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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Sports
11/22/2022 9:05:21 PM
The Gulf state is appearing in the World Cup for the first time but became the first hosts to lose an opening match, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani
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Business
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Energy
11/16/2022 7:32:19 PM
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) has signed an MoU with Saudi Arabia’s utility developer ACWA Power to explore a joint investment in a $1.5 billion wind energy project with a capacity of 1.1 gigawatt (GW) in the Egyptian Gulf of Suez, a statement said on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Sports
11/15/2022 8:51:46 PM
As the first Arab country to hold the World Cup, the Gulf state is also dealing with the most controversies that have ever befallen a host country, writes Alaa Abdel-Ghani
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
11/15/2022 8:18:01 PM
Nahed Nasr talks to visual anthropologist Farah Hallaba about the background to her recent exhibition on Egyptian migration to the Gulf
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World
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Region
11/6/2022 12:15:57 PM
Pope Francis said Sunday he was praying for "suffering peoples of the Middle East", at the end of a Bahrain visit promoting inter-faith dialogue in the Gulf state.
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World
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Region
11/5/2022 11:12:07 AM
About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers joined an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf.
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World Cup 2022
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News
10/30/2022 7:40:05 PM
Germany's human rights envoy said Sunday that she is postponing an official visit to Qatar, after the Gulf nation reacted angrily to German government comments in recent days.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/18/2022 9:36:06 PM
The UAE and Saudi decision to mediate in the Russian war in Ukraine is the result of regional calculations and with a view to possible regional impacts, writes Dina Ezzat
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/18/2022 9:10:12 PM
Though previously scheduled, the UAE president’s visit to Moscow is now seen as a Gulf pivot away from pro-Western policy.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/9/2022 4:52:31 PM
As war rages in Ukraine, and Europe thirsts for fuel, the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry along the US Gulf Coast is preparing to expand -- a distressing development to some nearby neighbors.
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Sports
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World
9/29/2022 3:42:00 PM
Coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory for the million-plus fans going to the World Cup in Qatar this year, the Gulf state said Thursday.
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Sports
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World
9/27/2022 6:00:48 PM
Qatar has tested out a massive fleet of buses ahead of next month's World Cup, when an estimated 1.2 million soccer fans will descend on the small Gulf nation, an official said Tuesday.
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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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