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Egypt’s annual headline inflation records 13.1% in July: CAPMAS
Arab Finance: Egypt’s annual headline inflation slowed to 13.1% in July from 14.4% in June, as reported by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on August 10th. The inflation rate was mainly driven by a 3% year-on-year...

The deculturalisation of Britain
It has been a disastrous summer for France’s restaurants. On average, visits have dropped by 20 per cent on previous years, but at many coastal resorts they’re down by 35 per cent. ‘Consumption is well below previous years,’ says Laurent...

Star chef Tom Sarafian’s first-ever restaurant, Zareh, lands in Melbourne
Melburnians, the wait is finally over! More than a year since chef Tom Sarafian announced the concept behind his debut restaurant, Zareh is finally set to open its doors in Collingwood on August 20. Sarafian is best known for his eponymous range...

Newmarket döner restaurant celebrates 1 year milestone with specials and a giveaway
Newmarket’s authentic Turkish eatery marks its anniversary with all-day deals and giveaways August 18. Local Turkish restaurant Dönerlicious is celebrating one year in business, with a big sandwich sale and a generous giveaway. On Monday, August...

“We Can’t Have Greece Become a Playground For IDF Soldiers": Israeli Tourists Traveling to Greek Islands Met With Pro-Palestine Protests
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Old stone farm makes for charming country restaurant near Ramstein
A cat suns itself on top of a brick wall in the beer garden at Poerrbacher Hof, a home-style German restaurant near Schwedelbach, Germany. (Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes) Tucked away in a tiny farming village off the beaten path even by...

America’s Best Small Food and Drinks Town Is the Bourbon Capital of the World—and It Has a Seriously Impressive Restaurant and Wine Scene, Too
Ashley Camper/Travel + Leisure The bar at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Book a room at The Trail Hotel, which features a rejuvenation lounge with IV treatments, an oxygen bar, a sauna, and more to help you bounce back from travel (and perhaps a...

COMMUNITY DIGEST: Aug. 24, 2025
Wyoming Valley Lithuanian Women’s Club of Wyoming Valley meeting: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27. The Cafe, Highway 315, Plains Twp. New members welcome. For information, call Betty at 570-868-3852. Wyoming Valley Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of...

‘No mechanism to stop the atrocities’ — a conversation with Israeli rights organisation, B’Tselem
On Sunday, 27 July 2025, at a dual event in Cape Town and Johannesburg, Yuli Novak addressed a combined crowd of around 250 South Africans via Zoom. As the executive director of the globally respected Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem,...
World AFP 'Like hell': Indoor heat overwhelms Saudi Arabia's cooks, bakers
Baker Eid Ahmed just can't get away from Saudi Arabia's notorious heat: he makes bread next to a sweltering oven for 13 hours a day, only to step outside into summer temperatures that can soar past 45C. Armed with an ice-cold water bottle and a...
Feature: Higher food prices continue to weigh on Turkish households despite cooling inflation
by Burak Akinci ANKARA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- In the bustling open-air market of capital city Ankara's 100th Yil district, shoppers weave between stalls under a patchwork of canvas awnings, their eyes darting from price tags to their shopping lists....

Roof leaking in multiple areas: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, Aug. 15, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. READ: What do restaurant inspectors look for and can they close a restaurant? Burger King No. 5808,...

Staten Island Residents Clash with Far-Left Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Over Israel Stance and Socialist Policies
By Gloria Ogbonna New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faced a hostile reception during a visit to Staten Island this week, as angry residents confronted him over what they described as his extreme anti-Israel views and far-left,...
An unnerving phone call shook a Utah restaurant’s staff and stirred painful memories for its owner
Bountiful • The office of Andrea Bennett — or Annie as she’s widely known at her business, Annie’s Cafe — is stocked full of love. Her desk is surrounded by walls decked photos of her friends and family; snapshots from recent celebrations and ones...

Egypt’s Annual Inflation Falls to 13.9% in July
Sun 10 Aug 2025 | 03:07 PM Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate dropped to 13.9% in July from 14.9% in June, marking an unexpected slowdown despite forecasts of an upward trend. Nationwide, the annual inflation rate fell to 13.1% from...

Egyptian inflation cools for a second month as rate cuts weighed
A man carries bread at a market in Cairo. Food and beverage prices, the largest single component of the basket, climbed 3.4% year-on-year in July, compared with the previous month’s 6.9%. Egypt inflation slowed for a second month, potentially...
Muslims Mark Arbaeen: Pilgrims Flock into Holy Shrines in Iraqi City of Karbala
Increasing around 10 percent in comparison with last year’s figures, 22 to 25 million pilgrims have flocked into the Holy Shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen anniversary (commemoration the 40th day following Imam Hussein’s...

117-year-old restaurant faces being shut down as inflation fuels second year of closures
By ALICE WRIGHT, US CONSUMER REPORTER Published: 00:30 EDT, 15 August 2025 | Updated: 00:35 EDT, 15 August 2025 Inflation has put a 117-year-old restaurant at risk of closure. Ike's Chili in Tulsa, Oklahoma, survived the Great Depression, two...

Sydney restaurant faces human rights complaint after temporarily denying entry to people wearing keffiyehs
The Racial Justice Centre is preparing to file a group complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission after a Sydney restaurant denied dine-in service to people wearing Palestinian keffiyehs during a 20-minute period last weekend. The legal...

Egypt’s urban consumer price inflation falls to 13.9% in July from 14.9% in June
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation dropped to 13.9% in July from 14.9% in June, data from statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Sunday Urban food and beverage prices were down 3% overall compared to June 2025 but rose by 3.4% against July...