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World
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International
2/1/2025 10:08:59 PM
An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centres in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
1/31/2025 12:48:00 PM
The government has set up advisory committees to assist economic policy-making in six key areas and enhance cooperation with the private sector
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/30/2025 5:21:02 PM
Dialogue on human rights is ongoing between civil society and the government to ensure all citizens' rights without discrimination, representatives of the Egyptian Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) said at Geneva’s UN side event on Thursday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/30/2025 5:19:09 PM
The Norwegian government said Thursday that it would contribute $24 million to the UN agency that helps looks after Palestinian refugees, the same day that Israel banned the group from operating on Israeli territory.
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World
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International
1/29/2025 6:09:43 PM
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered most federal workers the option to leave their jobs in exchange for eight months severance, in his most radical move yet to drastically overhaul the government.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/29/2025 4:42:45 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s support for the Palestinian government and its reform plans, assuring the importance of empowering the Palestinian Authority politically and economically.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/28/2025 10:35:18 PM
Ukraine's government dismissed a deputy defence minister in charge of weapons purchases on Tuesday, amid growing infighting between officials over arms procurement issues plaguing the military.
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World
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International
1/28/2025 3:04:22 PM
Pakistan criminalised online disinformation on Tuesday, passing legislation dictating punishments of up to three years in jail and prompting journalist protests accusing the government of quashing dissent.
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World
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International
1/28/2025 12:09:41 PM
President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in South Florida.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/27/2025 11:27:54 PM
The government in Gaza said Monday that "more than 300,000 displaced" Palestinians had returned to the territory's north after Israel's military authorised the returns from Monday morning.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/27/2025 6:05:13 PM
Eight of the captives due for release in the first phase of a truce deal between Israel and Hamas are dead, Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Monday.
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World
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Africa
1/27/2025 2:01:53 PM
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war."
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/26/2025 11:50:33 PM
President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with Cairo and Amman governments and perplexed a congressional ally.
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Egypt
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Society
1/26/2025 9:43:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the government to ensure the sufficiency of basic goods at discounted prices in the market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan to ease burdens on citizens.
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World
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Region
1/26/2025 2:45:48 PM
UN High Comissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on Western governments Saturday to lift their sanctions against Syria, describing them as an "obstacle" to the return of millions of refugees.
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World
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Region
1/25/2025 9:00:00 PM
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni embarked Saturday on a three-day trip to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to discuss the situation in Syria and Lebanon and other international issues, a government source said.
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Business
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Economy
1/24/2025 12:00:00 AM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has formed advisory committees to enhance communication between the government and the private sector, according to a release published by the Egyptian cabinet on Thursday.
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World
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Region
1/22/2025 5:32:36 PM
Human rights groups and Italian opposition lawmakers voiced outrage Wednesday after Italy released a Libyan warlord, Ossama Anjiem, on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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World
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Region
1/22/2025 5:26:41 PM
Dead and wounded have fallen in renewed clashes between the internationally recognized Yemeni government forces and the Houthi (Ansar Allah) militants in three governorates.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/22/2025 2:39:59 PM
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Gaza says trucks from the U.N., aid groups, governments and the private sector are arriving and no major looting has been reported -– just a few minor incidents.
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