Countries

Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East

Cairo – Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed region in the... Read more

30 Oct, 2022

Business

Egypt agrees $3 billion loan with IMF as pound hits new low

Cairo – Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund against the backdrop of... Read more

28 Oct, 2022

Countries

Egypt orders release of jailed activist Zyad el-Elaimy

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a former parliamentarian, lawyer and key activist from the 2011... Read more

25 Oct, 2022

Countries

Family of detained Egyptian activist stage UK protest

London – Supporters of prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah gathered in London on Tuesday to mark his 200... Read more

20 Oct, 2022

Countries

Egypt arrests man in new femicide case

Cairo – Egyptian police arrested a man accused of killing his fiancee, the public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, as... Read more

19 Oct, 2022

Countries

Egypt military court cuts sentence of security expert

Cairo – An Egyptian military court on Monday reduced the sentence of security expert Ismail Alexandrani, whose incarceration since... Read more

18 Oct, 2022

Arts and Leisure

Egypt temporarily bans hugely popular ‘mahraganat’ singers

Cairo – Egypt’s state-affiliated musicians’ union on Sunday announced a temporary ban on electro-beat “mahraganat” singers, the cultural establishment’s... Read more

17 Oct, 2022

Countries

British Museum hails Rosetta Stone’s role in cracking hieroglyphs

London – The Rosetta Stone stars in a new exhibition opening on Thursday at the British Museum marking one... Read more

12 Oct, 2022

Countries

Saudi Arabia jails 10 Egyptians for gathering, relatives say

Dubai – A Saudi judge on Monday sentenced 10 Egyptian men for up to 18 years for having tried... Read more

11 Oct, 2022

Countries

Heat-resilient Red Sea reefs offer last stand for corals

Marsa Alam – Beneath the waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast a kaleidoscopic ecosystem teems with life that could... Read more

10 Oct, 2022