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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/9/2024 10:13:15 PM
The war in Gaza is throwing new light on the enmity between Iran and Israel in what could be the final milepost before a new Middle Eastern landscape emerges, writes Salah Nasrawi
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/9/2024 7:48:45 PM
Non-state actors have become entrenched in countries across the Arab world over the past few decades, forcing their hosts to rethink their own strategic postures and objectives, writes Tarek Osman
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/2/2024 8:40:23 PM
Despite confrontations between Iranian proxies and Israeli and US forces in the region, no one wants a large-scale Middle Eastern war, least of all Tehran.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/27/2023 11:56:00 AM
Delegations from the European Union member states and Middle Eastern and North African countries are meeting Monday in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss the crisis in Gaza where a fragile pause in fighting is set to expire.
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Business
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Economy
11/21/2023 4:50:54 PM
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has inaugurated a new regional hub in Cairo to foster cooperation with Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) partners, according to a statement by the bank on Monday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/2/2023 2:33:00 PM
French minister of the armed forces Sebastien Lecornu, is set to visit the Lebanon-Israel border Thursday, following a meeting with officials in Lebanon Wednesday in a bid to keep the Middle Eastern country out of the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/8/2023 9:54:26 PM
Israel's National Security Council urged Sunday its citizens to refrain from travelling to Middle Eastern countries and other nations with travel warnings, according to a statement released on the council's website.
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World
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Region
9/28/2023 11:27:46 AM
China and Saudi Arabia will hold their second-ever joint naval drills next month, Beijing's defence ministry announced Thursday, as China forges deeper ties with the Middle Eastern power.
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World
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International
9/21/2023 7:19:19 PM
The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African, Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade and Chinese and Asian Indians were the two largest Asian groups, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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World
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Region
7/31/2023 6:53:52 PM
Two men set the Koran alight outside parliament in Stockholm on Monday, an AFP reporter saw, at a protest similar to previous ones that have sparked tensions between Sweden and Middle Eastern countries.
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World
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Region
6/29/2023 1:15:14 PM
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around the world.
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World
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Region
6/15/2023 12:54:12 PM
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister is expected to visit Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, as the two Middle Eastern powerhouses move to cement their recent landmark rapprochement after a seven-year rupture.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
6/2/2023 12:57:51 PM
From an ancient Middle Eastern limestone elephant to seventh century Chinese sculptures, New York prosecutors have seized hundreds of priceless artefacts looted from around the globe that have earned it the reputation as a key global hub for art trafficking.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
5/31/2023 9:26:00 AM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election as president of Turkey has been welcomed by several Middle Eastern countries, Egypt included.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
4/4/2023 9:37:59 PM
A supposed détente between Middle Eastern foes is taking shape, suggesting the region is going back to normal.
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World
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International
1/26/2023 9:22:51 PM
A Middle Eastern and North African category could be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes could be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify, under preliminary recommendations released Thursday by the Biden administration in what would be the first update to race and ethnicity standards in a quarter century.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/24/2023 11:15:00 AM
The end of 2022 brought some sad news: an important centre for the dissemination of Arab culture abroad had to close down. The Saqi bookshop was one of the best known bookshops in Europe specialising in Middle Eastern political affairs, literature, history and culture.
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World
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Region
1/24/2023 10:52:13 AM
France repatriated Tuesday 15 women and 32 children held in jihadist prison camps in Syria, the foreign ministry said, in the third major return of French citizens from the Middle Eastern country.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/11/2022 7:35:00 PM
The United States, Germany and Egypt joined forces to accelerate the Middle Eastern nation's green targets, declaring a faster expansion of renewable energy in the country.
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Business
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Economy
10/31/2022 2:42:23 PM
The economies of Middle Eastern and North African countries were resilient this year, but double-digit inflation is expected to slow growth in 2023, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
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