation for his opposition to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s regime ... Political Extraditions Under Legal Cover?....

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