Al-Ahram Weekly's Articles

CAF is inviting its member associations to submit bids to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2028, 2032, and 2036.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced its schedule for the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup in their 2026-27 seasons.

The Israeli army is deliberately targeting Palestinian children, according to a UN commission of inquiry report

THIS WEEK Egypt celebrated the 13th anniversary of the 30 June Revolution, a defining milestone in the nation’s modern political history.

The US-Iran ceasefire signed last week is being compared to the 2015 agreement between the two countries. The differences, context and regional impact of the two documents are stark.

LIONEL Messi broke the all-time World Cup scoring record with his 17th and 18th goals in Argentina’s 2-0 win against Austria in Dallas on Monday, sending the defending champions to the round of 32.

Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, now in its third year, has created a rodent infestation crisis that is bringing further suffering to an already displaced population

Pakistan’s emerging role as a mediator between the US and Iran could be seen as a harbinger of security alliances in the region shifting away from the West.

The 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) went to Algerian novelist Saiid Khatibi for his novel Ughalibu Majra Al-Nahr (“I Resist the River Course” or “I resist the tide”).

The US-Israeli axis has not spared civilian infrastructure in its war on Iran, while threatening to take it back to the Stone Age, in attacks that critics say amount to war crimes.

ON THE EVENING of 19 March, the sighting of the crescent moon will take place to determine whether Eid Al-Fitr is on Friday or Saturday, bringing an end to the holy month of Ramadan.

The start of the women’s Africa Cup of Nations has been pushed ahead

US military commanders are framing the war against Iran in terms of end-times Biblical prophecy, echoing the ideological narrative produced by officials in the Trump administration.

The US maintains a network of military bases across the region, the vast majority in the Gulf countries, with these being targeted since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Egypt’s economy is bracing for another stress test but is well positioned to withstand the shock of the Iran war

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