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Middle East
4 days ago
- Business
- Middle East
OPEN// FM says Egypt keen to foster relations with Morocco in various areas
CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said Egypt is keen on fostering relations with Morocco in various fields, lauding the existing coordination and consultation between the two countries. Abdelatty made the remarks during his meeting on Thursday in Rabat with Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives Rachid Talbi El Alami. The top Egyptian diplomat expressed hope for holding the fourth edition of the coordination and consultation Mechanism at the level of foreign ministers. The minister stated Egypt pays great attention to enhancing trade, industrial and investment ties with Morocco and building on the important outcomes of the visit of Egyptian Investment Minister Hassan El Khatib to Morocco in February 2025 and the visit of Moroccan Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade Omar Hejira to Cairo in May 2025, with a view to promoting bilateral trade and establishing successful partnerships between the two countries' private sectors. Abdelatty noted Egyptian companies stand ready to participate in infrastructure projects being carried out in Morocco, in preparation for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, the foreign minister lauded the effective role of the Moroccan Parliament at the Arab, African, Mediterranean and Latin America levels. In this regard, Abdelatty commended the Moroccan parliamentary diplomacy's part in supporting Arab issues, notably the Palestinian one, in international parliamentary forums. He added the Egyptian Parliament looks forward to exchanging experience with its Moroccan counterpart, especially with regard to issues of common concern. The foreign minister stressed Egypt's keenness to increase the exchange of visits between speakers of the two countries' legislative bodies, highlighting the visit of Senate Speaker Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq to Morocco in April 2025. (MENA) M R E/S R E
Hamilton Spectator
23-05-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Endeavour Announces Results of Annual General Meeting 2025
ENDEAVOUR ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025 London, 23 May 2025 – Endeavour Mining plc (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) ('the Company') is pleased to announce that all resolutions at yesterday's annual general meeting ('AGM') were duly passed by shareholders. All resolutions were taken by poll and the results for the resolutions voted upon at the AGM are set out below: As at the UK record date for the AGM (20 May 2025), the total number of issued ordinary shares of the Company was 242,212,493 and there were 103,147 ordinary shares held in treasury. The total number of voting rights for the ordinary shares was therefore 242,109,346. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution. Copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be uploaded to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism in accordance with UK Listing Rule 14.3.6 R(2) and will be available to view at: . CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC Endeavour Mining is one of the world's senior gold producers and the largest in West Africa, with operating assets across Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso and a strong portfolio of advanced development projects and exploration assets in the highly prospective Birimian Greenstone Belt across West Africa. A member of the World Gold Council, Endeavour is committed to the principles of responsible mining and delivering meaningful value to people and society. Endeavour is admitted to listing and to trading on the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the symbol EDV. For more information, please visit . Attachment
New Straits Times
14-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
RON97, diesel drop three sen in Peninsular Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Fuel prices in Peninsular Malaysia are set to decrease, with RON97 petrol and diesel dropping by three sen per litre between 15 and 21 May, the Finance Ministry (MOF) announces today. The MOF states that retail prices for RON95 petrol will remain unchanged at RM2.05 per litre, while diesel in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan holds steady at RM2.15 per litre during the same period. It explains that prices are set based on the weekly retail pricing of petroleum products, following the Automatic Pricing Mechanism formula. "The government monitors market trends and adjusts RON97 and diesel prices in response to global oil fluctuations, while ensuring price stability," it says. The ministry adds that the government will implement necessary measures to protect public welfare and well-being.– BERNAMA
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Was the Antikythera Mechanism just a janky toy? New study of its triangular teeth offers a clue.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a cryptic celestial measuring device, but just a toy prone to constant jamming. And the secret to its true purpose, according to new research, is its triangle-shaped teeth. Discovered in a shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism has remained an enigma for more than a century. Several years ago, CT scans suggested that the 2,000-year-old device was an astronomical tool. Consisting of a hand crank, many interlocking gears and various indicators, the Mechanism could seemingly perform many tasks. These include giving the date according to the Egyptian and Greek calendars, displaying the positions of the sun, moon and planets within the zodiac, and predicting future lunar and solar eclipses. But was celestial measurement really the purpose of this fascinating device? Was it meant to be a powerful computer, or a simple toy? And was it a one-off, made for a wealthy patron, or just one example of a mass-produced tool? For decades, researchers have attempted to understand how accurate the Mechanism is, as that would help resolve its intended purpose. If it wasn't very accurate, for example, then it might have been a toy or an educational model. But if it was incredibly precise, it might have been used by court astrologers to make forecasts and horoscopes. Related: Antikythera mechanism, world's oldest computer, followed Greek lunar calendar Unfortunately, the Antikythera Mechanism spent more than two millennia buried at the bottom of the sea, and an unknown amount of time functioning before that. Its gears are highly corroded, and many parts are missing. In the new study, submitted April 1 to the preprint server arXiv, Argentinian scientists created a computer simulation that replicated the Antikythera Mechanism's movements. This simulation incorporated errors from the imprecise nature of its manufacture, where the gears didn't have exact spacing between them. Crucially, unlike previous efforts to recreate the Mechanism, the researchers also included an accurate model of the Mechanism's triangle-shaped gear teeth, which affect how well gears interlock with one another, and how well the indicators point to the intended astronomical target. From this model, the researchers found that the Mechanism wasn't very useful at all. It could only be cranked to about four months into the future before it inevitably jammed, or its gears simply disengaged. The user would then have had to reset everything to get it going again — similar to trying to fix a modern printer. Considering that the indicators marking the date cover an entire year, this jamming problem seems unfortunate. One possibility is that the Antikythera Mechanism was a fancy toy that was never intended to be fully accurate, or that it came with an instruction manual that required users to reset it after a few turns — much like a mechanical watch whose mainspring must be occasionally adjusted by hand. But given the obvious craftmanship that went into creating such a complex device, the researchers don't believe that the Mechanism was just a janky toy. After all, if it was never intended to be accurate, detailed or forward-looking, why bother putting in all that hard work in the first place? RELATED STORIES —1,600-year-old Roman padlock with spring mechanism discovered in Germany — and it's tiny —Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old inscriptions from Crete that have never been deciphered —32 haunting shipwrecks from the ancient world Another possibility, which the researchers think is more likely, is that current measurements of the gears and teeth are off. CT scans can only provide a certain level of resolution, and two thousand years of corrosion may have warped or distorted the components far beyond their original state. The Mechanism's original creators may have made it precise enough to avoid jamming and still provide reliable predictions for years into the future. Either way, the Antikythera Mechanism represents the apex of ancient engineering expertise. And despite modern technology and tools such as CT scans, its ultimate purpose may stay forever mysterious.
Lebanese Army
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Lebanese Army
The army continues its deployment in the southern Litani area, with its units expanding their presence in the eastern and central sectors.
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 The Lebanese Armed Forces Command – Directorate or Orientation issued the following statement: On February 17 and 18, 2025, military units were deployed in the following towns: Eastern Sector : Al-Abbasiya, Al-Majidiya, Kfar Kila - Marjayoun. : Al-Abbasiya, Al-Majidiya, Kfar Kila - Marjayoun. Central Sector : Al-Adaysseh, Markaba, Houla, Mays al-Jabal, Blydah, Mhaybib - Marjayoun. : Al-Adaysseh, Markaba, Houla, Mays al-Jabal, Blydah, Mhaybib - Marjayoun. Central Sector: Maroun al-Ras and the remaining part of Yaroun - Bint Jbeil. Units have also been deployed in other border locations in the southern Litani area, in coordination with the Quintet Committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement (Mechanism) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), following the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Specialized units have begun conducting engineering surveys, opening roads, and addressing unexploded ordnance and suspicious objects in these areas. The Army Command emphasizes the necessity for citizens to adhere to the directives of the military units deployed in the southern regions, to facilitate the completion of these operations as quickly as possible, and to ensure their safety and well-being.
