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Paris 2024
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News
8/5/2024 11:11:07 AM
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her.
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Paris 2024
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News
8/3/2024 7:28:00 PM
The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics after winning her quarter-final on Saturday on unanimous points.
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Paris 2024
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Features
8/2/2024 8:41:06 PM
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out seconds into their bout at the Paris Olympics.
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Paris 2024
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News
8/2/2024 7:05:14 PM
Hungarian boxer Anna Luca Hamori, who will fight the Algerian embroiled in a gender eligibility row at the Paris Olympics, said Friday that her opponent's inclusion was unfair.
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Paris 2024
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News
8/1/2024 2:51:58 PM
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, won her opening bout at the Paris Olympics in just 46 seconds on Thursday against her distraught opponent.
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Egypt
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Politics
7/3/2024 8:23:00 PM
As part of Egypt’s new cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, four exceptional women have been appointed to key ministerial positions, demonstrating Egypt's commitment to gender inclusivity.
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World
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International
7/1/2024 11:11:34 PM
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
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Paris 2024
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Features
6/25/2024 4:54:13 PM
Once seen as a "celebration of manly virtue" without women athletes, the modern Olympics will reach gender parity for the first time during this year's Paris Games, 128 years since its first edition.
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Egypt
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Society
6/6/2024 12:22:04 PM
The US embassy in Cairo announced the launch of a five-year initiative to address violence against women and girls in collaboration with the Egyptian government, the embassy said in a statement on Wednesday.
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World
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International
6/2/2024 12:15:15 PM
Mexican voters are expected to make history Sunday by electing their first woman president, a milestone in the crime-plagued country where gender-based violence and discrimination have long been rampant.
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World
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Region
3/9/2024 12:16:10 PM
Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human rights abuses, the United Nations chief said on International Women’s Day.
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Business
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Economy
12/6/2023 10:01:12 AM
Egypt’s delegation to the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), headed by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, finalized crucial agreements, MoUs, and initiatives spanning green energy, climate action, and gender equality during the first week of the conference.
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Business
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Energy
12/5/2023 6:28:11 PM
Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat witnessed Tuesday the launch of an international partnership to enhance women’s ability to adapt to climate change and ensure a just, gender-responsive transition, during a high-level event at COP28 in Dubai.
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Opinion
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9/28/2023 11:54:00 AM
A storm of unprecedented proportion is brewing in Canada.
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World
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International
9/7/2023 8:44:21 PM
From the fight against poverty to education access, from political representation to economic opportunity, the world is "failing women and girls," the United Nations warned in a report on gender equality released Thursday.
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World
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International
7/23/2023 6:31:58 PM
Gender trumped tribe for a group of furious Indian mothers who torched the homes of two men from their own community who were accused of abusing women in a video that sparked outrage.
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World
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International
7/17/2023 5:17:17 PM
Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
6/15/2023 10:02:33 PM
Egypt officially launched on Thursday the Country Partnership Document (CPD) for the period 2023-2027 with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF).
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World
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International
6/12/2023 2:11:18 PM
Data tracking biases against women has shown no progress over the past decade, with prejudices remaining "deeply embedded" in society despite rights campaigns such as MeToo, a UN report said Monday.
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World
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Region
6/7/2023 1:37:35 PM
Opposition lawmakers won a majority in Kuwait's parliament but with a notable lack of gender diversity, with only one woman elected out of the 50 seats, results showed on Wednesday, after the Gulf state's seventh general election in just over a decade.
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