World
-
Region
5/20/2022 1:40:59 PM
Three people were found dead and another 10 went missing after their boat capsized off Tunisia during an attempt to reach Europe, the country's coast guard said Friday.
|
Business
-
Economy
5/19/2022 10:42:00 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) raised on Thursday key interest rates by two percent (200 basis points) as the government attempts to deal with the negative economic repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war and curb inflationary pressures.
|
Egypt
-
Defence
5/19/2022 9:53:41 PM
The Egyptian security forces have foiled a suicide bombing attempt by a terrorist against personnel stationed at a police checkpoint in El-Telol district in North Sinai, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior on Thursday.
|
World
-
Region
5/19/2022 11:41:21 AM
One of Libya’s rival prime ministers said Wednesday he would seat his government in the central city of Sirte after clashes forced him to abort his attempt the previous day to bring his Cabinet to the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
|
World
-
Region
5/18/2022 7:47:26 PM
Iranian naval guards have seized a foreign ship attempting to smuggle fuel out of Iran, Iranian state TV reported Wednesday, citing a provincial judge.
|
Al-Ahram Weekly
-
Egypt
5/15/2022 3:41:00 PM
Last week’s terrorist attack in Sinai, the first in a year, does not herald a resurgence in violence.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Military
5/5/2022 5:57:03 PM
Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempted to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.
|
Sports
-
World
5/4/2022 2:19:14 PM
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers says the club are attempting to write "another chapter" in their story as they prepare to face Roma with a place in the Europa Conference League final at stake.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Diplomacy
5/4/2022 10:43:00 AM
His appeals for an Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine went unheeded. His planned meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church was canceled. A proposed visit to Moscow? Nyet. Even his attempt to showcase Russian-Ukrainian friendship fell flat.
|
Egypt
-
Society
4/30/2022 6:00:02 PM
Dar El-Iftaa — the main authority responsible for issuing religious edicts in Egypt — said it will attempt on Saturday evening to spot the crescent that would herald the advent of the month of Shawwal and the beginning of Eid El-Fitr.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Military
4/30/2022 12:15:38 PM
Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country's industrial Donbas region, and a senior U.S. defense official said Moscow's offensive is going much slower than planned.
|
World
-
Region
4/29/2022 2:58:06 PM
Pakistan's newly elected prime minister was visiting Saudi Arabia Friday on his first foreign trip since taking office, an attempt to boost economic relations with the wealthy, oil-rich kingdom as Pakistan struggles with huge debt, soaring inflation and a worsening energy crisis.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Economy
4/28/2022 10:43:02 AM
European leaders blasted Russia's decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as ``blackmail,'' saying the cutoff and the Kremlin's warning that it might cease shipments to other countries is a failed attempt to divide the West over its support for Ukraine.
|
Egypt
-
Foreign Affairs
4/26/2022 1:49:45 PM
Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN Osama Abdel-Khalek warned during a meeting of the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) on Monday that Israel's continued attempts to "Judaise" East Jerusalem and change the historical and legal status quo for its holy sites portend a dangerous escalation.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Military
4/23/2022 9:04:19 PM
Ukrainian officials Saturday accused Russia of thwarting a fresh attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol and killing six people in a strike on Odessa, all but burying hopes of a truce for Orthodox Easter.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Military
4/23/2022 2:42:28 PM
Russian troops are pressing their offensive in the eastern Donbas region in an attempt to fully seize Ukraine's industrial heartland but have made little headway as fierce Ukrainian counterattacks have slowed their efforts, Ukrainian and British officials said Saturday.
|
War in Ukraine
-
Military
4/20/2022 5:15:34 PM
Donbas, a vast area in eastern Ukraine which Russia is attempting to conquer, has been at the centre of a war between Kyiv and pro-Russian rebels since 2014.
|
Egypt
-
Foreign Affairs
4/20/2022 12:10:00 PM
Ethiopians have attempted to assault Egyptian monks and defaced an Egyptian flag drawn on the door of Deir El-Sultan Monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday, according to the Coptic ME Sat channel.
|
Al-Ahram Weekly
-
World
4/19/2022 10:05:30 PM
Though diplomacy offers the hope of restraint in Jerusalem it remains unclear whether or not Israel will continue in its attempts to create new realities on the ground. Dina Ezzat reports from Cairo, and Mohamed Abu Shaar from Gaza
|
World
-
International
4/17/2022 8:34:54 PM
A migrant was killed by gunfire at the Greece-Turkey border while she and several others attempted to cross a river separating the two countries, Greek police said Sunday.
|