Arts & Culture
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Music
7/8/2023 4:32:00 PM
Egyptian popular singer Medhat Saleh took the stage on Friday at the Cairo Opera House for the El-Asateza (The Masters) concert, introducing a collection of cherished Arab music classics in refreshing orchestral arrangements.
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World
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Africa
5/9/2023 8:25:35 PM
More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following "atrocities" carried out by jihadists, state radio said on Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
4/25/2023 7:37:44 PM
The accounts are horrific. Women killed while carrying babies on their backs, the wounded hunted down and villagers watching the execution of their neighbors, fearing they'd be next. These are some of the atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Burkina Faso's security forces in the north of the country, according to a statement Tuesday by locals from the village of Karma where the violence took place.
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Antiquities
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Museums
4/13/2023 12:45:06 PM
The magnificent colossus of King Ramses II, proudly on display at at its permanent location at the Grand Egyptian Museum's atrium, was unaffected by Thursday’s heavy rain, according to Major General Atef Moftah, the supervisor of the museum project and the surrounding area.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/4/2023 9:38:37 PM
Russia on Tuesday said it had summoned France's charge d'affaires in Moscow to protest "false publications" by the French embassy about alleged atrocities in Ukraine blamed on the Russian army.
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Antiquities
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Museums
3/8/2023 11:06:58 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum started on Wednesday to offer a limited number of guided tours in the areas that were handed over to Legacy Development and Management, both a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Holding and the company entrusted with operating the services in the museum complex.
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Sports
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Talents Abroad
11/4/2022 3:15:59 PM
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised his Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny for making an unexpected quick return from injury after he took part in the 1-0 win over FC Zurich in Europa League on Thursday.
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World
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Africa
9/19/2022 9:06:05 PM
UN investigators said Monday they believed Ethiopia's government was behind ongoing crimes against humanity in Tigray, and warned the resumption of the conflict there increased the risk of "further atrocity crimes".
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War in Ukraine
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Military
9/16/2022 2:50:31 PM
Ukraine said Friday it had counted some 450 graves at a site near Izyum after recapturing the strategic eastern city from the Russians, a discovery that Kyiv likened to atrocities seen in Bucha and Mariupol.
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World
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International
6/8/2022 6:18:37 PM
Dozens of rights groups called Wednesday for the resignation of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, charging that she "whitewashed" Beijing's "atrocities" during her trip to China last month.
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World
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Region
6/4/2022 1:32:43 PM
A UN human rights expert on Sudan called on Saturday for accelerated investigations into killings of protesters and other atrocities, as the death toll since last year's power grab nears 100.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/31/2022 4:11:00 PM
Representatives of a group of nations working together to investigate war crimes in Russia's invasion of Ukraine are meeting in The Hague amid ongoing calls for those responsible for atrocities to be brought to justice.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/12/2022 4:26:28 PM
Ukrainian prosecutors said Tuesday that six people had been found shot dead in the basement of a building outside Kyiv, the latest discovery fuelling allegations of Russian atrocities.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/9/2022 9:45:50 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he is committed to pressing for peace despite Russian attacks on civilians that have stunned the world, and he renewed his plea for countries to send more weapons ahead of an expected surge in fighting in the country's east.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/9/2022 4:56:23 PM
Ukraine was "still ready" to continue negotiations with Moscow, which have stalled since the discovery of atrocities in Bucha and other areas near Kyiv, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/7/2022 10:19:00 PM
Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/7/2022 3:17:26 PM
The Group of Seven industrialised nations on Thursday called for Russia to be suspended from the UN's human rights body over "heinous acts and atrocities" in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/7/2022 10:56:22 AM
Ukraine on Thursday appealed to NATO for more weapons in its fight against Russia to help prevent further atrocities like those reported in the city of Bucha, and urged Germany to slash red tape so that more supplies can get in.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/6/2022 10:16:40 AM
The United States was expected to announce tough new sanctions on Russia Wednesday, including a ban on new investments, a day after Ukraine's president showed the UN Security Council harrowing images of violence and accused Moscow of widespread atrocities.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/5/2022 6:51:00 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of gruesome atrocities in Ukraine and told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that those responsible should immediately be brought up on war crimes charges in front of a tribunal like the one set up at Nuremberg after World War II.
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