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Zawya
4 days ago
- General
- Zawya
President El-Sisi Speaks with Greek Prime Minister (PM) Mitsotakis
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said President El-Sisi and Greek PM Mitsotakis reiterated their keenness on maintaining the significant momentum in relations between the two friendly countries. The two sides underscored their commitment to further advancing the strategic ties between the two countries toward broader prospects across various fields, in consistency with their historical nature and in a manner that serves the interests of both friendly peoples. The call stressed Egypt's unwavering commitment to preserving the unique and sacred religious status of St. Catherine's Monastery, ensuring this status remains untouched. This commitment is reinforced by the recent judicial ruling that aligns with Egypt's dedication to the sanctity of religious and ecclesiastical sites, and reaffirms the unique heritage, spiritual, and religious standing of St. Catherine's Monastery. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Presi alumnus donates 20L to School of Astrophysics for infra upgrade
1 2 3 Kolkata: An IIT-Bombay professor, a physics alumnus of the 1993 batch of Presidency College, now Presidency University, donated Rs 20 lakh to the School of Astrophysics to support academic programmes and enhance its infrastructure. The professor, who requested anonymity, contacted the school's assistant professor, Suchetana Chatterjee, a few months ago and expressed his wish to contribute to the academic development of the department. "It was a few months ago that he communicated that he wanted to make some contribution to the academic progress of the School of Astrophysics as a gift to his alma mater," said Chatterjee, adding that he paid in tranches and the last amount was received in April. Registrar Debajyoti Konar said, "We are reaching out to our alumni for the development of the university. We are delighted after receiving this contribution. This will be a great help for the School of Astrophysics." The school was carved out of the existing physics department and started functioning in June 2022. It also started a full-fledged Master's course in the same year. Chatterjee said, "Around Rs 10 lakh will be utilised to build office spaces for their PhD students, and the rest will go to an endowment fund, which will be used to fund student internships as there is an observatory internship course in our MSc curriculum. The amount will also be utilised for conference participation, publication in international journals, and procurement and maintenance of lab equipment." Coordinator of the School of Astrophysics, Saumyadip Samui, said, "It is the largest donation by an individual to the department. We are grateful for this support. It will help us to organise extensive visitor programmes." Presidency has a century-old association with astronomy. An observatory — The Calcutta Observatory — was set up on the roof of the Main Building in 1905 by the then Bengal government. It had two equatorial telescopes — one with a 7-inch aperture from Sir H Grubb and another with a 4.5-inch aperture by T Cooke and Sons. Regular observations of solar system planets and other objects were made and reported in the journals published by the early Astronomical Society of India in Calcutta. The university is now restoring this heritage of astronomy research at Presidency and renovating the observatory with a new 12-inch optical telescope.
Wall Street Journal
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
The Week That Derailed Joe Biden's Post-Presidency
When Joe Biden left office in January, he sought to follow the template set by his predecessors for a post-presidency: Raise funds for a library, deliver a memoir and hit the speaking circuit. Instead, he has been derailed by a battle to salvage his tarnished legacy—and an urgent fight against stage-4 prostate cancer that kills most men within five years. A stream of new books detailing the extent of his decline while in office and the efforts to conceal it has spawned a fresh round of recriminations over the 82-year-old's presidency.
Eyewitness News
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
SA-US relations: Trump welcomes Ramaphosa at the White House
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa and his United States (US) counterpart, Donald Trump, have officially arrived at the White House in Washington to engage in a much-anticipated meeting between the two heads of state. Members of the media have also been granted access to the building amid the talks, which come at a time when the two nations have had frosty relations in recent months. Ramaphosa's delegation includes four members of his Cabinet. They include Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Ronald Lamola, Parks Tau and John Steenhuisen. ALSO READ: Earlier, it emerged that newly appointed South African special envoy to the US, Mcebisi Jonas, would not join the president's delegation on the working visit. However, The Presidency has assured that his absence bears no consequence to the programme. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya added that Jonas was part of the preparation team ahead of the meeting. 'His role is a backroom role. He has been involved in the preparation leading up to today, so his absence has no consequence to this meeting, and he will continue with other engagements following this meeting.'
Zawya
19-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
President Ramaphosa arrives in the United States of America for his Working Visit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has this afternoon, Monday 19 May 2025 arrived in Washington DC for his Working Visit. The purpose of the visit is to reset and revitalise bilateral relations between South Africa and the United States (US). In this regard, the visit will focus specifically on reframing bilateral, economic and commercial relations. On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, President Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. President Ramaphosa will be accompanied by the following Ministers: Mr Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Ntshavheni, Minister in The Presidency, Mr Tau, Minister of Trade, Industry Competition, Mr Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture and Mr Jonas, Special Envoy to the United States of America. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.
