Viral footage of an interview with a renowned Egyptian musician about his imprisonment with the two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak sparked widespread controversy in Egypt, amid criticism of those privileged conditions and the [ More … ]
A new round of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aimed at resolving a long-running dispute about a giant dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile has broken down once again. The Grand Ethiopian [ More … ]
David Schenker’s visit comes ahead of the expected opening of provisional US consulate in the contested desert region. A top United States envoy has visited contested Western Sahara after Washington recognized Morocco’s sovereignty there in [ More … ]
Egypt’s health minister has stipulated that mobile phones must be taken away from hospital patients for the duration of their stay following the death of an entire ICU ward over the weekend that was caught [ More … ]
The government has banned wedding and funeral gatherings in bid to stem rapid rise in infection and deaths Rapidly rising Covid-19 infections are setting off alarm bells in Egypt, leading to a new raft of [ More … ]
Gulf leaders are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their annual summit amid a breakthrough in the long-running dispute between a Saudi-led bloc and Qatar. Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived to Saudi [ More … ]
In a new escalation step by Sisi’s regime against his opponents abroad A new decision issued by the Egyptian government, headed by PM Mustafa Madbouly, regarding of the Egyptian Political Activist Ghada Nagiub, where Resolution [ More … ]
Iran has told the United Nations nuclear watchdog it intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 deal with major powers at its Fordow Fuel Enrichment [ More … ]
Many Yemenis express pessimism about future following deadly attacks that killed 25 and wounded more than 100 Many residents of Aden city woke up to a sense of dread on Thursday morning. Military checkpoints had been [ More … ]
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