Egypt's ties with Israel will be affected by the way the next government under Benjamin Netanyahu deals with the Palestinian issue, former Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy said on Friday.
Mr Netanyahu's return to power in Tuesday's election will entail forming a coalition with extreme right-wing politicians such as Itamar Ben-Gvir, who take a more hardline approach towards Palestinians than members of the current government under centrist politician Yair Lapid.
"I think Egypt's relations under Bibi will be the same as they were the first time, but will be negatively affected by Netanyahu's clear lack of interest in a peace process that involves Palestinians and Israelis," Mr Fahmy said, referring to Mr Netanyahu by his nickname.
He was speaking to The National on the sidelines of an event organised by the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi.
Egypt-Israel relations "could be affected even more if the extreme right in the coalition pushes aggressive annexation policies and so on", Mr Fahmy said.
"I'm not particularly optimistic, to cut my answer short and be very diplomatic in my terms."
Unlike Mr Netanyahu, Mr Lapid was "less confrontational" in his approach, Mr Fahmy said.
"While he was not aggressively pursuing a peace process, he was not provocative in his actions."
This year has so far been deadlier for Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem than the past seven years, with 130 deaths caused by Israeli forces.
“The time has come for a terrorist who goes out to carry out an attack to be eliminated," Mr Ben-Gvir wrote in a Tweet on Thursday in response to a reported stabbing in East Jerusalem by a Palestinian who was shot dead by two Israeli forces.
Mr Fahmy said Mr Lapid was "less angry" in the way he referred to Palestinians in comparison with some members of Mr Netanyahu's coalition.
"Some of the terminology verged very closely on racism," Mr Fahmy said.
The Arab League expressed solidarity with the Palestinians in the closing statement of its summit in Algeria this week, the group's 31st annual meeting after a three-year break following the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.
Mr Fahmy said he was "not satisfied" with the outcomes of the meeting despite being "extremely happy" that the summit convened.
"I consider it as a first step in a direction. I accepted it as a first step because they convened, but the direction wasn't very clear," he said.
"That they repeat traditional positions is a minimum, that is not enough ... I would've wanted them to give us a projection about the future — what they want to do in dealing with the challenges looking forward."
Speaking about the Cop27 climate conference taking place in Egypt from Sunday, Mr Fahmy said "excessive materialism at the expense of our future" was a major issue.
"Developed countries took advantage of the world as a whole and developed their economies using energy resources all over the world at the expense of the environment. We need to move towards a collective conscience and collective interest.
"The developed world needs to pay the developing world for opportunity lost and the cost of environmental degradation and it needs to help us shift from raw material technologies to smarter, sustainable energy sources, which costs money," he said. "We can't do it without developing the economy and we have to do it now at rapid pace because of the pollution that they caused."
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Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged like honeycomb.
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were "playing about" with sticky tape and graphite - the material used as "lead" in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But as they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment had led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
At the time, many believed it was impossible for such thin crystalline materials to be stable. But examined under a microscope, the material remained stable, and when tested was found to have incredible properties.
It is many times times stronger than steel, yet incredibly lightweight and flexible. It is electrically and thermally conductive but also transparent. The world's first 2D material, it is one million times thinner than the diameter of a single human hair.
But the 'sticky tape' method would not work on an industrial scale. Since then, scientists have been working on manufacturing graphene, to make use of its incredible properties.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. Their discovery meant physicists could study a new class of two-dimensional materials with unique properties.
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Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
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Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
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- Have an up-to-date, professional LinkedIn profile. If you don’t have a LinkedIn account, set one up today. Avoid poor-quality profile pictures with distracting backgrounds. Include a professional summary and begin to grow your network.
- Keep track of the job trends in your sector through the news. Apply for job alerts at your dream organisations and the types of jobs you want – LinkedIn uses AI to share similar relevant jobs based on your selections.
- Double check that you’ve highlighted relevant skills on your resume and LinkedIn profile.
- For most entry-level jobs, your resume will first be filtered by an applicant tracking system for keywords. Look closely at the description of the job you are applying for and mirror the language as much as possible (while being honest and accurate about your skills and experience).
- Keep your CV professional and in a simple format – make sure you tailor your cover letter and application to the company and role.
- Go online and look for details on job specifications for your target position. Make a list of skills required and set yourself some learning goals to tick off all the necessary skills one by one.
- Don’t be afraid to reach outside your immediate friends and family to other acquaintances and let them know you are looking for new opportunities.
- Make sure you’ve set your LinkedIn profile to signal that you are “open to opportunities”. Also be sure to use LinkedIn to search for people who are still actively hiring by searching for those that have the headline “I’m hiring” or “We’re hiring” in their profile.
- Prepare for online interviews using mock interview tools. Even before landing interviews, it can be useful to start practising.
- Be professional and patient. Always be professional with whoever you are interacting with throughout your search process, this will be remembered. You need to be patient, dedicated and not give up on your search. Candidates need to make sure they are following up appropriately for roles they have applied.
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