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Egypt

Egypt praises Hamas positive response to Trump plan to end Gaza war

Egypt has welcomed Hamas’s positive response to US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza proposal, urging all sides to commit to a ceasefire and prisoner exchange.

War on Gaza

General strike brings Italy to a standstill as tens of thousands rally for Gaza

A general strike across Italy in support of Palestinians and Gaza aid flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade disrupted trains and port traffic on Friday, causing chaos for commuters as tens of thousands took to the streets in protest.

War on Gaza

Israel-designated safe zones in southern Gaza are 'places of death': UN

The United Nations on Friday insisted there was no safe place for Palestinians ordered to leave Gaza City, and that Israel-designated zones in the south were "places of death".

World

Putin vows 'significant' response to 'Europe's militarisation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised a "significant" response to "Europe's militarisation", as he addressed a foreign policy forum in southern Russia.

Books

Israel wants blood, not peace

Six books by Israeli analysts, politicians, and historians, all published in 2024, converge on a bleak conclusion: Benjamin Netanyahu has turned war into a survival policy, creating a catastrophe that forecloses any path to resolution.

War on Gaza

Israeli navy uses water cannons, stun grenades in assault on Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla

Israeli occupation forces have seized 12 of the 44 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters on Wednesday evening, cutting off contact with the vessel that was carrying humanitarian aid and activists bound for Gaza.

War on Gaza

Israel kills at least 61 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump plan

Israel pressed its assault on Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 61 Palestinians across the strip, since dawn, as Hamas mulled its response to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for the embattled territory.

Business

Egypt becomes MENA’s 3rd-largest construction hub with $1.4 bln boost: Report

Egypt is consolidating its position as one of the Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) most dynamic real estate markets, attracting $1.4 billion in global private capital and ranking as the region’s third-largest construction hub after Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to Knight Frank’s Destination Egypt 2025 report released Tuesday.

World

US sending anti-drone system to Denmark for EU summit

The United States is sending anti-drone defenses to Denmark as it hosts an EU summit this week, Copenhagen's defense ministry said Tuesday, after drones over the Nordic country closed several airports.

Egypt

El-Sisi welcomes South Korean envoy to mark 30 years of diplomatic ties

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday welcomed Park Beom-kye, the special envoy of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, to Cairo to mark 30 years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and South Korea.

War on Gaza

Pressure growing on Germany over rigid support for Israel

Pressure is building on Germany to join steps to sanction Israel over its war on Gaza, sparking heated debate in a country that has long been at pains to atone for the Holocaust.

World

Warmongering Netanyahu rejects two-state solution at UNGA as 'policy of my people and State of Israel'

A majority of international delegations booed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he took to the podium to address the UNGA in protest of the Israeli genocidal war in Gaza, and left him to speak to a small number of die-hard supporters.

World

Macron says Trump Nobel Peace Prize ‘only possible’ if he ends Gaza war

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged US President Donald Trump to intervene to end Israel’s war in Gaza, saying the US president’s long-standing ambition to win the Nobel Peace Prize “is only possible” if Washington presses Israel to halt its nearly two-year campaign on the strip.

War on Gaza

Palestinians rally in West Bank to celebrate statehood recognition

Crowds of people rallied in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, waving flags and holding posters of president Mahmud Abbas to celebrate the wave of recognition by Western powers of a Palestinian state.

Egypt

Egypt navy forces arrive in Turkey for joint drill 'Friendship Sea 2025'

Egyptian naval forces have arrived in Turkey to participate in the joint Egyptian-Turkish naval drill, "Friendship Sea 2025," which will take place over several days in September with naval units from both countries participating.

Sports

Preview: Egypt’s Pyramids FC chase history against Al Ahli Jeddah in FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup

Egypt’s Pyramids FC will be chasing glory when they face Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli, winners of the Asian Champions League, in the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup on Tuesday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.

War on Gaza

UK recognition of State of Palestine acknowledges historic injustice: Palestinian envoy at flag-raising ceremony in London

Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK Husam Zomlot raised the flag of the State of Palestine at the mission's headquarters in London on Monday in a historic event, a day after the UK joined several Western nations in recognizing Palestinian statehood.

War on Gaza

Portugal recognizes a Palestinian state

Portugal said Sunday it recognizes a Palestinian state, making it the latest Western nation to make the symbolic move as the war in Gaza shows no sign of ending.

War on Gaza

UN summit on Palestine seeks to revive stalled peace process – here’s what to expect

Nearly two years of relentless Israeli war and blockade have left Gaza in ruins, driving famine across the territory and prompting the United Nations to accuse Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians. In response, a crucial summit will convene to address the urgent Palestinian struggle for justice and sovereignty.

War on Gaza

France's Macron says no embassy in Palestine until Gaza captives freed

France's planned recognition of a Palestinian state will not include the opening of an embassy until Hamas frees the captives it is holding in Gaza, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview that aired Sunday.

World

IAEA cooperation suspended after European move on UN sanctions: Iran

Iran's top security body said Saturday that action by Britain, France and Germany to reimpose UN sanctions will "effectively suspend" its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.

World

Estonia says UN Security Council to meet over Russian air incursion

Estonia's foreign ministry said Sunday that UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting this week following the incursion of three Russian aircraft into its airspace.

War on Gaza

Abbas welcomes UK, Canada, Australia recognition of Palestinian state as step toward 'lasting peace'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that Britain, Canada, and Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state was a necessary step toward lasting peace in the region.

War on Gaza

Palestinian ambassador hails UK recognition of Palestine as 'long-overdue' step towards justice

The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Husam Zomlot, has welcomed Britain's historic decision to formally recognise the State of Palestine, calling it a "long-overdue recognition" and a crucial step towards justice and peace.

War on Gaza

US vetoes another UNSC resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

The United States once again vetoed a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli captives.

World

Palestinian state recognition key to achieving peace in Middle East: Starmer to Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that his government will seek recognition for Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly next week, using a joint press conference with Donald Trump to underscore the move as central to efforts for Middle East peace.

World

Trump and Starmer sign tech deal to seal 'unbreakable bond'

Donald Trump hailed America's "unbreakable bond" with Britain Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a huge tech deal on the second day of the US president's pomp-filled state visit.

War on Gaza

UN chief says Gaza situation ‘horrendous,’ Israel’s war ‘intolerable’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the situation in Gaza as "horrendous," adding that the Israeli war in Gaza is "morally, politically, and legally intolerable.”

Al-Ahram Weekly

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘We will not tolerate a second Nakba’ - Egypt FM Badr Abdelatty

In a wide-ranging interview with Al-Ahram Weekly's Editor-in-Chief Ezzat Ibrahim, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discusses Egypt’s response to the Israeli escalation in the Middle East, its relations with the US, and its reaction to the recent inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

World

At least 18 killed in RSF assault on Sudan's El-Fasher: Medics

At least 18 people were killed Tuesday during an incursion by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces into the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher, medical sources said.

War on Gaza

Israel urges EU chief to drop proposed sanctions over Gaza war

Israel on Tuesday urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to withdraw a proposal that would curb trade ties in a bid to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza.

Sports

Barcelona to stay at Johan Cruyff stadium for Getafe clash

Barcelona will host Getafe in La Liga at their tiny Johan Cruyff training ground stadium on Sunday as they work to obtain permits to reopen their revamped Camp Nou home.

War on Gaza

Hamas calls on world, Arab and Islamic nations to boycott and isolate Israel

Hamas on Sunday issued an urgent appeal to Arab, Islamic, and international bodies to work toward the boycott and isolation of Israel politically and economically to end its war of extermination against the Palestinian people.

World

Tens of thousands join Ankara protest ahead of court showdown

At least 50,000 people joined a protest by Turkey's main opposition CHP in Ankara Sunday ahead of a key court hearing that could oust the party's leadership, the organisers and AFP correspondents said.

World

Arab, Islamic leaders heading to Doha for summit on Israeli strike against Qatar

Arab and Islamic leaders will gather in Doha for an emergency summit called by Qatar on Sunday and Monday, in a bid to forge a unified regional response to Israel’s unprecedented strike on the Gulf state that targeted senior Hamas figures and violated Qatari sovereignty.

War on Gaza

UN General Assembly to vote Friday on a Palestinian state

The UN General Assembly will vote on Friday on whether to back the "New York Declaration," a resolution that seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

World

UN Security Council condemns strikes on Qatar, avoid naming Israel

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned strikes on Qatar earlier this week and called for "de-escalation," without naming Israel, which carried out the attack.

World

Hezbollah warns Gulf countries are next if Israel defeats ‘resistance’

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Naim Kassem, said on Wednesday that Israel’s strike on Qatar serves as a warning to oil-rich Gulf countries that they will not be spared if “resistance” groups in the region are defeated.

World

Canada 'evaluating' relations with Israel after Qatar strikes

Canada said on Wednesday it is reassessing its relationship with Israel following Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar.

War on Gaza

Jordan's King Abdullah rejects any Israeli move to annex West Bank

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday reaffirmed his "absolute refusal" towards any efforts by Israel to annex the occupied West Bank during a visit to the UAE, the royal palace said.

World

Drone launched from Yemen injures eight at Israeli airport

A drone launched from Yemen injured eight people when it struck Ramon airport in southern Israel on Sunday, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service.

Arts & Culture

Winners of Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Egypt explore Poland

All four winners of this year’s ninth Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Egypt embarked on a six-day trip to Poland, exploring four different cities from 5 to 10 September.

War on Gaza

Israel warns of retaliation as Europe moves to recognize Palestine

Israel's foreign minister branded a recent international push to recognize Palestinian statehood a "mistake" on Sunday and warned it could trigger an unspecified unilateral response, after reports that Israel plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

Egypt

Egypt condemns statements attributed to Netanyahu on displacing Palestinians via Rafah crossing

Egypt said on Friday it vociferously condemns the statements attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his desire to displace Palestinians from their land, including via the Rafah crossing.

Arts & Culture

Chanting ‘Free Palestine’: The Voice of Hind Rajab receives record ovation in Venice Film Festival

Following its screening, Kaouther Ben Hania's film The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) received a 22-minute-long standing ovation — the longest in the Venice Film Festival's history - culminating in theatre-wide chants to "Free Palestine."

Sports

Former Egypt Olympic football coach backs Hossam Hassan for senior team role

Former Egypt Olympic football team coach, Rogério Micale, said on Tuesday that Hossam Hassan is the best candidate to lead the country’s senior national side, voicing confidence in the Pharaohs’ chances of qualifying for the World Cup.

Business

What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?

President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.

War on Gaza

Abu Obeida killing rumours part of Israel 'psychological war' against Palestinians: Hamas

Hamas has warned Gaza residents against spreading rumours about the alleged killing of its military spokesperson, Abu Obeida, in an Israeli airstrike, describing the reports as part of a "psychological warfare" campaign aimed at undermining Palestinian morale.

War on Gaza

Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar

Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike.

War on Gaza

Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to break Israeli blockade

A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is due to leave from Barcelona on Sunday to try to break the Israeli illegal siege of Gaza, organisers said.