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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/30/2022 9:59:46 AM
Olga Panchenko, 65, lives with about 20 other locals in a dimly lit basement shelter on a housing estate in northeastern Kharkiv.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/29/2022 7:21:27 PM
A foreign war has exposed Africa’s chronic dependence on food imports and galvanised action to address the nexus between conflict, food insecurity, and climate change on the continent, write Patrick Verkooijen, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, and Akinwumi Adesinai
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Business
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Markets & Companies
3/29/2022 5:23:29 PM
Mexican CEMEX — the owner of the Assiut Cement Company in Egypt — plans to invest up to $20 million by the end of 2022 despite the ongoing challenges caused by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on global and local markets, according to the company’s president in Egypt and the UAE Carlos E. Gonzalez.
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Business
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Economy
3/29/2022 5:16:48 PM
Global inflation is expected to jump by 1.5 percent in 2022, driven by the Ukrainian-Russian conflict and its associated impacts, particularly the soaring costs of shipping, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
3/29/2022 3:15:55 PM
Gulf Arab states were to gather for a summit Tuesday about the yearslong war in Yemen, which the country's Houthi rebels are boycotting because it's taking place in Saudi Arabia, their adversary in the conflict.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/28/2022 5:05:55 PM
Egypt has been striving for years to encourage both the Palestinian and Israeli sides to reach the necessary accommodation and compromise that can facilitate an end to the conflict, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry affirmed in Negev on Monday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/28/2022 12:51:00 PM
The Kremlin said Monday talks between negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv have so far made no major breakthroughs on the conflict in Ukraine as the delegations prepare for a new round of talks in Istanbul.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/27/2022 10:39:22 PM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenksy said on Sunday that a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality -- a key issue for Moscow at conflict negotiations -- was being closely looked at by Kyiv's negotiators.
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World
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Region
3/27/2022 6:21:29 PM
The Libyan people want to end a decade of violence and elect a government, showing "zero appetite" for further conflict despite a renewed political standoff, the UN's top in-country official told AFP.
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World
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Region
3/27/2022 6:00:17 PM
War-torn Yemen faces an "extremely troubling outlook" after a serious escalation between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, the head of the United Nations Development Programme warned on Sunday.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/27/2022 3:30:01 PM
When Russia launched its war, Hungary opened its borders for the tens of thousands of refugees escaping Ukraine. Other refugees have been left with no help in a field in Serbia.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/27/2022 2:23:39 PM
France's President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday against a verbal "escalation" of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power".
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/27/2022 2:16:12 PM
Pope Francis has stepped up his pleas for negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/27/2022 11:58:07 AM
The head of Ukraine's Lugansk separatist region said Sunday it may hold a referendum on becoming part of Russia, after Moscow sent troops into its pro-Western neighbour.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/27/2022 11:32:45 AM
Before Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe's most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/27/2022 11:00:13 AM
The Russian military appears to be trying to encircle Ukrainian forces fighting in the separatist regions in the eastern part of the country, Britain's Ministry of Defense says.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/27/2022 10:46:22 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily warned Moscow that it is sowing a deep hatred for Russia among his people, as constant artillery barrages and aerial bombings are reducing cities to rubble, killing civilians and driving others into shelters, leaving them to scrounge for food and water to survive.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/26/2022 10:45:39 PM
Ukraine said Saturday that the United States does not object to the transfer of war planes to Kyiv to help it fend off the Russian invasion, after the Pentagon previously rejected an offer from Poland.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/26/2022 10:05:29 PM
Joe Biden is not seeking "regime change" in Russia, the White House said Saturday, after the US president declared in a major speech that Vladimir Putin "cannot stay in power".
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/26/2022 9:38:40 PM
Canada and the European Commission on Saturday announced plans to launch a joint fund-raising effort to help Ukrainian refugees, with the effort culminating in an April 9 donors conference.
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