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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/7/2024 4:13:07 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty discussed with his Iranian and Chinese counterparts in two separate phone calls Egypt’s ongoing effort to contain regional escalation, as fears of military tensions rise in the Middle East following Israeli assassinations in Iran and Lebanon.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 11:06:56 PM
Low-flying Israeli military aircraft broke the sound barrier three times over Beirut on Tuesday evening, shortly before a speech by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, amid escalating tensions in the region and growing fears of a wider military confrontation.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 6:57:02 PM
UN peacekeepers on the Israeli-Lebanese border have never been more crucial, the force's global chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Tuesday, as fears soared of an escalation in the Middle East.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 5:43:02 PM
Air France said Tuesday that its flights and that of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia to Beirut will be suspended through at least Thursday because of fears that Israel's Gaza war could spread.
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World
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Region
8/5/2024 10:47:47 PM
Rockets were fired on Monday towards an Iraqi base hosting US troops days after an American strike killed four Iraqi fighters, and amid fears of regional escalation, Iraqi military sources said.
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World
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Region
8/5/2024 8:24:46 PM
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived earlier today in Tehran for talks with the Iranian president and other top officials, reported Reuters.
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World
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International
8/5/2024 12:08:35 PM
A "deepfake" video parodying Kamala Harris, a manipulated expletive-laden clip of Joe Biden, and a doctored image of Donald Trump being arrested -- a tide of AI-fueled political disinformation has prompted alarm over its potential to manipulate voters as the US presidential race heats up.
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World
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Region
8/5/2024 10:31:23 AM
Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.
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World
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Region
8/4/2024 1:57:58 PM
Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon grew on Sunday with France warning of "a highly volatile" situation as Iran and its allies ready their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel.
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World
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Region
8/4/2024 1:57:04 PM
Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi will embark on a rare visit to Tehran on Sunday, state media reported, as fears of escalation between Iran and Israel grow following the killing of Hamas chief Ismael Haniyeh.
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World
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Region
8/4/2024 11:07:33 AM
Lebanon on Sunday marks four years since a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port killed more than 220 people, with fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah hanging heavy over the grim commemoration.
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World
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Region
8/3/2024 11:48:39 AM
Sweden said Saturday it was shutting its embassy in Beirut amid fears Israel's war on Gaza could escalate into a region-wide conflict, after urging thousands of its citizens to leave Lebanon.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/2/2024 2:07:00 PM
Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Qatar on Friday to farewell Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that deepened fears of a regional war.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/23/2024 1:31:02 PM
With its castle, medieval tower and river-side beach, the western Ukrainian tourist town of Starokostiantyniv doesn't seem an obvious target for Russian missile and drone strikes.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/16/2024 11:02:18 PM
Wastewater pumping stations in one of Gaza's main cities stopped working on Tuesday because fuel had run out, the local authority said, expressing fears that disease could rapidly spread.
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Sports
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World
7/16/2024 4:10:22 PM
Belgium will not host the Nations League match against Israel on September 6 over security fears, the Belgian Football Federation (RBFA) announced on Tuesday.
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World
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International
7/14/2024 9:31:22 AM
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric on all sides could lead to bloodshed.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
7/2/2024 9:51:09 PM
Yemeni Houthi group attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have been increasing, raising fears of a new and more effective campaign in the region, writes Mina Adel
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Sports
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World
7/2/2024 8:16:43 PM
Novak Djokovic started his bid to capture a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men's title with a straight-sets win over Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva on Tuesday in his first match since undergoing knee surgery.
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World
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Africa
7/1/2024 5:41:16 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's new coalition government heralds a pragmatic centre-right shift as opposition parties take control of more than a third of ministries, bringing hope for better governance but also cohesion fears.
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