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World
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Region
10/22/2022 11:28:48 AM
Yemen's Iran-backed rebels said they targeted a cargo ship Friday off an oil terminal in the war-wrecked Arab country's south to prevent pro-government forces from using it for oil exports.
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Business
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Economy
10/22/2022 11:17:45 AM
The Egyptian government has agreed to send a draft bill to parliament that grants new investment incentives for certain industrial projects in designated zones for a period of up to 10 years, a cabinet statement said on Thursday.
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World
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International
10/21/2022 7:11:06 PM
Giorgia Meloni on Friday formed Italy's new ruling coalition, giving the country its first far-right-led government since the end of World War II and becoming the first woman tapped to serve as the country's premier.
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COP27
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Focus
10/21/2022 5:20:21 PM
During her visit to Cairo this week, Gillian Keegan, the UK Minister for Africa, thanked Egypt for its role in promoting stability across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and applauded the government's preparations for the COP27
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Business
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Economy
10/21/2022 4:02:00 PM
British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales slumped, underscoring the scale of the economic challenges facing whoever replaces Prime Minister Liz Truss after her administration imploded under the weight of its failed financial plan.
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World
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International
10/21/2022 2:54:29 PM
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was set to be named Italian prime minister on Friday after her party's historic election win, becoming the first woman to head a government in Italy.
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World
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Region
10/20/2022 9:16:34 PM
As protests rage at home, Iran's theocratic government is flexing its military muscle abroad: Tehran has supplied drones to Russia that killed Ukrainian civilians, ran drills in a border region with Azerbaijan and bombed Kurdish positions in Iraq.
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Business
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Energy
10/20/2022 7:27:02 PM
The Energy and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday new government-drafted legislative amendments to the law regulating the performance of the country's Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA), which aim to speed up the construction of Dabaa nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
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Business
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Economy
10/20/2022 4:41:29 PM
The London stock market and the pound bounced on Thursday after British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation following disastrous policies that rocked the markets for weeks.
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World
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Africa
10/20/2022 11:40:54 AM
Ethiopia's government said Thursday that peace talks had been announced by the African Union for October 24 in South Africa to try to resolve the nearly two-year war in Tigray.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/20/2022 10:52:00 AM
Iraq has taken its first steps towards the formation of a new government, but whether it can find lasting peace remains in doubt.
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World
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International
10/20/2022 9:55:27 AM
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was hanging on to power by a thread on Thursday after a senior minister quit her government with a barrage of criticism and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony.
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Business
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Economy
10/19/2022 11:04:46 PM
The Egypt Economic Conference 2022 is set to kick off on Sunday in Cairo, with the participation of economists and businessmen, to draw a roadmap for the future of the Egyptian economy, the Egyptian government announced on Wednesday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/19/2022 10:49:29 PM
Italy's presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, issued a stark warning to Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday that he risked losing influence in any new government over his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as she asserted a strong pro-NATO, pro-European position about Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/19/2022 8:56:19 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister and President Designate of COP27 Sameh Shoukry said on Wednesday that the Egyptian government is keen on facilitating British investments in various sectors of the Egyptian economy.
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World
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Region
10/19/2022 5:49:50 PM
Palestinian movement Hamas on Wednesday said it restored relations with the Syrian government after a visiting delegation held a "historic meeting" with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/18/2022 5:13:33 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – passed on Tuesday a law granting expats the right to import private cars without paying fees or customs taxes for four months as the government seeks to attract much needed foreign currencies.
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World
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International
10/18/2022 2:55:19 PM
Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country.
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World
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Region
10/18/2022 9:53:21 AM
Australia has reversed a previous government's recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the foreign minister said Tuesday, prompting consternation from Israel.
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World
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Africa
10/17/2022 11:13:46 PM
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the situation in Ethiopia was "spiralling out of control" as fighting raged in the north of the country and the government vowed to seize control of airports and other sites in Tigray.
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