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World
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International
12/18/2022 9:00:00 PM
The British government said Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff as multiple public sector unions walk off the job in the week before Christmas.
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World
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Region
12/18/2022 4:34:38 PM
At least seven members of Iraq’s federal police were killed Sunday during an attack near Kirkuk in the country’s north, where remnants of Daesh group militants are active, police and government sources said.
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COP27
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Climate change
12/17/2022 3:16:35 PM
Egypt’s launch of the first voluntary carbon market in Africa during the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh has shed light on how both the government and the private sector can contribute to financing emission reductions, especially in agriculture.
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World
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International
12/14/2022 9:24:13 PM
Peru's new government declared 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo, suspending the rights of ``personal security and freedom'' across the Andean nation.
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World
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International
12/14/2022 1:09:33 PM
China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-COVID policy.
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World
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War in Ukraine
12/14/2022 11:17:15 AM
Ukrainian authorities reported explosions in the capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday, saying two administrative buildings were hit in drone strikes in a downtown district that is home to many government offices.
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World
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Region
12/14/2022 11:16:54 AM
Sudan's military government signed a $6 billion preliminary agreement with two firms from the United Arab Emirates Tuesday to construct a new port on the Red Sea coast, Sudanese state media said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/13/2022 10:04:32 PM
The government is tightening its control on the local retail market in a bid to contain soaring prices of basic commodities
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Egypt
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Society
12/12/2022 8:11:29 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Monday that the Egyptian government appreciates civil society, reiterating its main role in implementing the country’s National Strategy for Human Rights launched in September last year.
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World
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International
12/11/2022 2:31:27 PM
Iran's currency fell to a record low against the dollar on Sunday, with nationwide anti-government protests now in their third month. A breakdown in negotiations to restore Tehran's nuclear deal has also hurt the value of the rial.
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World
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International
12/11/2022 12:19:34 PM
The US government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden to repair frayed relations.
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World
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Region
12/10/2022 6:37:17 PM
Two troops from Yemen's pro-government forces were killed in an armed ambush on a United Nations convoy in eastern Yemen, the U.N. said Saturday.
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Business
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Economy
12/10/2022 12:00:00 AM
In late 2022, Egypt introduced the golden license, allowing investors to purchase or lease land and oversee projects without requiring approval from various government entities.
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World
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International
12/8/2022 7:57:37 PM
A German far-right group busted for plotting to topple the government were heavily armed and posed a real threat, the federal police chief said Thursday.
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World
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International
12/8/2022 4:01:32 PM
Greece's government called for calm Thursday after overnight unrest in an Athens neighborhood and an area outside the country's second-largest city following the police shooting of a Roma teenager.
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Business
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Economy
12/7/2022 4:45:29 PM
Egypt’s Cabinet launched on Wednesday a website through which potential investors can apply for a “golden license,” which grants investors approval to buy/rent land and operate projects without having to secure prior approval from multiple government bodies.
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World
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Region
12/7/2022 9:23:01 AM
Israel's ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel's emerging far-right government on a collision course with Jews in the United States.
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World
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Region
12/6/2022 6:54:32 PM
Syria's government will close state agencies for two days in December due to severe fuel shortages caused by a disruption in the arrival of supplies and Western sanctions, state media reported Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
12/6/2022 5:47:34 PM
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government will hold its next round of peace talks with rebels under the aegis of the East African Community in January in the eastern DRC, the seven-nation bloc announced Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
12/6/2022 11:44:18 AM
Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week blamed on the M23 rebel group, government minister Julien Paluku said on Monday.
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