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World
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Region
2/27/2025 2:38:30 PM
Libya's eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in the French capital, his Benghazi-based forces said in a statement.
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World
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Africa
2/25/2025 5:32:39 PM
African countries appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DR Congo while an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor arrived Tuesday to investigate the upsurge in violence.
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World
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Africa
2/24/2025 6:36:18 PM
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister said Monday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/20/2025 10:26:37 PM
Former South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor warned that US President Donald Trump’s plan to place Gaza under Washington’s control and permanently displace Palestinians without the right of return should alarm Middle Eastern leaders.
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World
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Africa
2/19/2025 9:00:19 PM
Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads through the region, with Burundi forced to pull back troops and Uganda securing a key city.
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World
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Africa
2/17/2025 9:28:45 PM
Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under the new rulers.
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World
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Africa
2/15/2025 8:05:16 PM
Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.
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World
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Africa
2/12/2025 9:19:52 PM
A dramatic escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and swingeing US humanitarian aid cuts are set to dominate an African Union summit this week, overshadowing the election of its new chairman.
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World
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Africa
2/11/2025 3:37:38 PM
Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacking positions of the Congolese armed forces in South Kivu province at dawn, local and security sources told AFP.
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World
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Africa
2/10/2025 9:17:15 PM
Eastern DR Congo appeared calm for a second day Monday, after regional powers appealed for a ceasefire amid fears the fighting could spark a wider conflict.
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World
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Africa
2/7/2025 3:37:20 PM
A laboratory holding Ebola and other dangerous pathogens in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma -- which has been seized by the M23 armed group -- is safe, WHO said Friday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/5/2025 10:31:00 PM
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to adopt a resolution classifying recent proposals by President Donald Trump for the US seize Gaza and transfer the native Palestinian population to build a Middle Eastern Riviera — as a threat to international peace and security.
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World
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Africa
2/5/2025 6:41:17 PM
Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 kilometres) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society officials and residents told The Associated Press.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/4/2025 5:55:09 PM
Iran’s presence in the Eastern Mediterranean has been dealt a powerful blow as a result of changing conditions in the region, writes
Tarek Osman
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World
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Africa
2/3/2025 9:54:46 PM
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday on the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where a Rwanda-backed armed group is advancing.
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World
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Africa
1/30/2025 12:02:23 PM
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday that South African troops had no place in the eastern DR Congo battlefield, adding he was ready to "deal" with any confrontation from Pretoria.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/30/2025 10:25:15 AM
A Russian drone attack that targeted cities across Ukraine killed at least four people in a Soviet-era residential block in the eastern city of Sumy, the interior ministry said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/29/2025 4:04:23 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs established an operations room to track the situation of Egyptian citizens in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as unrest and security instability escalate.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/28/2025 5:25:37 PM
Egypt is following with deep concern the recent developments in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which have exacerbated the humanitarian and security situation in the area.
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World
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Africa
1/27/2025 2:01:53 PM
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war."
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