Shorouk Express Economy Materials 23 July 2025 02:09 (UTC +04:00) Azerbaijan has launched the design phase for several new metro stations in Baku as part of a broader expansion of the city’s underground transport network. A contract worth nearly 36 million manat has been awarded to a newly registered company to carry out…
Microsoft was rocked by more than 9,000 job cuts this week. A significant number have come from its gaming division, resulting in the closure of multiple game studios and the cancellation of numerous in-development projects at Xbox and its contracted studios. We’ve already learned that Microsoft has closed the studio that was developing the much-anticipated…
Shorouk Express Construction Materials 3 July 2025 16:11 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Government website of Slovenia Slovenia’s Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has greenlit 2.5 million euros in EU funding for a major urban mobility project in Celje. Aimed at improving pedestrian, cycling, and public transport infrastructure, the initiative supports sustainable development and…
Shorouk Express “We have long said that not enough is being done to ensure transparency in NGO funding — and we meant it,” said Tomáš Zdechovský, lead EPP lawmaker in the budgetary control committee. The EPP said the working group will count with staff to check all the contracts awarded by the Commission to NGOs….
Shorouk Express Iran Materials 24 May 2025 12:19 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization has commissioned 13 new vessels, including rescue ships and tugboats, as part of a €32.2 million investment to boost maritime capabilities. Additional firefighting vehicles and marine loading arms were…
Shorouk Express The Spanish government has allocated €45 million to convince US-based researchers who are being “disregarded” by the Trump administration to continue their work in Spain. Donald Trump has been making waves across the world with his anti-woke policies, countless executive orders and most recently due to his global tariff war, spurring many in…
The big picture: Only days ago we were reporting that ChatGPT’s updated image generator was sparking a wave of Studio Ghibli-style recreations across social media. But the wave was just getting started and in mere days it hit the mainstream, becoming a full-blown fad. While CEO Sam Altman is celebrating the newfound attention, the massive…
Shorouk Express Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free Ed Sheeran has written an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer and the government calling for immediate, long-term…
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Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rory Stewart’s wife’s charity has had $1m in USAID funding stopped days after his bizarre clash with JD Vance, the former minister and podcaster…
