Arts & Culture
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Screens
5/27/2023 6:07:15 PM
Arab cinema continued to garner critical recognition at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (16-27 May), with three Arab films receiving awards in the Un Certain Regard section that were announced on Friday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
5/20/2023 2:34:55 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky made a landmark visit to Hiroshima for talks with G7 leaders Saturday, after securing long-sought access to advanced US fighter jets for Ukraine's war effort.
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World
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War in Ukraine
5/19/2023 8:03:37 PM
US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that Washington will support providing advanced warplanes including F-16s to Ukraine and will back efforts to train Kyiv's pilots, a senior White House official said Friday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
5/13/2023 7:29:26 PM
The Arab Cinema Center (ACC) announced the final nominees for the seventh edition of the Critics Awards for Arab Films that will be held on the margins of the 76th Cannes Film Festival 16-27 May.
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World
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Region
3/2/2023 12:54:55 PM
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the United States has approved the sale to Taiwan of $619 million in munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a move China said "seriously damages" relations between Washington and Beijing.
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World
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Region
2/20/2023 4:31:47 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday underlined Washington's commitment to delivering F-16 jets to Turkey as he wrapped up a visit during which he pledged solidarity with the earthquake-hit country.
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World
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Region
1/18/2023 10:51:51 PM
Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections to NATO expansion but is bitterly opposed by a key senator.
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Business
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Economy
12/7/2022 6:30:51 PM
Egypt will receive the first tranche of its $3 billion IMF loan immediately after the IMF board meeting on Friday 16 December, or within 10 days, said head of the House's Budget Committee Fakhri El-Fiqi, who affirmed the loan will help shore up the country's foreign currency reserves.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Sports
12/6/2022 9:50:14 PM
More than 200 international players took part in the card game tournament after it was interrupted for six years, reports Ameera Fouad
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Business
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Energy
11/29/2022 10:47:42 PM
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 96 cents to $78.20 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 16 cents to $83.03 a barrel.
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World
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International
9/27/2022 9:34:44 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended military sales to Pakistan after withering criticism from growing US partner India, which considers itself the target of Islamabad's F-16 planes.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
9/12/2022 5:09:31 PM
Renowned Egyptian singer Angham, and her orchestra, will put on a live concert at ZED Park on Friday 16 September, where she will be performing a selection from her well-memorised repertoire.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
9/11/2022 2:25:27 PM
Egyptian Shaabi star Abdel-Baset Hamouda and his band will perform at the El-Sawy Culture Wheel on Friday 16 September, where he will sing some of his famous hits.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
9/9/2022 2:46:00 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through on a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets.
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Sports
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World
8/31/2022 8:04:50 PM
Thomas Tuchel was fined £20,000 ($23,000) and warned about his future behaviour on Wednesday after the Chelsea manager suggested referee Anthony Taylor should not be allowed to take charge of the club's matches.
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World
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International
8/17/2022 3:21:20 PM
Taiwan displayed on Wednesday its most advanced fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a rare nighttime demonstration in the wake of China's unprecedented military drills around the island.
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World
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Region
6/29/2022 7:26:27 PM
US President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for dropping opposition to the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, with the US also signalling support for Turkey's plan to buy F-16 warplanes.
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World
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International
4/4/2022 10:48:55 PM
The US Defense Department approved Monday the sale of eight F-16 combat aircraft to Bulgaria for $1.67 billion, bolstering its air force as the regional threat has risen after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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Region
12/24/2021 4:11:05 PM
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired more than a dozen surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday.
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World
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International
11/23/2021 2:01:22 PM
China on Tuesday protested the passage of a US Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the region.
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