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World
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International
6/4/2023 4:52:15 PM
Half a million protesters packed the streets of central Warsaw on Sunday, Poland's opposition organisers said claiming one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in the 30 years since the end of communism.
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World
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Region
6/3/2023 12:29:45 PM
Despite a dire warning from the U.N. chief that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees “is on the verge of financial collapse,” donors at a pledging conference on Friday provided just $107 million in new funds — significantly less than the $300 million it needs to keep helping millions of people.
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Business
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Economy
6/1/2023 8:41:18 PM
The Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir laid the foundation stone at Sumitomo Electric Egypt's new vehicle electric-wiring harness factory in the 10th of Ramadan City,
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/1/2023 8:19:16 PM
Hilda Klemetsdal, Norway's ambassador to Cairo, said on Thursday that her country is providing a $3.5 million grant to finance youth employment projects in Egypt because it believes investing in youth and women is the "best investment" in the future.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/1/2023 4:03:35 PM
The UN said Thursday more than 100,000 Sudanese refugees had fled to neighbouring Chad since the conflict in Sudan broke out over six weeks ago, bringing the tally to more than half a million.
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Sports
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World
6/1/2023 2:25:01 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo's first season in Saudi Arabia ended with a whimper, but with hundreds of millions in wages and unprecedented attention on Saudi football he may not be the last megastar to grace the oil-rich kingdom.
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Sports
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World
5/31/2023 2:10:37 PM
Brentford signed Netherlands goalkeeper Mark Flekken in a deal worth a reported £11 million ($13 million) on Wednesday.
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World
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Region
5/30/2023 10:26:16 PM
For the first time in Syria’s 12-year war, people in every district are experiencing some degree of “humanitarian stress,” and a staggering 15.3 million, nearly 70% of the population, need humanitarian aid, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/30/2023 5:55:54 PM
The Turkish firm İskefe Holding will invest $46 million in Egypt's leather and edible gelatine markets, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/29/2023 3:28:48 PM
Banque Misr will receive a $260 million loan from the World Bank's (WB) financial arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) over five years to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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Business
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Economy
5/28/2023 4:58:11 PM
The African Union has facilitated the awarding of EGP 2.1 billion ($69.6 million) worth of projects to Egyptian contractors across various countries on the continent, President of the African Federation of Construction Contractors Associations (AFCCA) Hassan Abd El-Aziz stated on Sunday.
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World
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International
5/25/2023 8:14:48 PM
Over the past 75 years, the United Nations sent more than 2 million peacekeepers to help countries move away from conflict, with successes from Liberia to Cambodia and major failures in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Today, it faces new challenges in the dozen hotspots where U.N. peacekeeping has operations, including more violent environments, fake news campaigns and a divided world that is preventing its ultimate goal: successfully restoring stable governments.
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World
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Region
5/25/2023 6:51:34 PM
Turkey has launched the construction of nearly a quarter million housing units to resettle refugees in rebel-held northern Syria, Turkish media said, as repatriation efforts loom large in Turkey's presidential runoff.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
5/25/2023 6:51:22 PM
Shanghai Shengda, a Chinese company specializing in the production of ready-to-wear clothing and accessories, signed a letter of intent, which was handed to the Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Walid Gamal El-Din, to establish a factory in Egypt worth $20 million.
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Business
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Economy
5/25/2023 4:01:49 PM
Two Chinese companies presented an offer to the Egyptian government to launch a $300 million steel complex at the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), according to a statement on Wednesday.
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World
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International
5/25/2023 10:29:34 AM
The world’s 20 richest countries are fueling forced labor and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in “modern slavery,” according to a report released Wednesday.
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World
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Africa
5/24/2023 6:39:56 PM
The World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday appealed for 810 million US dollars over the next six months to scale up humanitarian assistance for millions of people in the Horn of Africa who are trapped in a hunger emergency.
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Egypt
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Health
5/24/2023 5:54:06 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Wednesday that it has paid for 1,703,035 surgeries since mid-2018 under a presidential initiative to end waiting lists.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
5/24/2023 4:58:27 PM
Fighting between Sudan's warring generals has displaced more than one million people inside the country since it erupted on April 15, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
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World
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Region
5/24/2023 3:15:47 PM
More than a million Somalis have been displaced within their own country in just over four months through a "toxic" mix of drought, conflict and floods, humanitarian agencies said Wednesday.
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