World
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International
5/26/2022 7:24:52 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed hopes Thursday for global cooperation on climate change, hunger and war, while dozens of climate activists demonstrated in the Swiss town of Davos as a meeting of global elites ended with many words but little concrete action to solve the world's most pressing crises.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
5/25/2022 11:42:00 AM
The search is on for alternatives to Russian and Ukrainian wheat, even as Egypt’s homegrown supply season will continue until the end of August.
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Business
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Economy
5/23/2022 9:21:18 PM
Heeding the warning signs before the Russia-Ukraine war, Egypt started its efforts to ensure that its required annual supply of wheat is secured. For this to happen, Egypt has had to increase its locally cultivated wheat and to diversify the sources of wheat imports.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/23/2022 10:18:00 AM
The Russia-Ukraine war is proving to be an epoch-making event in creating new geopolitical fault lines in Europe.
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Business
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Economy
5/19/2022 10:42:00 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) raised on Thursday key interest rates by two percent (200 basis points) as the government attempts to deal with the negative economic repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war and curb inflationary pressures.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 12:15:00 PM
The leader of a Turkish nationalist party that is allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expressing concern that NATO's expansion to include Sweden and Finland will provoke Russia and cause an expansion of the war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/17/2022 11:06:00 AM
Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. In neighboring Finland, lawmakers are expected later in the day to formally endorse Finnish leaders' decision also to join.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/16/2022 3:00:25 PM
Europe pushed Monday to sharpen and expand its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Sweden poised to follow Finland in seeking membership of NATO and European Union officials working to rescue proposed sanctions that would target Russian oil exports helping the Kremlin finance its war.
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Egypt
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Economy
5/14/2022 6:43:59 PM
The first shipment of Indian wheat, which is set to arrive in Egypt soon, complies with the international phytosanitary standards and all the Egyptian agricultural quarantine requirements, the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation said in a statement on Saturday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/17/2022 11:03:17 AM
Bulgaria has banned Russian-flagged ships from entering its Black Sea ports as part of expanded EU sanctions, the country's Maritime Administration announced on its website on Sunday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/13/2022 9:28:43 AM
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
4/12/2022 9:46:40 PM
Russia has shifted its focus to a make-or-break battle for Eastern Ukraine, while Europe is pessimistic about a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/11/2022 12:14:14 PM
President Joe Biden is set to speak with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as he presses world leaders to take a hard line against Russia's Ukraine invasion.
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Life & Style
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Style
4/9/2022 2:31:42 PM
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/6/2022 5:00:00 PM
The European Union will provide Egypt with a grant worth €100 million in response to the surging food prices on the heels of Russia’s war on Ukraine, EU Ambassador Christian Berger said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/5/2022 10:40:24 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry along with members of the Arab League’s Ukraine crisis liaison group held a consultation session with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in the Polish capital Warsaw Tuesday with the aim of reaching a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
4/4/2022 4:17:08 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
4/3/2022 11:56:39 PM
A report on the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war on food security in Egypt by an Egyptian NGO says that the current solutions adopted by the government will help in the short run, but long-term solutions are also needed.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
4/3/2022 1:08:00 PM
The Russian Orthodox Church cannot remain aloof from the war that is raging in Ukraine, since for many it is part of a spiritual and moral confrontation between Russia and the West.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/25/2022 1:13:11 PM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukrainians to keep up their resistance to Russia's invading forces, saying "every minute determines our fate, our future, whether we will live.''
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