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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/7/2024 4:13:07 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty discussed with his Iranian and Chinese counterparts in two separate phone calls Egypt’s ongoing effort to contain regional escalation, as fears of military tensions rise in the Middle East following Israeli assassinations in Iran and Lebanon.
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World
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Region
8/7/2024 12:50:51 PM
German airline giant Lufthansa said Wednesday it will avoid using Iranian and Iraqi airspace until August 13, extending an earlier decision not to fly over the countries, with Middle East tensions high.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/7/2024 12:11:46 PM
Israel informed US officials that it was behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, immediately after Iran announced his death on 31 July, the Washington Post reported.
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World
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Region
8/7/2024 11:45:09 AM
Both Iran and Israel should avoid escalating conflict, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, in his most direct wording toward US ally Israel on the Middle East's spiraling tensions.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/6/2024 11:37:10 PM
Possibilities of a renewed entente between the US and Iran have been put in the back burner as regional tensions surge.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/6/2024 11:26:01 PM
Iran appears to be preparing for a major strike against Israel, writes Mina Adel
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/6/2024 11:24:03 PM
Whether instigated by Russia-Iran or Israel, or else simply by the British far right, anti-Muslim violence in Britain is going out of control, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Paris 2024
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News
8/6/2024 8:19:55 PM
Egypt’s Mohamed Gabr fell short against Mohammadhadi Saravi of Iran in the semi-finals of the men’s Greco-Roman 97kg wrestling competition at the Paris Olympics.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 8:13:00 PM
Hezbollah's chief said Tuesday his group and Iran were "obliged to respond" to Israel "whatever the consequences" after the killings last week of Hezbollah military commander Fouad Shukur and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 5:43:02 PM
Air France said Tuesday that its flights and that of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia to Beirut will be suspended through at least Thursday because of fears that Israel's Gaza war could spread.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/6/2024 4:24:16 PM
Israel is trying to distract international attention from its atrocities in Gaza by presenting the war as part of its conflict with Iran and the Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah, writes Khaled Okasha
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Paris 2024
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News
8/6/2024 3:55:40 PM
Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Gabr has reached the semi-final of the 97 kg Greco-Roman Men event at the Paris Olympic Games where he will be facing Iran's Mohammadhadi Saravi later on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/6/2024 3:17:00 PM
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty emphasized Tuesday to his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib during a press conference in Cairo that Egypt is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation in Lebanon.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 2:16:21 PM
Iran has yet to make any arrests linked to the suspected Israeli killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the Iranian judiciary said Tuesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/6/2024 1:48:39 PM
The United States said it was working "around the clock" to avert an all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel remained on high alert Tuesday for potential Iranian retaliation for two high-profile killings.
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World
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Region
8/6/2024 11:59:45 AM
A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel on Monday, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.
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World
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Region
8/5/2024 8:58:00 PM
Diplomatic pressure mounted Monday to avoid an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring, while numerous governments urged their citizens to leave Lebanon.
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World
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Region
8/5/2024 8:24:46 PM
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived earlier today in Tehran for talks with the Iranian president and other top officials, reported Reuters.
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World
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International
8/5/2024 3:40:01 PM
German airline giant Lufthansa said Monday that its flights would avoid Iraqi and Iranian airspace until at least August 7 amid heightened tension in the region.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/5/2024 2:30:58 PM
EgyptAir advised customers on Monday to revise or modify their bookings to and from the Lebanese capital Beirut amid potential military escalation between the Lebanese Hezbollah group and Israel.
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