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Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again?

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Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again?

Berlin — “It is a disaster.” Those were the words of a forlorn-looking German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday evening as he addressed his party in the seconds after regional elections handed his center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) their second and third electoral drubbings in a month. The elections in the north-eastern region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the … The post Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again? appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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Egypt strongly condemns Israeli official’s incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Sheikh Zuwayed parents detained after protesting for right to education as school reconstruction stalls in North Sinai

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Farming permit gridlock at Lake Nasser reignites demands for Nubian right of return

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Clashes flare around Warraq with tensions high as island residents campaign for housing guarantees

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33 Sudanese arrested from Giza public garden face deportation as worsening economic conditions throw many into housing instability

Sudanese businesses operating from Cairo have laid off dozens of workers in recent months as economic conditions worsen in Sudan, according to two informed sources who spoke to Mada Masr and said the layoffs have thrown many Sudanese nationals in the Egyptian capital into housing instability. The layoffs have forced many to take shelter in public spaces, a situation that Egyptian authorities earlier this week treated as grounds for security […] 33 Sudanese arrested from Giza public garden face d

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Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again?

What to expect at the UN General Assembly, the biggest event in world diplomacy

‘Voters are like, No thanks’: Trump’s tariffs fall flat with the working class

Egypt strongly condemns Israeli official’s incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestinian feature ‘Thirteen in Gaza’ wins NETPAC Award at Toronto International Film Festival

Idris appointment freeze worries Juba signatories, drones hit Damazin and North Kordofan prepares for decisive battles, violence erupts in Abyei, Sudan returns to IGAD, but is all rosy?

Sheikh Zuwayed parents detained after protesting for right to education as school reconstruction stalls in North Sinai

Farming permit gridlock at Lake Nasser reignites demands for Nubian right of return

Clashes flare around Warraq with tensions high as island residents campaign for housing guarantees

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33 Sudanese arrested from Giza public garden face deportation as worsening economic conditions throw many into housing instability