The holy month of Ramadan carries many different customs and traditions across countries and regions. Each country has its own unique customs, which become part of the culture of the people who create their own characteristics for the (...)
Egypt will learn their opponents at the new Arab Cup when the draw is made in Qatar on Tuesday, with the tournament seen as a dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup finals.
"Qatar will host the draw for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ at Katara Opera (...)
Ahmed Al-Ahmar, the exceptional Zamalek handball player, maintains an unprecedented achievement as the most crowned athlete in continental tournaments in all club sports.
Al-Ahmar won the African Handball Champions League with Zamalek for the third (...)
In the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017, users of the programme can now see the planet, including developments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in an entirely new dimension.
With Timelapse in Google Earth, 24 million (...)
The Arab states that emerged from the end of the Ottomans' rule following World War I have always had uneasy relationships with Turkey, which is largely seen as the continuation of the Ottoman Empire and a troubled Ottoman-Arab history.
Over the (...)
Once again, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) raises controversy in most Arab countries.
This comes especially after the Hamdouk Transitional Government in Sudan announced its intention to sign (...)
The seventh Alexandria Short Film Festival (ASFF, 5-10 April) showed how cultural initiatives outside Cairo can grow and gain in credibility and popularity. The centrality of the capital to cultural life is oppressive, and even events that take (...)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris-backed chemical producer OCI N.V. (OCI) are weighing an initial public offering (IPO) of their fertiliser joint venture Fertiglobe, two sources familiar with the matter (...)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and chemical producer OCI N.V. (OCI), which is backed by Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris, are weighing an initial public offering of their fertiliser joint venture Fertiglobe, two sources familiar with the (...)
Organised in the private mansion of the Cornette de Saint Cyr auction house in Paris, France's first ever international modern and contemporary art fair dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa titled 'MENART FAIR' will take place between 27 (...)
The official account of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League on the social networking site Twitter published a list of the top four goals scored during the fifth round of the group stage.
After a fans poll was opened to (...)
Zamalek's assistant coach Osama Nabih says he expects fair play in the decisive match between Tunisia's Esperance and Algeria's MC Alger in the last round of the African Champions League group stage.
"Fair play is already the slogan of FIFA, and (...)
Senegal will open a consulate in Western Sahara on Monday, joining other African and Arab countries in supporting Morocco's claim to the disputed territory, two official sources said.
The consulate will be opened by the Moroccan and Senegalese (...)
Zamalek recorded their first ever win in Algeria after beating MC Alger 2-0 in their penultimate group-stage game on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of making it to the last eight of the African Champions League.
Two first-half goals from forward (...)
The youngest squad in Serie A has propelled AC Milan to a surprise title challenge this season but according to midfielder Ismael Bennacer, the Rossoneri's oldest player Zlatan Ibrahimovic is largely to thank for their transformation.
The Swede (...)
As Egypt becomes record holder, Comoros wins first participation and Tunisia makes unique achievement
The national football teams of seven Arab countries have hit a new record at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021, which will be hosted early (...)
Cairo titans Zamalek SC have begun their quest for solutions to their financial crises, which became a headache for the club's caretaker committee during the last period.
The Zamalek administration decided to establish a private football company in (...)
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly in talks to buy ADES International, an oil and gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa.
Since its establishment in 2002 by Egyptian businessman (...)
Special agents in eastern Morocco on Thursday arrested four suspected Islamic State-linked extremists who were allegedly assigned to attack a military base and other sensitive targets, the official Moroccan news agency MAP reported.
U.S. (...)
Burkina Faso secured their place in next year's Africa Cup of Nations following a goalless draw away to Uganda in their penultimate qualifier on Wednesday.
The Stallions are now on top of Group B with nine points, just one ahead of second-placed (...)
A workshop on "Trade Facilitation Agreement within the Framework of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area" has called on the Arab region's least developed countries to adopt the Trade Facilitation Annex (TFA).
This would be applied to countries that are (...)
Egypt is on the cusp of qualifying for next year's Africa Cup of Nations, needing only a draw against Kenya to secure their qualification to the tournament.
Egypt and Comoros share the top of the group with eight points while Kenya comes third in (...)
Egypt's engineering exports increased by 9.8 percent to record $1.8 billion in the first eight months (8M) of fiscal year (FY) 2020/21, compared to $1.6 billion during the same period of FY 2019/20.
According to Engineering Export Council of Egypt (...)
All times GMT +2
Wednesday 17 March
Group A
18:00 Orlando Pirates (South Africa) vs. Enyimba (Nigeria)
21:00 Al-Ahly (Libya) vs. ES Setif (Algeria)
Group B
15:00 Coton Sport (Cameroon) vs. RS Berkane (Morocco)
15:00 NAPSA Stars (Zambia) vs. JS (...)
Abdenour Ait Said and Mohamed Chabti both helped topple Algeria's veteran president nearly two years ago by taking part in mass street demonstrations against the ruling elite but they no longer agree on the protests.
The protest movement, known as (...)
