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A statue of the late Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum stands in the Zmalek district of Cairo on January 28, 2025. (AFP)

50 years on, Umm Kulthum is still the voice of the Arab world

  • More than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) away, the same music poured out of Baghdad’s own Umm Kulthum cafe — open since 1970, five years before the singer’s death at 76 plunged the Arab world into mourning
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Arab foreign ministers reject Trump call for transfer of Palestinians

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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 50 patients cross into Egypt via Rafah

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (REUTERS)

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Wednesday that the forced displacement of Gazans is an “injustice.” video

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10 Saudi ministries, entities exhibiting at Cairo book fair

10 Saudi ministries, entities exhibiting at Cairo book fair

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Egypt unveils updated AI strategy to boost Middle East leadership by 2030

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