Business
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Markets & Companies
8/30/2023 3:38:38 PM
The Egyptian Exchange indices rose for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday and the main index, EGX30, broke Tuesday's historic record, reaching an all-time-high above 18,800-point level. Gold increased marginally.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 3:25:52 PM
Foreign countries have expressed concern and condemnation following the seizure of power by army officers in Gabon on Wednesday, after disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba claimed victory.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 2:31:41 PM
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose ouster has been announced by rebel officers, came to power in 2009, succeeding his father Omar, the country's ruler for more than four decades.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/30/2023 1:32:23 PM
Two people were killed and 14 others were injured on Wednesday when a microbus and car collided on Al-Habil Road, in the southeast of the Upper Egypt governorate of Luxor, authorities announced.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 1:26:45 PM
The turbulent continent of Africa has experienced seven coups since August 2020, before army officers in the West African country said Wednesday they had deposed President Ali Bongo in Gabon.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 1:07:52 PM
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for "treason", military officers said Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/30/2023 12:42:00 PM
Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan’s tour of areas in the country and planned meetings in Cairo and Riyadh raise more questions than answers.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
8/30/2023 12:30:00 PM
As Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has recently celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary, Al-Ahram Weekly sheds light on its characteristic rituals and vestments
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Sports
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Omni sports
8/30/2023 10:57:32 AM
Carlos Alcaraz said retaining the US Open title was not on his mind as he began the defence of his crown Tuesday with a swift win over injured German opponent Dominik Koepfer.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 10:06:35 AM
Five key facts about Gabon, where military officers on Wednesday announced that they had taken power following elections that, according to official results, were won by President Ali Bongo Ondimba.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 9:41:47 AM
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family's 55-year hold on power.
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World
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Africa
8/29/2023 9:56:28 PM
Algeria's foreign minister on Tuesday proposed a six-month transitional plan for neighbouring Niger, whose coup leader seeks a far longer timeline back to democracy.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/29/2023 8:19:42 PM
The divided and partisan nature of US television is an image of the intense polarisation of politics in the country, writes Azza Radwan Sedky
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
8/29/2023 8:17:29 PM
Having joined the Suisse Romande Orchestra in Geneve recently, young Egyptian violinist Salma Sorour 'sets her goals high' while exploring the international music scene
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World
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Region
8/29/2023 7:59:26 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to act to calm tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border to prevent a possible escalation.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
8/29/2023 7:58:43 PM
Monday 28 August witnessed the closing ceremony of a three-year-long UNESCO project to preserve the culture of craftsmanship in Cairo's Khan El-Khalili and El-Darb El-Ahmar historic areas, held at Al-Azhar Park.
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World
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International
8/29/2023 5:51:36 PM
The United States is racing to improve its messaging to the developing world as the BRICS group grows, although few in Washington view an immediate threat from the Chinese-backed club.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/29/2023 12:21:00 PM
The Sudanese Armed Forces only seek to end the ongoing war in Sudan and to complete the country's democratic transition, the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan stressed on Tuesday, in a briefing following a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in New Alamein.
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World
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International
8/29/2023 11:54:16 AM
Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Alaska, doesn't immediately recognize the shriveled, brown plant she finds on the shore of the Salish Sea or others that were sunburned during the long, hot summer. But a fellow student at a weeklong tribal climate camp does.
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World
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Region
8/28/2023 11:33:32 PM
Libya's internationally recognised prime minister has sacked his top diplomat after she met her Israeli counterpart, with news of the encounter triggering protests in a country that does not recognise Israel.
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