Despite Egypt's good intentions towards Ethiopia and its commitment to diplomacy to solve the grave disputes surrounding the dangerous effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on its scarce water resources, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy (...)
In a step ahead of liquidation, the board of directors of the Egyptian Company for Iron and Steel decided to shut down the factory, stopping operations and banning workers from attending.
The order was issued in January. Losses and debts reaching (...)
Unlike many policies that US President Joe Biden has reversed after taking office on 20 January, he has decided to keep one major pledge made by his predecessor, Donald Trump: to pull completely out of Afghanistan.
Indeed, there was a relatively (...)
Washington's announcement of the appointment of Ambassador Jeff Feltman as US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa could be a positive sign. Perhaps the new Democratic administration is planning to play a more active role in this volatile and (...)
Ethiopia is still at odds with Egypt and Sudan over a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). At the heart of the disagreement is the need for Addis Ababa not to start the second stage of filling (...)
Brokered by the US this time, a third ceasefire was agreed upon on Monday, at 08:00 AM local time, between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This ceasefire too was violated after only 45 minutes from its implementation time.
Meanwhile, US President Donald (...)
Regardless of political differences, Egypt and Turkey should communicate, said Yasin Aktay, advisor to the chairman of the Turkish Justice and Development Party and Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongman. Aktay's controversial statement juxtaposes (...)
While wishing its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Al-Ahram Weekly is already out on newsstands with its year-end special edition (26 December 2019 - 8 January 2020).
During the last year, uncertainty has been heaped upon (...)
Claiming the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy a record seven times has made Egypt the most winning team in the history of the No 1 sports competition in the continent.
Egypt's record includes the inaugural Sudan 1957 edition and the Egypt 1959 (...)
The history of the Africa Cup of Nations, has, since its creation, seen three different trophies awarded to the winners.
The first trophy, made of silver, was named after the first CAF president, the Egyptian Abdel-Aziz Abd-Allah Salem.
Ghana, the (...)
Algeria's public prosecutor ordered the arrest of seven businessmen and former officials in connection with corruption charges on Tuesday.
The men include the business partner of former prime minister Ahmed Ouyehia, Mourad Oulmi, CEO of Sovac (...)
Banque du Caire: The state-owned bank that is soon to see an initial public offering (IPO) of shares will offer a stake larger than previously announced. Tarek Amer, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) governor, told a conference on Monday that 30 to 40 (...)
On the island country of Fiji, Egypt was victorious at the 2019 Junior Weightlifting World Championships.
The one-week event, belonging to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and which was held from 1-8 June, saw Egyptian prodigies win (...)
Despite Egypt hosting an international squash tournament with plenty of big-name Egyptians, women's world No 2 Nour Al-Sherbini of Egypt fell to a surprise defeat against England No 1 and world champion No 7 Sarah-Jane Perry as the season-ending (...)
UMBRO has been announced as the official ball of the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, or AFCON. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the sports brand have entered into a new ball partnership agreement. The partnership will see (...)
WITH many fans around the African continent still confused about the idea of receiving the Fan ID and then buying tickets, CAF, the Confederation of African Football, explained the procedures in more detail.
According to CAF officials, the FAN ID (...)
Egypt is ready to receive the 23 participating teams and their supporters as beloved football fans from around the globe await the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, or AFCON.
This week saw the conclusion of work in all six stadiums as well as all (...)
Egypt set for friendlies
The Pharaohs of Egypt are ready for their two friendly games to be played in preparation for next month's Africa Cup of Nations, or AFCON. Egypt is scheduled to enter a training camp at Borg Al-Arab Stadium in Alexandria on (...)
Every day the kick-off of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations or AFCON gets that much closer. Consequently, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of hosts Egypt is finalising the details, especially at the venues.
On Monday, a day after presenting the (...)
Egyptian duo Nouran Gohar and Mohamed Al-Shorbagi are the 2019 Allam British Open champions after they got the better of world No 4 Camille Serme and world No 1 Ali Farag in their respective final fixtures at the Allam Sport Centre in Hull.
The (...)
Egypt-UK deals
BRITISH Trade Minister Liam Fox arrived in Egypt on Monday. Fox will discuss new agreements on transport, health care and financial services.
In a press release on Monday, the UK Embassy in Cairo said that Fox will meet with Egyptian (...)
Nothing speaks of Eid Al-Fitr as eloquently as kahk, the special, sugar-sprinkled cookies often filled with Turkish delight and traditionally baked at home.
On the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, Al-Ahram Weekly will not come out next week and wishes its (...)
Tens of thousands of Algerians took to the streets for a 12th week of protests against the regime last week and on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, despite attempts by the authorities to appease them.
The largely leaderless hirak (...)
Reports of attacks on four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, close to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, are indeed very worrying amid the current escalation in tension between Iran and the United States.
A fifth of (...)
Egypt continues gearing up to host the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which is scheduled to kick off on Friday 21 June and end Friday 19 July.
With a little over a month to go for the 24-nation competition, the local organising (...)