Cheaper meat and leftovers for iftar. No new clothes for children. Yet the crisis could bring Muslim communities closer.

Cheaper meat and leftovers for iftar. No new clothes for children. Yet the crisis could bring Muslim communities closer.
Authorities in several Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, declare Thursday as the first day of Ramadan.
Backed by the US and Jordan, the day-long meeting follows last month’s talks in Jordan.
Diplomatic relations to be upgraded to ambassador level ‘as soon as possible’, say foreign ministers.
Foreign ministers Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sameh Shoukry will discuss all aspects of bilateral ties, Ankara says.
Human Rights Watch says Egyptian authorities refuse to renew documents to pressure dissidents to return to Egypt.
Dimpled face may be a stylised representation of the Roman Emperor Claudius, an Egyptian research team said.
Egyptian authorities say they have arrested 29 people accused of running an online cryptocurrency scheme.
Sameh Shoukry also visited Turkey, both visits signalling warming ties between the countries.
Delegation of Arab parliamentarians meets Bashar al-Assad in latest sign of warming ties after years of isolation.
Jordan says the talks in Aqaba are part of an effort to halt a ‘security breakdown that could fuel more violence’.
Without representation behind the screen, diversity on it won’t move beyond symbolism, as 2023’s Oscar nominees show.
Madrid thrashed the Egyptian side to set up a clash with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in Saturday’s final in Rabat, Morocco.
France is among many nations struggling to keep retirement schemes afloat.