Despite being a founding member of both NATO and the European Union, France usually maintains its own independent position in international affairs. Occasionally, its stances may align with the rest of the EU or with the NATO alliance, but in other (...)
The National Automotive Company (NATCO), the Egypt distributor for Mercedes-Benz, has appointed Yasser Saleh Ibrahim as CEO, effective as of 9 June.
Ibrahim possesses a distinguished international experience exceeding 28 years in the automotive (...)
Egypt's car sales will face a reverse trend in 2020, in line with the deteriorating morale of both consumers and companies, according to a report by the global credit rating agency, Fitch Solutions.
The report noted that the negative trend coincides (...)
The 2017 Egyptian film Photocopy has been chosen to kick off the Arab International Film Festival, scheduled to take place between 16 and 21 July in South Korea's capital, Seoul.
The festival will screen over 10 films by numerous Arab directors, (...)
أعلنت حملة "أنقذوا الأرواح أنقذوا إفريقيا" أنها تقدمت بعدة خطابات رسمية حمل كل منها توقيع أكثر من 150 منظمة إفريقية وعربية وشخصيات عامة تنتمي لعدد 20 دولة إفريقية، وبعضها من آسيا وأوروبا وأمريكا الشمالية.
وأشار عثمان موسى منسق الحملة، إلى أنه تم (...)
It has been yet another tough week of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border, threatening the (...)
One hilarious joke once circulating in Iraq referred to an imaginary “anti-concern” medicine named after former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, known as much for his diplomatic clichés voicing concern over the tragic events in the country while (...)
Anti-racism groups are leading a ``de-colonial tour'' of Paris on Sunday to call attention to monuments and streets honoring historical figures tied to the slave trade or colonial-era abuses.
The march, starting at the French capital's Museum of (...)
Algeria at last buried the remains of 24 fighters decapitated for resisting French colonial forces in the 19th century, in a ceremony Sunday rich with symbolism marking the country's 58th anniversary of independence.
The fighters' skulls were taken (...)
After decades in a French museum, the skulls of 24 Algerians decapitated for resisting French colonial forces were formally repatriated to Algeria in an elaborate ceremony led by the teary-eyed Algerian president.
A 21-gun salute thundered from (...)
In his address to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri called on the international body to encourage negotiations to reach an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The UNSC meeting was held upon (...)
The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial "safe list" of countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday.
The 27-member bloc gave approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 (...)
The European Union plans to open its borders to non-essential travellers such as tourists and most business people from a limited number of countries outside the bloc from July 1.
The 27 EU governments agreed on an initial "safe list" of 14 (...)
Energean announced that it has received a discount for its acquisition of the Edison E&P, paying only $284m, but after working capital, Energean expects to pay just $178m for the acquisition down from the initial $750m value of the deal, the company (...)
So far, neither the United States nor the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) nor the European Union have shown any political will to restrain Turkish adventurism in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly after the major (...)
Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez scored two goals for Manchester City at the Etihad stadium on Monday as the hosts showed their impressive strength in depth, making eight changes but still crushing a woeful Burnley 5-0.
The win leaves second-placed City (...)
The Cannes Film Festival revealed, on Sunday, new information about the selected films that are taking part across its different competitions. Although the films will not be screened to the public due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (...)
Egypt will respond appropriately to any threats to its security or that of the Arab region, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Sunday.
He noted that Egypt will only use military solutions as a last resort to defend its security.
Shoukry told (...)
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the Cairo Declaration initiative launched last week by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to find a political solution to the Libyan conflict.
It came during a phone call between Al-Sisi and (...)
The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent surpassed 225,105, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday.
The continental disease control agency in its latest update said (...)
The Arab League has said it hopes Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) will accept the Cairo Declaration, which includes a cease-fire and political solution to the Libyan crisis.
Arab League Secretary-General Hossam Zaki said on Tuesday, “We (...)
For the past couple of years, Arab cinema has been making waves at the Cannes Film Festival with many Arab filmmakers making a mark on the famed Promenade de la Croisette (Boulevard de la Croisette).
From Yommedine's participation in the official (...)
In celebration of World Environment Day, which fell on 5 June, a 10-day campaign for the Mediterranean will kick off on 11 June, featuring numerous activities related to environmental issues, and opportunities for participation.
Launched in Egypt (...)
LIBYA: A possible breakthrough is in the works for one of the most pressing issues facing Cairo.
Following a tripartite meeting this week with Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar, and Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh, (...)
Despite its cancellation this year due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Cannes Film Festival has awarded its seal of approval to 56 films.
In a statement released by the festival on Friday, the films that form part of its Official (...)
