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A fierce khamsin dust storm cloaked the Egyptian capital in a yellow haze on Wednesday, shutting schools and cutting visibility as winds gusting to 80 kph swept across Cairo and much of the country.
A fierce khamsin dust storm swept across Cairo on Wednesday, tinting the sky a hazy yellow and slashing visibility throughout the Egyptian capital. Outlying districts such as New Cairo and 6 October City—bordered by open desert—were hit hardest.
All schools remained closed after the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) issued a high-impact alert, forecasting winds of 40–60 kph with gusts up to 80 kph. The EMA urged residents to avoid unstable structures, wear masks outdoors and drive cautiously amid the blowing sand.
The storm was expected to reach much of the country, including Greater Cairo, North Upper Egypt, the Suez Canal zone, the Sinai Peninsula and the Gulf of Suez. Thunderstorms were possible along the northern coast, while light to moderate rain was forecast for Greater Cairo, North Sinai and Suez Canal cities. Maritime traffic in the Gulf of Suez faced three-metre waves.
Khamsin winds, common from March to May, signal the shift from Egypt’s breezy spring to its intense summer heat. Temperatures in Greater Cairo were set to peak at 33 °C on Wednesday and climb to 40 °C in parts of Upper Egypt, before dropping to about 27 °C in the capital on Thursday.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
Chinese automaker Chery has denied an industry-ministry audit that disqualified more than $53 million in state incentives for thousands of its electric and hybrid vehicles, insisting it followed official guidance and committed no fraud.
According to Bloomberg News, the United States and Russia are working toward an agreement aimed at halting the war in Ukraine by formalizing Russia’s occupation of territories seized during its invasion.
A fire broke out at Cordoba’s historic mosque-cathedral on the night of 8 August but was swiftly extinguished, preventing damage to one of Spain’s most treasured architectural landmarks.
The Canadian government announced Friday it will join key allies in reducing the price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil in response to Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
Washington, D.C., will see its federal security funding reduced by $20 million this year under a Trump administration plan, despite the president’s repeated claims that crime in the capital is spiraling.
U.S. President Donald Trump personally welcomed Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at the White House today, ahead of a historic peace signing ceremony. The meeting sets the stage for a U.S.-brokered framework aiming to stabilize relations in the South Caucasus.
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