World
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Africa
1/22/2023 2:10:00 PM
Eritrean forces have been leaving towns in the war-torn region of Tigray, locals told AFP, as the United States hailed a pullout seen as key to a landmark peace deal.
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Egypt
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Society
1/2/2023 10:58:00 PM
In London, Egyptian post-graduate student Abdullah Hassan – not his real name – was making the final plans to replace his dying laptop with a new one to benefit from the sale offers at the holiday season. Hassan’s plans were dashed when, on 22 December, he received a message from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announcing limits on overseas cash withdrawals in foreign currency.
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Business
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Economy
12/25/2022 11:37:07 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has ordered banks to remove the recently-announced limits on overseas cash withdrawals in foreign currency for expats who need the cash for medical treatment or education.
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World
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Africa
12/24/2022 9:30:07 PM
DR Congo's army called an M23 rebel withdrawal from a strategic town near the eastern city of Goma a "sham" on Saturday, saying the militia is reinforcing its positions elsewhere.
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World
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War in Ukraine
12/15/2022 3:32:55 PM
Swedish fashion retailer H&M announced Thursday that it had closed its last remaining stores in Russia and Belarus, wrapping up its progressive withdrawal over the Ukraine conflict.
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World Cup 2022
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News
11/29/2022 2:46:12 PM
France coach Didier Deschamps refused to discuss Karim Benzema after the injured Ballon d'Or winner was spotted arriving on holiday on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion following his withdrawal from the World Cup.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/19/2022 9:34:24 PM
A week since the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was liberated, residents can't escape reminders of the terrifying eight months they spent under Russian occupation.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/19/2022 8:20:24 PM
Moscow has not officially contacted Kyiv about peace negotiations, but Russia would in any case need to completely withdraw its forces for talks to take place, a top Ukrainian official said Saturday.
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World
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Region
10/29/2022 8:05:24 PM
Turkey has not been "officially notified" by Russia of withdrawal from the Ukraine grain deal, of which Ankara and the United Nations are guarantors, a Turkish security source told AFP on Saturday.
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World
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Africa
9/24/2022 6:15:46 PM
Mali's prime minister lashed out Saturday at everyone from former colonizer France to the U.N. secretary-general, saying that the tumultuous country had been ``stabbed in the back`` by the French military withdrawal. In the same remarks, Abdoulaye Maiga praised the ``exemplary and fruitful cooperation between Mali and Russia.''
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World
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International
9/14/2022 8:06:17 PM
A year after the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration said Wednesday it will transfer $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds for humanitarian aid as hunger grips every province in that country.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/13/2022 7:57:15 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull out his troops from Ukraine, as a counter-offensive by Kyiv's forces made swift progress.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/13/2022 5:13:54 PM
One year after the withdrawal of foreign forces and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, there are more and more human rights violations taking place in Afghanistan, writes Amr Wagdy
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/5/2022 10:55:00 AM
The Central Bank of Egypt has raised its limits on deposits and withdrawals at Egyptian banks, reports Doaa A. Moneim
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Business
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Economy
8/27/2022 11:04:20 PM
Egypt Post announced on Saturday increasing the daily maximum cash withdrawal from EGP 50,000 to EGP 150,000 and cancelling the daily maximum limit on cash deposits for individuals and companies - in post offices nationwide.
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Business
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Economy
8/26/2022 2:03:00 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has instructed banks to remove maximum limits for deposits by individuals and companies at bank branches and ATMs, according to a circular released on Thursday.
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World
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Africa
7/28/2022 6:22:35 PM
Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission.
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World
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Region
7/22/2022 7:09:00 PM
After artillery bombardment killed nine people in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Baghdad called for a withdrawal of Turkish forces and said Ankara should handle its "domestic problems" with PKK rebels far from Iraq's borders.
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World
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Africa
6/13/2022 6:57:12 PM
French troops were on Monday handing back a military base in northeastern Mali ahead of a final withdrawal from the Sahel nation, France's army said, after nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/28/2022 5:02:00 PM
Fears are growing that Russia may withdraw its forces from southern Syria, leaving the area to the growing influence of Iran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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