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World
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International
11/8/2022 12:02:24 PM
Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, is meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday in a bid to clinch Turkish approval for his country's bid to join NATO.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/5/2022 6:35:12 PM
Sweden's foreign minister on Saturday sought to distance Stockholm from the Kurdish YPG militia, days before the Scandinavian country's prime minister is to visit Ankara hoping to secure support for its NATO bid.
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World
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International
10/12/2022 3:33:33 PM
Bosnia-Herzegovina moved a small step closer to the European Union on Wednesday with the EU's executive advising member states to grant it candidate member status despite continuing criticism of the way the Balkan nation is run.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/19/2022 5:56:07 PM
The Supreme Council of German Muslims has denied all entities linked to the Muslim Brotherhood membership of the council, including the Islamic Centre in Munich and the Student Union affiliated to the Brotherhood.
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World
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Region
9/14/2022 2:14:03 PM
Iran intends to pursue membership of a Chinese and Russian-led bloc that is meeting in Uzbekistan this week, President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday as he prepared to head to the summit.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/29/2022 2:44:10 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/18/2022 2:09:45 PM
Two Russian fighter jets are believed to have violated Finnish airspace on Thursday, Finland's defence ministry said, as the Nordic country seeks NATO membership following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/4/2022 9:18:19 PM
The US Senate ratifies the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic military alliance in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/3/2022 3:21:00 PM
The Senate is set to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, a crucial step toward swiftly expanding the Western military alliance with a show of U.S. support in response to Russia's war with Ukraine.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/19/2022 10:02:55 PM
Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are planning to apply for membership of the BRICS group of major emerging economies,
writes Aisha Ghoneimy
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World
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Region
7/18/2022 5:49:32 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to "freeze" the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military alliance complies with Ankara's conditions.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
7/5/2022 9:43:40 AM
The 30 NATO allies are set to sign off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
6/30/2022 6:11:01 PM
The Egyptian musician Hesham Nazih was invited to join the membership of the Oscars selection jury, a body that boasts almost 400 Hollywood professionals and the international film community
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/29/2022 1:30:50 PM
Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 alleged Kurdish militants from Sweden and Finland under a deal to secure Ankara's support for the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids.
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World
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International
6/28/2022 9:29:00 PM
Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders' summit in Madrid amid Europe's worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/28/2022 2:26:09 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would meet US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid for talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the bloc's expansion into two Nordic states.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/21/2022 1:56:19 PM
EU officials said Tuesday that there was no opposition within the 27-nation bloc to granting war-torn Ukraine "candidate status", ahead of a summit expected to green light the move.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/20/2022 3:23:52 PM
Russian forces have stepped up their shelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, Kyiv said Monday, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned to expect greater hostilities ahead of a historic EU decision on Ukraine's bid for candidate status.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/17/2022 5:03:34 PM
Russia's foreign ministry on Friday accused Brussels of "manipulating" Ukraine after the EU Commission recommended the pro-Western country be granted candidate status for joining the 27-nation bloc.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/16/2022 6:07:56 PM
Ukraine's request to join the European Union may advance Friday with a recommendation from the EU's executive arm that the war-torn country deserves to become a candidate for membership in the 27-nation bloc.
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