War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/1/2025 10:42:21 AM
Israel is set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday as part of the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian advocacy group has said, more than doubling the previously reported figure.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/31/2025 7:46:16 PM
Israel is to free 90 prisoners on Saturday in exchange for three Israeli captives in the fourth swap of the Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian advocacy group said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/30/2025 5:21:02 PM
Dialogue on human rights is ongoing between civil society and the government to ensure all citizens' rights without discrimination, representatives of the Egyptian Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) said at Geneva’s UN side event on Thursday.
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Business
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Economy
1/23/2025 6:41:11 PM
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged nations Thursday to keep calm over tariffs, warning that a tit-for-tat trade war would be "catastrophic" for the world economy.
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World
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International
12/26/2024 2:41:05 PM
At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said Thursday, more than 50 percent more than last year and the most since it began keeping a tally in 2007.
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World
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Region
12/11/2024 7:28:26 PM
More than 40 migrants are feared dead off Italy's Lampedusa after a lone 11-year-old survivor said the boat she was on capsized, a rescue group said Wednesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
12/11/2024 2:38:00 PM
As the government works on promoting the rights of the elderly, one NGO is trying to change the way ageing is seen in Egypt.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/25/2024 10:40:26 PM
International humanitarian NGO Danish Refugee Council warned on Monday that Gazans are at long-term risk from unexploded and unused Israeli ordnance in the densely populated Palestinian territory.
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World
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International
11/23/2024 1:44:22 PM
More than 300 activist groups on Saturday jointly urged developing nations to walk away from deadlocked COP29 climate negotiations if wealthy countries do not make a better offer.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/22/2024 2:23:14 PM
Pro-Palestinian groups took the Dutch state to court Friday, urging a halt to arms exports to Israel and accusing the government of failing to prevent the "genocide" in Gaza.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/21/2024 11:08:00 PM
Amid criticism from local and foreign NGOs, MPs approve a draft law regulating the status of refugees in Egypt.
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World
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Africa
11/21/2024 8:40:12 PM
When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic's army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/29/2024 6:15:13 PM
A Japanese NGO that works to keep the memory of the atomic bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki alive has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, writes Walid M. Abdelnasser
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World
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International
10/20/2024 1:54:50 PM
Georgian NGOs called for a mass pro-Europe rally Sunday, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for Tbilisi's democracy and its longstanding aspiration for EU membership.
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World
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Region
10/13/2024 6:13:52 PM
UN agencies and NGOs expressed "grave concern" Saturday over the referral for criminal prosecution of a large number of their staff who have been "arbitrarily detained" by Yemen's Houthi rebels, and renewed calls for their immediate release.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/17/2024 10:25:33 PM
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains how to make fast-growing global trade more inclusive of the developing countries in an interview with Nevine Kamel in Geneva
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World
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Africa
9/2/2024 2:08:17 PM
A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists said Monday.
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Egypt
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Defence
7/10/2024 5:43:14 PM
The Egyptian Armed Forces’ Northern Military Zone organized, in cooperation with several businessmen, NGOs, and donors, a ceremony on Wednesday to distribute bridal trousseaus and appliances to 500 young men and women about to get married.
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World
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Region
7/9/2024 5:06:20 PM
The United Nations on Tuesday said it remained extremely worried about the fate of UN and NGO staff seized by Yemen's Huthi rebels, urging their immediate release.
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World
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War in Sudan
6/29/2024 9:37:41 AM
Aid groups are warning that Sudan's "man-made famine" could be even worse than feared, with the most catastrophic death toll the world has seen in decades, without more global pressure on warring generals.
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