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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/19/2024 10:08:53 PM
Egypt hopes the UN COP29 Climate Summit will unleash opportunities for developing nations to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
11/19/2024 8:23:02 PM
Stock markets fell in Europe and were mixed on Wall Street as fears of escalation of Russia's war against Ukraine prompted investors to retreat.
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Opinion
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11/19/2024 2:16:50 PM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been, and continues to be, a lifeline for millions of Palestinian refugees since its establishment on 8 December 1949.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/18/2024 3:10:07 PM
Sweden on Monday began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website.
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World
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Africa
11/18/2024 2:10:29 PM
Almost 60 percent of South Sudan's population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, data from a United Nations-backed review warned on Monday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/18/2024 2:03:07 PM
The European Union's outgoing top diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed he would urge EU ministers on Monday to suspend a political dialogue with Israel -- part of a wider agreement governing trade ties -- over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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World
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International
11/18/2024 1:25:29 PM
Nations returned Monday to the negotiating table at deadlocked UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, but with time running out hopes of a breakthrough are pinned on G20 leaders meeting in Brazil.
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World
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Region
11/18/2024 12:40:20 PM
Iran said Monday it hoped talks on its nuclear program would be conducted "away from political pressure and considerations" ahead of a UN nuclear agency board meeting this week.
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Sports
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World
11/17/2024 9:19:13 PM
Harry Kane's 69th international goal sparked a second-half scoring spree that fired England back to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.
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World
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International
11/17/2024 8:48:29 PM
President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/17/2024 8:25:48 PM
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced that West Suhail in Aswan and Abu Ghosoun in the Red Sea won its prestigious Best Rural Tourism Villages award for 2024.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/17/2024 8:07:00 PM
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of the pontiff's jubilee year.
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World
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International
11/17/2024 5:43:53 PM
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money.
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World
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Region
11/17/2024 3:54:10 PM
Hundreds of cultural professionals, including archaeologists and academics, called on the United Nations to safeguard war-torn Lebanon's heritage in a petition published Sunday ahead of a crucial UNESCO meeting.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/17/2024 11:46:17 AM
Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/17/2024 11:05:13 AM
Ukraine's energy operator DTEK on Sunday announced "emergency power cuts" in the Kyiv region and two others in the east after authorities revealed Russia had launched a "massive" aerial attack on the energy grid.
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World
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International
11/16/2024 6:27:15 PM
Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks.
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World
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Region
11/16/2024 1:39:01 PM
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman on Saturday "categorically" denied The New York Times report on Tehran's ambassador to the United Nations meeting with US tech billionaire Elon Musk, state media reported.
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World
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International
11/16/2024 1:37:49 PM
The United Nations and other international organizations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted before becoming president the first time that the 193-member UN was “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time.”
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World
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Region
11/15/2024 4:43:46 PM
The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western concern on Friday after Tehran said it was ready to address "doubts" about its ambitions.
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