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The App They Tried to Erase: A Digital Warning System Ignites a Constitutional Showdown

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The fight over a small blue icon on a smartphone screen has erupted into a full-scale constitutional brawl. A popular tool that crowdsourced sightings of federal immigration agents—ICEBlock—vanished from Apple’s app shelves after pressure from the Trump administration. Now its creator is marching into federal court, alleging that a government determined to silence public oversight …

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The Blue Bird Returns? Startup Moves to Snatch “Twitter” From Musk’s Abandoned Nest

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In a twist worthy of tech folklore, a small Virginia startup has stepped forward to claim the feathers Elon Musk left behind. The company, calling itself Operation Bluebird, has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to scrub away the old Twitter trademarks — so it can resurrect them for its own platform, boldly titled …

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A Presidency Unbound? Supreme Court Hints at Sweeping Expansion of White House Power

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The marble halls in Washington vibrated with an unmistakable tension as the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc signaled its readiness to hand the presidency a towering new advantage—one that could redraw the architecture of American governance and place a 90-year-old precedent on the chopping block. For more than two hours, the justices wrestled with a dispute …

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Next-Gen Shoppers and AI Keep Consumer Brands Buoyant Despite Tariffs

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Even as tariffs and economic jitters squeeze wallets, younger consumers are fueling growth for brands like Kate Spade and Honest Co, while artificial intelligence quietly reshapes operations behind the scenes. At a recent business conference in New York, leaders from Warby Parker, Tapestry, and The Honest Company highlighted how Gen Z and younger millennials are …

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Cairo Housing Staggers as 9-Month Profits Collapse, Yet Q3 Shows Glimmers of Recovery

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Cairo for Housing and Development Company reported a dramatic plunge in its consolidated net profits for the first nine months of 2025, tumbling 94% to EGP 66.82 million from EGP 1.16 billion a year earlier. Earnings per share (EPS) mirrored the steep drop, falling to EGP 0.06 from EGP 1.30. Despite the profit slump, the …

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Paribu Plots a Bold New Map, Snapping Up CoinMENA in a Landmark Crypto Deal

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Turkey’s homegrown crypto heavyweight Paribu has pushed open a new door in the Middle East, seizing a majority stake in Bahrain- and Dubai-based CoinMENA in a deal that pegs the platform’s value at up to $240 million. It’s not just another acquisition—it’s the biggest fintech move Turkey has ever made, and its first venture into …

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Saudi Trade Rolls Higher: Kingdom Pushs Past $144 Billion Mark in a Strong Third Quarter

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Saudi Arabia closed the third quarter of 2025 with its trade engines humming, pushing total international commerce to nearly SR540.5 billion — an 8.6% climb over the same period a year earlier. The numbers land with the confidence of a nation steadily reshaping its global footprint, powered by both traditional strengths and evolving export corridors. …

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UAE Poised for a 2025 Upswing as Digital Muscle and Diversification Reshape the Gulf

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The latest Gulf Economic Update drops with a clear message: the UAE is not just cruising—it’s accelerating. A fresh forecast pins the nation’s real GDP growth at 4.8% in 2025, powered by a rare balance between what’s beneath the ground and what’s built above it. The wider Gulf picture glows with steady momentum—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, …

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Desert Engines Roar: UAE’s Non-Oil Sector Powers Ahead in a November Sprint

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The UAE’s business heart beat a little faster in November, as the country’s non-oil private sector surged with its strongest momentum in nearly a year. The latest PMI reading — a crisp 54.8 — sketched a picture of firms hustling, customers spending, and order books thickening like winter fog over the Gulf. Companies across the …

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The Paper Pushes Back: A Legal Broadside Against the Pentagon’s New Wall of Silence

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In a showdown that feels less like a policy dispute and more like a tug-of-war over the nation’s right to know, one of America’s biggest newsrooms has dragged the Pentagon into federal court, challenging a press policy that many outlets say crosses the line from caution into censorship. The lawsuit takes aim at a rule …

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