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Egypt
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Society
7/21/2023 5:22:28 PM
Egypt will experience extremely hot and humid weather on Friday, with temperatures hitting 45 degrees Celsius in Aswan and 44 degrees Celcius in Luxor but the North Coast will be much cooler, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority warned.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/21/2023 1:49:58 PM
The world has been buffeted by fires, dire health warnings and broken temperature records in the past week. Here is a roundup of the prolonged spell of extreme heat scorching millions around the globe.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
7/20/2023 7:01:28 PM
The story of the invention of the atomic bomb told in the new film "Oppenheimer" is a "warning" to the world as we grapple with artificial intelligence, insists the movie's director Christopher Nolan.
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World
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International
7/19/2023 11:34:11 AM
Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America.
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World
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International
7/18/2023 8:24:37 PM
Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather.
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World
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International
7/18/2023 8:01:44 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that artificial intelligence could pose a risk to global peace and security, calling on all member states to urgently set up guardrails to keep the technology in check.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/18/2023 6:53:13 PM
G20 finance chiefs ended talks in India Tuesday with disagreement over Russia's war in Ukraine, limited progress on debt restructuring and warnings that divisions between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/12/2023 11:01:04 PM
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the recent surge in bird flu outbreaks among mammals could help the virus spread more easily among humans.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/12/2023 11:46:23 AM
With so many consecutive days of excessive heat, physicians people should know the warning signs of heat illness.
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World
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International
7/11/2023 11:27:02 AM
Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is “one miscalculation away from apocalypse” and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such arms.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/10/2023 12:41:37 PM
China warned on Monday that the "irresponsible transfer" of cluster munitions could lead to "humanitarian problems", after the United States approved the shipment of the weapons to Ukraine.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
7/9/2023 11:16:46 AM
Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/9/2023 9:06:00 AM
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) advised beachgoers on the North Coast to exercise caution when they jump in the Mediterranean for a swim on Sunday and Monday as rogue waves could make it a risky business.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
7/6/2023 10:16:35 AM
A dozen Arab tribal leaders from Sudan's western region of Darfur have pledged allegiance to paramilitaries at war with the army -- a move analysts warn could tip the scales in the months-long conflict.
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Business
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Economy
7/5/2023 12:05:53 PM
Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed to 38.2 percent in June, official data showed Wednesday, although economists warned that this may be a low point for the year.
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World
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International
7/3/2023 12:28:10 PM
Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday.
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Business
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Tech
6/30/2023 6:03:47 PM
More than 150 leading companies warned the EU's plans to regulate artificial intelligence risk harming Europe's competitiveness and do not go far enough to tackle challenges, in a letter seen by AFP Friday.
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World
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International
6/29/2023 4:50:58 PM
Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and at least 15 US states, with monitors warning that over one hundred million people face potentially unhealthy conditions.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/29/2023 3:58:47 PM
The EU's top diplomat warned Thursday that a "weaker" Russian President Vladimir Putin would pose a "greater danger" after Wagner's aborted mutiny sparked the largest political crisis in decades in the nuclear-armed country.
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World
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Region
6/29/2023 1:15:14 PM
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around the world.
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