At least 16 civilians were killed in a military air raid in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara after a pilot mistook local self-defence forces for criminal gangs, residents told AFP on Sunday.
Sweden will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance's presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure, the government said Sunday.
Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants.
The toll from a collision of two trams in Strasbourg has risen to 68 injured in a rare accident that sowed panic near the eastern French city's main train station, authorities said Sunday.
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) said Hamas has no right to "reproduce its adventures in the West Bank," accusing the group of "aligning with Iran and other regional powers" while giving Israel justification for "the largest war of extermination" in Gaza.
The Israeli army claimed Friday launching airstrikes that targeted what they described as Houthi military sites in western and central Yemen.
The US Supreme Court on Friday will hear TikTok's appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the video-sharing platform or shut it down in the United States.
Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the number of Palestinians killed during the first nine months of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza was around 40 percent higher than recorded by the territory's health ministry.
Bayern Munich may have to cope without its standout attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala in its first game of the year after he caught the flu.
A father and his three children were killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting their house in Al-Nuseirat Camp in the central Gaza Strip, media reports said.
The Israeli government greenlit Monday further military operations in the West Bank in a series of encroachments on the occupied Palestinian territory, including more settlements.
A main road in the provincial capital of Quneitra in southern Syria was blocked with mounds of dirt, fallen palm trees and a metal pole that appeared to have once been a traffic light. On the other side of the barriers, an Israeli tank could be seen manoeuvring in the middle of the street.
In the winding alleys of southern Iran, artist Adel Yazdi has taken it upon himself to turn his rustic old neighbourhood into a cultural and tourist hub through vibrant paintings and carved relief faces.
Israel has facilitated the escape of a former soldier from Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers' social media posts.
As Israeli airstrikes continue to target Gaza, the death toll surges once more, killing at least 29 Palestinians on Sunday alone, with no sign of the carnage slowing.
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued on Saturday a presidential decree restructuring the Grand Egyptian Museum's (GEM) board of trustees, which the president headed, to serve for three years.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree on Saturday designating Tuesday, 7 January 2025, as an official paid holiday for the public and private sectors.
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed more than 30 people on Saturday, with Al Jazeera reporting at least 66 fatalities, while the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an immediate halt to Israel's attacks on hospitals.
The US State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials said on Saturday, as Israel persist in its genocidal war on Gaza.
Egyptian international winger Mohamed Salah’s relentless pursuit of excellence continues to define his legacy as the superstar cements his place among Liverpool’s all-time greats.
Authorities in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah have banned four organisations accused of affiliation with the Turkish-blacklisted Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), activists said Thursday, denouncing the move as "political".
Syria's education minister on Thursday sought to minimise curriculum changes announced this week by the new Islamist-led authorities, after activists denounced them as "extremist" and potentially harmful to religious minorities.
The Food Export Council (FEC) announced Wednesday that food industry exports in Egypt have increased by 17 percent from January to November, reaching $5.5 billion, up from $4.7 billion in the same period of 2023.
The Egyptian government announced on Wednesday that newly introduced taxes on imported mobile phones will apply to devices imported into the country from 1 January 2025 onwards.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says that since the Israeli war on Gaza began, at least 745 people have been killed and more than 2,200 injured in its shelters, where they had sought United Nations protection.
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with senior Christian clerics on Tuesday, amid calls on the militant chief to guarantee minority rights after seizing power earlier this month.
A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the US territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power.
Israel’s Shin Bet security service said it had arrested around 2,500 Palestinians in Gaza during 2024, of which 650 were interrogated.
The US military said it had launched airstrikes targeting military facilities belonging to Yemen's Houthi rebels in capital Sanaa.
Islamic State militants staged an attack in Somalia's Puntland region, local officials said Tuesday, saying security forces had repelled the attack by "Daacish", using the Somali term for the Islamic State group.
The Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA) has unveiled a new mobile application, dubbed Telephony (MY Phone), to facilitate the registration of mobile phones imported from abroad.
I watch the news, scroll through social media, and ask myself what I wish for in the New Year. I want to witness a genuine transformation in Egypt's lifestyle and development, which would protect our nation from the turmoil surrounding us.
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues plummeted to $4 billion in 2024 from $10.2 billion in 2023 (a 60.7 percent loss) due to the ongoing tensions in the Red Sea, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie stated in an interview with Sada El-Balad on Saturday.
A senior official from Libya's UN-recognised government met Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday and discussed issues including diplomatic relations, energy and migration.
Turkey's interior minister reported that nearly 31,000 Syrians have returned home since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad, with the figure rising by about 5,000 in just three days.
Saudi Arabia will give war-riven Yemen's internationally recognized government $500 million to pay salaries and other expenses, a Saudi official said Friday.
The Kremlin said Friday that it would not comment on the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane until an inquiry was completed, after reports the jet was targeted by a Russian air defence missile.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Slovakia had offered to be a "platform" for possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, nearly three years since the launch of Moscow's offensive.
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held a virtual seminar titled "Effective Supervision: Building Supervisory Frameworks and Risk Management" with the participation of 110 representatives from African central banks, the CBE announced on Wednesday.
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) launched a new service on Monday that allows instant money transfers from anywhere in the world to Egypt.
Egypt is eyeing establishing a new 73.3-acre industrial complex with 450 factories in the extension of the industrial zone south of Port Said, in the Al-Raswa area, according to a statement published by the Ministry of Industry and Transport on Sunday.
Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syrian Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Al-Jolani in Damascus on Sunday, according to Ankara's foreign ministry.
The Biden administration said Friday it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad earlier this month.
France's new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was Friday racing to name by Christmas at the latest a government to lead the country out of its political crisis but with no sign of an end to months of tensions that have rattled President Emmanuel Macron.
A recent investigation by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor found no evidence of military presence or armed individuals at the site of a devastating Israeli attack targeting worshipers who gathered for dawn prayers at a Gaza mosque on 16 November 2023.
As Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, and Post-Assad Syria deepens human suffering and regional instability, and amid growing international calls for ceasefires and de-escalation, Ahram Online covered the latest developments in the Middle East as they unfolde on Thursday, 19 December.
Egypt will host the 11th Summit of the Organization of Eight Developing Countries (D-8) on Thursday, in attendance of leaders from its member states: Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Nigeria.
Israeli forces advanced into the Daraa countryside in southern Syria, seizing strategic locations including the village of Kouia and the historic Wehda Dam near the Syrian-Jordanian border.
AS Roma are reportedly targeting Eintracht Frankfurt’s Egyptian international Omar Marmoush as a potential replacement for Paulo Dybala next summer.
DR Congo on Tuesday filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using "blood minerals" in its supply chain.