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World
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International
12/23/2022 12:56:37 PM
A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights canceled and major highways closed.
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World
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International
12/13/2022 6:58:05 PM
An Atlantic storm slammed into the Iberian peninsula Tuesday, dumping heavy rain on Portugal and Spain and drawing a line under the severe drought that gripped the two countries for most of the year.
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World
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International
12/13/2022 6:09:38 PM
A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions.
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World Cup 2022
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News
12/12/2022 6:12:56 PM
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni defended his players from accusations of misconduct in their fractious World Cup quarter-final against the Netherlands, insisting on Monday that the game was played in the "right way".
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World
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Region
12/10/2022 5:27:00 PM
An advert inviting Emiratis to apply for a "sandwich maker" job has sparked a storm with citizens decrying purportedly humiliating attempts to provide employment -- and authorities launching a probe.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/6/2022 11:10:34 PM
Abdel-Moneim Said analyses the positions of the four leaders in the eye of the storm.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/29/2022 2:00:16 PM
When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi's home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disappear.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
11/26/2022 10:43:00 AM
The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years ago stirred worldwide curiosity, with Tutmania later taking the world by storm.
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World Cup 2022
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News
11/15/2022 6:11:00 PM
Facing a storm of European criticism ahead of the start of the World Cup, Qatar on Tuesday stepped up its diplomatic and media riposte which has included threatening "legal" action to defend its name.
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World
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International
11/1/2022 7:50:55 PM
A major search and rescue operation was underway Tuesday for dozens of migrants reported missing after the overloaded sailing boat they were on capsized and sank in stormy weather overnight off an island near the Greek capital, authorities said.
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World
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International
10/31/2022 11:23:09 AM
Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 98.
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World
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International
10/30/2022 10:41:03 AM
Emergency workers scrambled to rescue residents trapped by floods in and around the Philippine capital on Sunday as Tropical Storm Nalgae swept out of the country after killing at least 48 people.
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World
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Africa
10/23/2022 5:19:26 PM
Gunmen stormed a hotel in the centre of the Somali port city of Kismayo Sunday, shortly after an explosives-packed car exploded at the hotel's gates, police said.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/22/2022 9:25:24 PM
Hurricane Roslyn strengthened to a major Category 4 storm on Saturday as it approached Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially damaging winds, dangerous storm surge and flash flooding.
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World
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Region
10/20/2022 7:19:57 PM
Israeli settlers stormed on Wednesday evening Huwara, a Palestinian town in the north of the occupied West Bank near the city of Nablus, throwing stones at Palestinian cars and also pepper-spraying Israeli army soldiers who got in the way.
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Business
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Economy
10/14/2022 2:15:08 PM
UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng dashed home Friday from Washington for crisis talks with Prime Minister Liz Truss, with both their jobs on the line as their budget plans unravel.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
10/7/2022 6:05:06 PM
As he turns 70 on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin finds himself in the eye of a storm of his own making: His army is suffering humiliating defeats in Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of Russians are fleeing his mobilization order, and his top lieutenants are publicly insulting military leaders.
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World
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International
10/1/2022 8:12:34 PM
Shocked Florida communities counted their dead Saturday as the full scale of the devastation came into focus, two days after Hurricane Ian tore into the coastline as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States.
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World
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Region
9/28/2022 5:46:35 PM
Supporters of Iraq's influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr again stormed Baghdad's Green Zone government area Wednesday as the Iraqi parliament held session on the resignation of its speaker.
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World
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International
9/25/2022 2:33:45 PM
A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength in an ``explosive intensification'' Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and even the capital, which could be sideswiped by the storm, officials said.
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