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World
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International
12/15/2021 5:55:09 PM
The EU health agency ECDC on Wednesday warned that vaccinations alone would not stop the rise of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, and said "strong action" was urgently needed.
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World
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International
12/15/2021 3:46:09 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday cut short a trip to Southeast Asia after a member of his delegation contracted the coronavirus, a spokesman for the US state department said.
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Sports
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World
12/14/2021 9:56:21 PM
FIFPRO and FIFA announced the 23 players who received the most votes for the 2021 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11, the only global player award organised by the players and for the players.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
12/14/2021 1:43:54 PM
The Red Sea International Film Festival held the closing ceremony of its inaugural edition on Monday, in which it celebrated the winning films from 16 feature films, 18 shorts, and 21 virtual reality experiences from across the globe.
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World
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Region
12/11/2021 6:02:05 PM
The Palestinian Hamas group said Saturday that explosions that shook a refugee camp in southern Lebanon were caused by an electrical short-circuit in a storage area for oxygen bottles used to treat coronavirus patients.
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World
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International
12/8/2021 4:46:44 PM
Various world leaders were quick to congratulate the newly elected German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, shortly after winning the support of 395 MPs.
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World
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International
12/4/2021 6:46:04 PM
A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy closures.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
11/30/2021 10:52:52 PM
Ongoing fuel shortages will mean a cold winter for many in Lebanon, with imports of diesel by the Shia group Hizbullah unlikely to remedy the situation,
writes Rita Boulos Chahwan
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Sports
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Talents Abroad
11/22/2021 9:03:26 PM
Egypt and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has been named among the shortlist for the FIFA Best Player of the Year Award 2021 in a list published by the World governing body on Monday.
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Sports
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World
11/20/2021 11:01:56 AM
Concerns about two cryptocurrency companies led to two of Europe's leading soccer clubs, Barcelona and Manchester City, dropping short-lived sponsorship agreements on Friday.
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World
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Region
11/19/2021 3:44:17 PM
More than 28,000 Afghans have applied for temporary admission into the U.S. for humanitarian reasons since shortly before the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan and sparked a chaotic U.S. withdrawal, but only about 100 of them have been approved, according to federal officials.
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World
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International
11/17/2021 11:46:23 AM
The United States and China have agreed to ease restrictions on journalist visas shortly after a long-awaited virtual summit between its two leaders, with Beijing on Wednesday calling the move a "hard-won" achievement.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
11/16/2021 9:26:35 PM
Though vacuum bags can save a huge amount of space, they are damaging to items made from natural fibres such as silk or wool. Vacuum bags are good only for short period storing.
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Sports
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World
11/15/2021 10:08:39 PM
Former Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll joined Championship club Reading on a short-term contract on Monday.
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World
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International
11/15/2021 7:12:33 PM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia on Monday to be more transparent about its military activities near Ukraine but he stopped short of suggesting that Moscow might be preparing to invade its former Soviet neighbor.
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World
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Region
11/13/2021 11:31:53 PM
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world was still on the precipice of "catastrophe" after nations reached a global climate deal Saturday that fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous warming.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
11/13/2021 3:38:45 PM
A film by Omar Abo screens at the inaugural edition of Blink Film Festival run by Action for Hope running under the umbrella of Culture Resource.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
11/9/2021 8:39:39 PM
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party has been playing on hostility to Syrian refugees as a way of directing attention away from its own shortcomings,
writes Sayed Abdel-Meguid
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
11/2/2021 10:54:54 PM
Sea freight prices have been reaching new highs, leading to shortages or increased prices of commodities, reports
Khaled El-Ghamry
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Business
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Economy
11/2/2021 12:10:00 PM
China said it has increased daily coal production by over one million tonnes, easing its energy shortage as world leaders gather in Britain for climate talks billed as one of the last chances to avert catastrophic global warming.
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