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Business
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Energy
9/25/2022 6:29:39 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz planted a tree at a mangrove park in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, a token nod to environmentalism during a two-day visit to the Gulf region focused mainly on securing new fossil fuel supplies and forging fresh alliances against Russia.
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World
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Region
9/24/2022 2:10:33 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is travelling to the Middle East on Saturday for a two-day, three-country visit aimed at striking new energy deals and forging fresh alliances amid the economic and geopolitical turmoil resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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International
9/23/2022 4:05:33 PM
The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing ``a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm'' and urged donors, particularly Gulf nations and billionaires, to give a few days of profits to tackle a crisis with the fertilizer supply right now and prevent widespread food shortages next year.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
9/19/2022 2:46:29 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Saudi Arabia and meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a Gulf trip, his spokesman said Monday, as Germany rushes to secure energy supplies.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/13/2022 5:30:08 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi was received on Tuesday by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at Doha's Hamad International Airport in his first ever official visit to the Gulf state.
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Sports
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World
9/8/2022 6:19:44 PM
Beer-drinking will be "business as usual" at the Qatar World Cup, the tournament's chief insisted Thursday, despite severely restricted alcohol sales in the Muslim Gulf state.
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Arts & Culture
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Entertainment
9/6/2022 8:17:57 PM
Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf countries on Tuesday accused streaming giant Netflix of broadcasting content that "contradicts Islamic and societal values" and threatened legal action if it was not removed.
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World
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Region
9/2/2022 1:55:57 PM
An Iranian naval flotilla foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in the Red Sea, the navy said, following a similar incident last month.
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World
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Region
8/30/2022 6:11:29 PM
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone Tuesday in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said.
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Egypt
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Society
8/23/2022 9:49:26 PM
Egypt’s Manpower Minister Hassan Shehata said on Tuesday that less than 1,000 Egyptian expats working in Kuwait will be affected by the “Kuwaitisation” policy that is set to be implemented by the Gulf country’s Ministry of State for Municipal Affairs.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/23/2022 8:00:15 PM
The prospect of a new nuclear deal with the West is enhancing coordination between Tehran and its regional rivals,.
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World
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Region
8/21/2022 8:08:43 PM
The United Arab Emirates plans to reinstate its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, the Emirati Foreign Ministry announced Sunday, as the Gulf Arab federation accelerates efforts to improve ties with the nation it has long viewed as a regional threat.
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World
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Region
8/20/2022 4:42:32 PM
Senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, Khaled El-Gindy says that the Biden Administration is not interested in changing the status-quo on the Palestinian-Israeli front, no matter the gestures or possible political changes.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/16/2022 7:17:36 PM
An Arab security association could help to identify threats to Arab security and draw up strategies for collective defence, writes Abdel-Moneim Al-Mashat
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/9/2022 10:17:49 PM
What will the setting up of the Saudi-Egyptian Investment Company this week mean for Saudi investments in Egypt, Gamal Essam El-Din investigates
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World
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Region
7/27/2022 4:34:53 PM
The Emirati and Iranian foreign ministers have held a telephone conversation and discussed boosting ties, UAE state media reported Wednesday, as the Gulf Arab country considers sending an ambassador back to Tehran.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
7/19/2022 10:31:46 PM
US President Joe Biden tried to mend relations with a “unified” Gulf and Arab world but the results are not up to expectations.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
7/19/2022 3:37:10 PM
Egyptian musicians joined a rich line-up of the musicians from North Africa, Middle East and Gulf for a concert to celebrate 15 years of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture's (AFAC) anniversary event.
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World
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Region
7/18/2022 5:46:01 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leader of the United Arab Emirates on Monday to ensure energy supplies from the oil-rich Gulf country as Europe prepares for the possibility of a total cutoff of Russian natural gas in retaliation for sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/16/2022 11:33:33 AM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived on Saturday in Saudi Arabia to attend the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, which brings together the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and the United States.
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