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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/10/2026 5:47:49 PM
Israel is exploiting the conflict with Iran to intensify its actions in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank, writes Monjed Jadou in Ramallah
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World
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Region
3/10/2026 12:02:00 AM
Regional tensions intensified as Russia pledged “unwavering support” for Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei; Israel launched fresh strikes on Beirut and Tehran; and Iran continued missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, while Trump left the door open to seizing Iranian oil.
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World
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International
3/9/2026 9:33:25 PM
Russia would supply oil and gas to European buyers, provided such co-operation was "long-term" and did not put political pressure on Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
3/9/2026 8:26:59 PM
Egypt has approved a set of measures to reduce government spending and energy consumption, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday, as it assesses the economic impact of the escalating regional conflict due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/9/2026 5:03:16 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi warned on Monday that the international community's failure to resolve the current US-Israeli conflict with Iran swiftly through peaceful means would pose a grave threat to the global institutional order and erode the confidence of developing nations in the rules-based international system.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/8/2026 12:56:00 AM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi urged containing the current conflict in the Middle East to avoid negative economic repercussions at both the regional and international levels during a phone call on Saturday with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.
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World
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Region
3/8/2026 12:55:13 AM
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told US President Donald Trump that escalation in the conflict in the Gulf could have serious repercussions for international security and peace.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/7/2026 7:02:26 PM
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty warned on Saturday that the continued escalatory approach in the region carries serious and unpredictable repercussions for the entire Middle East.
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Business
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Economy
3/7/2026 4:06:21 PM
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has pushed gold prices higher in Egypt, reflecting a global shift toward safe-haven assets as investors react to rising geopolitical risks.
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World
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Region
3/6/2026 7:22:00 PM
With the war entering its second week, Iranian missiles struck Israel and US military assets across the Gulf overnight as Tel Aviv and Washington announced an intensification of their attacks on Tehran, with fresh strikes rocking Iran and Lebanon in a conflict that has drawn in global powers, disrupted energy and transport networks, and brought chaos to the region.
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Business
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Economy
3/6/2026 4:14:04 PM
Escalating tensions in the Middle East amid the conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel are raising fresh concerns over global shipping routes, with experts warning that disruptions near key chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab El-Mandeb Strait could drive up energy prices, inflate shipping costs, and threaten revenues from the Suez Canal.
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World
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International
3/6/2026 3:11:09 AM
The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an effort to curb Donald Trump's authority to wage war against Iran, as the president faces fierce criticism over launching the conflict without seeking approval from Congress.
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World
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Region
3/6/2026 3:00:00 AM
Iran and Israel exchanged missile attacks on the sixth day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as the conflict continued to widen across the Middle East and beyond, with a US submarine sinking an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka and NATO destroying an Iranian ballistic missile fired near Turkey.
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World
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Region
3/6/2026 1:14:00 AM
The US–Israeli war against Iran represents one of the most pivotal moments in the contemporary history of Iran, the Gulf region, and the Middle East as a whole. Its duration and the outcomes on the ground will determine whether it approaches the scale and historical impact of conflicts such as the Iran–Iraq War, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the US occupation of Iraq, or the wave of Arab uprisings.
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World
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Region
3/5/2026 3:32:09 PM
Wary of getting directly involved in the US-Israeli war with Iran, European countries are nevertheless being drawn into the conflict following attacks on Cyprus and Western allies in the Gulf.
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World
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Region
3/5/2026 2:34:37 PM
Qatar condemned ongoing Iranian missile attacks on its territory, calling them a “blatant violation” of its sovereignty and warning that Tehran’s actions risk escalating the conflict across the Middle East.
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World
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International
3/5/2026 1:15:49 AM
Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
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World
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Region
3/4/2026 9:32:00 PM
Democrats have pushed the US Senate toward a vote on Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to embark on a war against Iran, an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear US exit strategy.
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World
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Region
3/4/2026 6:57:26 PM
Danish shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday that it was suspending bookings in the Gulf "until further notice", following a risk assessment as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region.
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Opinion
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3/4/2026 4:20:04 PM
Discussion about the possible expansion of war in the Middle East is no longer a passing political speculation. It has increasingly become part of a broader strategic debate about the future of regional stability, particularly as fears grow that any large-scale escalation involving Iran could extend the conflict to the Gulf states.
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