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Will IS strategy change after defeat in Syria and Iraq?

On 23 March, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) defeated Islamic State (IS) forces in their last stronghold ...

Sudan military council chief visits Egypt

The head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) arrived in Cairo Saturday, an airport ...

Egyptian official elected to International Federation of Library Associations committee

Howeida Kamel is director general of Public Relations and External Communications of the General Authority of National Library and Documentation

Sudan protest leaders call for strike from Tuesday

Sudan's protest leaders have called for a two-day general strike starting Tuesday amid deadlock ...

UK leadership hopefuls vow to succeed where May failed on Brexit

The race to become Britain's next premier opened Saturday with an array of hopefuls promising ...

Ahly threaten to withdraw from Egyptian league over match postponements

Champions Ahly have threatened to withdraw from the Egyptian Premier League if their remaining matches ...

PHOTO GALLERY: Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Al-Azhar

Egyptian Muslims mark the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Azhar mosque with the special Tarawih evening prayer

Egypt's Sisi calls on continent to hold on to unity in commemoration of AU founding

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called on Saturday on African countries to exert efforts to ...

French police hunt suspect after Lyon bomb 'attack'

Police in France were on Saturday hunting a suspect following a blast in a pedestrian street in the ...

Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Bali causing flight cancellations

A volcano erupted on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, causing some overnight flight cancellations ...

US troop move to Middle East 'dangerous for international peace': Iran's Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that the U.S. decision to deploy more ...

The ‘Deal of the Century’ is not the end

However catastrophic it may turn out to be, the Palestinians and the Arabs will survive the US “Deal of the Century”

A peace deal that will not bring peace

The Americans will soon reveal details of a new peace plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, yet a long-term settlement is unlikely

In search of historical women

Dina Ezzat joins historian and guide Youssef Osama in search of the women who left architectural imprints on Al-Darb Al-Ahmar in the third part of her walks through Islamic Cairo

Why the dollar went south

The US dollar has been depreciating against the Egyptian pound since January, with experts unsure that such moves can continue

Egypt's Al-Azhar condemns blast at Kabul mosque

Al-Azharhas condemned a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during Friday prayers which killed three people, ...

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20:25 Arrests in Algeria ahead of weekly protests

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18:03 Moroccan striker Boutaib makes Zamalek's squad for Confed Cup final

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Egypt launches new TV channel to broadcast AFCON games

Egypt will launch on Saturday a new television channel to broadcast the African Nations Cup games ...

2019 African Cup of Nations tickets now available for sale: Committee

Tickets to attend the games of the 2019 African Cup of Nations are now available for sale, the committee ...

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Multimedia

PHOTO GALLERY: Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Al-Azhar

Photo Gallery: Egypt's Al-Azhar marks 1,079 years since founding

PHOTO GALLERY: Good morning, Sinai: Rare photo collection

Features

Egypt

Egypt: Amending judicial regulations

Recent constitutional amendments mean laws regulating the Constitutional Court and judicial authorities must be modified

Region

Hope for negotiations in the Gulf

The goal of present developments in the Gulf is negotiations with Iran, but the threat of war has not disappeared from the horizon, reports Ahmed Mostafa in Dubai

Interview

‘No carrots, only sticks’ for the Palestinians

Ex-adviser to the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, Khaled Elgindy, speaks to Al-Ahram Weekly about the Trump administration’s supposed peace plan

Egypt

Egypt's Illicit Gains Authority unfreezes assets of Mubarak-era interior minister, key aide

Egypt’s Illicit Gains Authority has decided to remove the names of a Mubarak-era interior minister ...

Egypt's Sisi calls for use of latest technologies in IT projects

The president stressed that communications and information technology are a top priority for the state given their vital role in the economic and societal development process

Egypt: Amending judicial regulations

Recent constitutional amendments mean laws regulating the Constitutional Court and judicial authorities must be modified

Egypt's PM Madbouly hails cooperation with UAE in administrative reform and development

The prime minister's comments came during a meeting with a UAE delegation comprising Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi and Minister of Happiness and Wellbeing Ohood Al Roumi

Codeshare partnership launched between EgyptAir and Ukraine Airlines

EgyptAir and Ukraine International Airlines have launched a new codeshare partnership. Together, ...

Egypt's tourism ministry seeks to obtain UNDP's Gender Equality Seal

The Egyptian tourism ministry, in cooperation with the National Council for Women (NCW) and the United ...

World

Identity and faith abuse under Erdogan

In the 12 May episode of “Iftar with Nihat Hatipoglu,” aired on the Turkish ATV during ...

French police hunt suspect after Lyon bomb 'attack'

Police in France were on Saturday hunting a suspect following a blast in a pedestrian street in the ...

Challenges of the European elections

This month’s elections of the European Parliament may be a make or break moment for centrist politics throughout the continent and not just in Britain, writes Manal Lotfy in London

Messages to Tehran

Dina Ezzat examines prospects for de-escalating regional confrontation with Iran

Pentagon confirms weighing more troops for Middle East

But Shanahan, in remarks to reporters outside the Pentagon, dismissed reports suggesting specific numbers of troops were being considered at this point

India’s ruling party claims victory with wide lead in votes

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party claimed it won reelection with ...

Business

Egypt's central bank maintains interest rates on deposits and loans at 15.75%, 16.25%

The central bank reported that headline inflation declined to 13 percent in April 2019, while core inflation also declined, to 8.1 percent

What comes after Egypt's agreement with the IMF concludes?

As Egypt’s current agreement with the International Monetary Fund is set to end soon, many are asking what comes next

BP nears sale of stake in Egyptian oil firm to Dragon Oil: Sources

BP is nearing the sale of its stake in a major Egyptian oil and gas company to Dubai-based Dragon ...

Egypt keen on AfCFTA's entry into force: Trade and Industry Ministry

Egypt's political leadership is keen on fast-tracking steps for the entry into force of the African ...

Egypt's electricity ministry announces new rates for electricity prices to be applied in July

The new prices aim to cut energy subsidies from EGP 49 billion to EGP 22 billion in order to alleviate the financial burden on the ministry and help pay off its debts to the petroleum ministry, Minister Shaker said

Egypt's AOI discusses developing railways with Spain’s COLWAY group

A COLWAY delegation praised the AOI’s plan to increase the percentage of the local component in all Egyptian industries and its contribution to numerous development projects at home and in many Arab and African countries

Arts & Culture

Organisers reveal details of next year's Luxor African Film Festival

The festival, scheduled for March next year, will see Kenya as the country of honour

23 Egyptian films compete in 3rd Roaya Youth Forum at Al-Hanager Cinema

The forum will run for three days between 25 and 27 May with the screening of films starting daily at 9:00pm

Cannes 2019: A most feminine edition

The 72nd Cannes Film Festival takes place between 14 and 25 May, offering perhaps one of the most women-centred editions ever of the festival

72nd Cannes Film Festival: It's all about fresh talents

Two sections, 'Un certain regard' and 'Directors Fortnight,' shed light on many fresh and emerging talents at this year's Cannes Film Festival

Art Alert: Ahmed Nazmi's Oriental jazz band at Elbet Alwan

With his band, Nazmi will perform a selection of compositions from his latest album 'Shams,' and his first album, 'Ethbat Hala,' including material that hasn't yet been studio-recorded

Remembering Stephan Rosti: The comedian villain

Egypt's renowned film actor and director Stephan Rosti was born on 16 November 1891 and died on 22 May 1964

Opinion

Solar energy and the future

Samir Sobhi

How can Egypt best profit from its huge resources of renewable energy

Libyan govt has made bad wager on Turkey

Mohamed Abu Al-Fadl

I tried to relieve the reader from reading about Libya this week, but accelerating developments have ...

Cool-headedness

Abdel Moneim Said

As US-Iranian relations heat up, it is vital that the Arabs remain calm and strategic

No entanglement

Hussein Haridy

Despite the rise in political temperatures in the Gulf, Egypt should focus on its western front with Libya and Sinai

Blasting the mind…criticising Harry Potter

Ahmed Al-Moslemany

In our region, the book titled Physics and Philosophy by Werner Heisenberg didn’t sell much. ...

Sudan and Algeria: Arab Spring redux?

Dina Shehata

Could Algeria and Sudan be ahead of the Arab Spring countries on their paths towards political reform

Sports

Tuchel extends PSG contract until 2021

Paris St Germain manager Thomas Tuchel has signed a contract extension which will keep him with the ...

Messi finishes Europe's top scorer for third straight year

Lionel Messi has become the first player to win Europe’s Golden Shoe award for three straight ...

Neymar to arrive early in Brazil for Copa America

Star striker Neymar will join Brazil's Copa America squad for training Saturday, three days ahead ...

Moroccan striker Boutaib makes Zamalek's squad for Confed Cup final

Zamalek were given a much-needed boost after Moroccan striker Khalid Boutaib, who was originally deemed ...

FIFA bans former South Sudan FA chief Alei for 10 years

Former South Sudan FA president Chabur Goc Alei has been banned from all soccer-related activities ...

Pochettino optimistic Kane will play in Champions League final

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane has entered the final stages of recovery from an ankle injury and ...

Life & Style

Vaccine doubts spread like disease, must be taken offline: vaccine chief

WHO says poor vaccination coverage is causing measles outbreaks globally

Chef El-Sherbini: Get the Oriental Egyptian flavour this Ramadan for iftar

Ahram Online talks with renowned Egyptian chef El-Sherbini about his cooking, ethics in the kitchen, and his delicious, mouth-watering recipes

Scientists in new push to control cancer before curing it

The “anti-evolution” project will re-focus on turning cancer into a disease controllable with drugs for many years

WHO issues first advice on dementia: Exercise and don't smoke

First guideline recommendations for preventing cognitive decline by WHO

INTERVIEW: Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli: 'The sky is no limit'

Nespoli’s story, as he told it to Ahram Online, is one 'of fascination and determination; of hope that is stopped at no limits, and of chasing one’s dreams way beyond the skies above'