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World
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War in Ukraine
5/18/2025 1:04:51 PM
Ukraine said Sunday that Russia had launched a record number of drones at the country overnight, targeting various regions, including that of the capital Kyiv, where a woman was killed.
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World
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International
5/17/2025 5:53:59 PM
Colombia's government has applied to join a China-based development bank, another sign of Latin America's drift away from the U.S. as the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts, trade barriers and crackdown on immigration spurs many leaders in the region to seek closer ties with Washington's geopolitical rival.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/17/2025 3:54:04 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani urged an immediate ceasefire and the lifting of Israel's siege on the Gaza Strip to restore regional security.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/17/2025 2:32:54 PM
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit denounced Israel's war on Gaza as "a disgrace—on them (Israel) and on the silent world" as Arab leaders convened at the regional body's annual summit in Baghdad on Saturday.
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World
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Region
5/17/2025 9:56:48 AM
Regional leaders were to meet in Baghdad on Saturday at the annual summit of the Arab League, with the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza expected to once again loom large.
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Egypt
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Society
5/16/2025 3:11:00 PM
Egypt is set to experience a severe heatwave from Friday through Saturday, with temperatures reaching 40°C in Greater Cairo and the northern coasts and up to 45°C in the southern regions.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/15/2025 5:39:11 PM
Does Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar this week diminish Israel’s traditional role as the cornerstone of American security in the region.
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Advertising
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Sponsored
5/15/2025 4:43:05 PM
During this year’s RiseUp Summit, one of the region’s most anticipated gatherings of tech innovators, Bit68 made a significant impact with a forward-looking workshop titled "AI x UI/UX: Leading the Future of Product Innovation."
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World
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Region
5/15/2025 2:52:33 PM
Turkey's military will continue acting against PKK militants in regions where they are present until it is "certain" the threat is removed following the Kurdish group's decision to disband, the defense ministry said Thursday, in a nod to its presence notably in Iraq
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World
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Region
5/15/2025 1:17:17 PM
Germany's Lufthansa airline group said Thursday its suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv would last until at least May 25 amid ongoing regional conflict.
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World
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War in Sudan
5/14/2025 10:13:32 PM
Around 1,000 critically ill patients in Sudan's Darfur region are nearly without drinking water after artillery fire destroyed a water tanker at a hospital, UNICEF said on Wednesday.
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Opinion
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5/14/2025 8:36:17 PM
As Donald Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during his first term.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
5/14/2025 5:11:54 PM
Maersk, a global leader in container logistics and maritime transport, has reaffirmed the Suez Canal as its preferred route and is actively assessing recent signs of stability in the Red Sea region, the company told Egyptian officials during a meeting on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/14/2025 4:00:33 PM
The US president’s visit to the Middle East this week may project the image of a region open for business, but it could be the calm before the storm.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/14/2025 9:12:00 AM
Neither Trump’s visit to the Gulf nor the Arab Summit in Iraq promises real breakthroughs in any of the key regional conflicts.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/13/2025 7:00:00 PM
This week’s visit by Trump to the Middle East is as important for his international standing as it is for Gaza and the region
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/12/2025 10:28:00 PM
Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, held separate phone calls on Sunday with his Iranian and Omani counterparts to discuss the latest US-Iran nuclear talks and broader regional developments.
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World
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Region
5/12/2025 12:40:40 PM
On his trip this week to the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, though his most pressing regional challenges concern two other countries: Israel and Iran.
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World
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War in Sudan
5/12/2025 11:13:11 AM
Crouching over a small wood-scrap fire in Sudan's war-battered Darfur region, Aziza Ismail Idris stirs a pot of watery porridge -- the only food her family have had for days.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
5/11/2025 10:32:39 AM
Celebrating 25 years of showcasing Arab cinema, the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival (RAFF, 28 May–1 June) has prepared a special program that speaks to multiple generations and amplifies timely voices from the region.
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