World
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Africa
2/7/2025 3:37:20 PM
A laboratory holding Ebola and other dangerous pathogens in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma -- which has been seized by the M23 armed group -- is safe, WHO said Friday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/7/2025 1:56:13 PM
Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Osama Abdel Khalek stressed Thursday that deterrence and balance of power are key to maintaining peace and stability worldwide, noting that the Middle East is no exception.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/7/2025 1:03:00 PM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay his first visit to the Middle East this month, a senior State Department official said Thursday, in the wake of President Donald Trump's remarks on relocating Gaza's population.
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/6/2025 5:12:48 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy inaugurated the Egyptian pavilion at the 28th East Mediterranean International Tourism & Travel Exhibition (EMITT) in Istanbul on Thursday.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/6/2025 1:21:50 PM
Under the patronage of the National Media Authority, a grand artistic celebration reignited the legacy of Egypt’s iconic media hub, Maspero, marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of the legendary "Star of the East," Umm Kulthum, and the 25th anniversary of the acclaimed TV series Umm Kulthum, directed by the esteemed Inaam Mohamed Ali.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/5/2025 11:00:26 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reaffirmed to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that the international community must bear its responsibility to support the implementation of a two-state solution as a guarantee for achieving stability in the Middle East.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/5/2025 10:34:00 PM
The deterrent power of Egypt’s military should be a source of comfort to all who value stability in the Middle East.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/5/2025 10:31:00 PM
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to adopt a resolution classifying recent proposals by President Donald Trump for the US seize Gaza and transfer the native Palestinian population to build a Middle Eastern Riviera — as a threat to international peace and security.
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Business
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Economy
2/5/2025 7:05:09 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) co-chaired the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa (RCG MENA) meeting, held in Sharm El-Sheikh on 29-30 January, the bank said in a release on Wednesday.
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World
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Africa
2/5/2025 6:41:17 PM
Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 kilometres) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society officials and residents told The Associated Press.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/4/2025 10:37:51 PM
President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said Tuesday that a three to five-year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not a viable post-war plan for the battle-torn territory.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/4/2025 9:23:12 PM
The government has been dissolved, new elections are due, and Germany is widely seen as needing to recalibrate its foreign policy in the Middle East and its economic policies at home
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/4/2025 5:58:19 PM
With uncertainty growing regarding the intentions of the US administration towards the Middle East, Egypt, the Arabs, and the Palestinians must close ranks to oppose Israeli plans to annex the West Bank and re-occupy Gaza, writes Hussein Haridy
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/4/2025 5:55:09 PM
Iran’s presence in the Eastern Mediterranean has been dealt a powerful blow as a result of changing conditions in the region, writes
Tarek Osman
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Opinion
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2/4/2025 2:34:50 PM
When peace efforts stop, even if unproductive, politics abhors a vacuum and war steps in to fill it.
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World
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Africa
2/4/2025 1:27:34 PM
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in DR Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
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World
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Africa
2/3/2025 9:54:46 PM
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday on the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where a Rwanda-backed armed group is advancing.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/3/2025 9:55:28 AM
US President Donald Trump said that talks with Israel and other countries on the Middle East were "progressing," ahead of discussions in Washington on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/2/2025 7:51:14 PM
Kuwait emphasized on Sunday its support for Egypt's relentless efforts to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East, expressing appreciation for the actions taken by Cairo in collaboration with Doha and Washington to secure a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/1/2025 7:23:23 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed the ongoing ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the means to reach lasting peace in the Middle East via telephone on Saturday with US President Donald Trump.
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