Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has on Thursday named ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, his office announced in a statement, as the Gulf Arab state moves to improve ties with some regional states.
Salem bin Mubarak Al-Shafi was named the (...)
Ethiopia's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen has asked that Algeria play a role in "correcting" what he described as the Arab League's "misperceptions" about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Mekonnen made the (...)
Qatar called on Tunisia's political forces to "prioritise the interests of the people, follow the voice of wisdom, and avoid escalation and its implications on Tunisia's experience that earned regional and international respect."
In a statement (...)
Brisbane will host the 2032 summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved its nomination in a vote that Australia's prime minister hailed as a historic moment for city and country.
The city, where (...)
عقدت سفيرة إثيوبيا لدى الدوحة، سامية زكريا، اليوم الأربعاء، مباحثات مع نائب وزير الخارجية القطري سلطان بن سعد المريخي.
ونقلًا عن الصفحة الرسمية لسفارة إثيوبيا بالدوحة عبر موقع التواصل الاجتماعي «تويتر»، اليوم الأربعاء، قال «المريخي» إن بلاده تدعم حق (...)
Egypt is sending to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics the largest contingent it has had in any Games - 134 athletes from 23 sports federations.
In the two-week-long tournament, which starts 23 July, Egypt will be participating in the modern pentathlon, (...)
A high powered Afghan government delegation, which will include the head of the country's reconciliation council, is to meet the Taliban in Doha to jump-start a long-stalled peace process, two Afghan officials said Tuesday.
The two officials, who (...)
Iran on Wednesday hosted the first significant talks in months between Taliban and Afghan government representatives, a surprise meeting that comes as the US completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan and districts fall to the Taliban across the (...)
Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli and Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem inaugurated the 52nd Cairo International Book Fair (30 June-15 July) at the Egypt International Exhibitions Centre (EIEC) in New Cairo. Held under the auspices (...)
American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of the World Trade Center they buried 20 years ago in a country that could descend into civil war without them.
The quiet departure from Bagram (...)
The Arab League is keen on ensuring that Egypt and Sudan resorting to the UN Security Council over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue does not turn into a dispute between Arab and African sides, its ambassador to the UN (...)
With the flood season inching closer without any breakthrough in talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt and Sudan sent separate letters this month asking the UN Security Council to hold a session to address the issue. (...)
This week, as part of an ambitious diplomatic scheme to rework inter-Arab relations, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi made a rare visit of an Egyptian head of state to Iraq. "It is the first visit to Baghdad by an Egyptian president in 30 years," the (...)
Palestinian filmmaker Najwa Najjar is among a number of renowned personalities from the field of cinema honoured during the ongoing fifth edition of the Aswan International Film Festival for Women (24-29 June).
Other honourees include chairperson of (...)
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday Egypt hopes that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) behaves in a way that enhances Egyptian and Sudanese efforts to reach a legally binding deal over the filling and operation of the Grand (...)
Sudan has asked the United Nations (UN) Security Council to hold an urgent session to discuss the dispute over the controversial Ethiopian dam, according to the state-run Sudan News Agency (SUNA).
Sudan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maryam Al-Sadiq (...)
Ahead of the Second Berlin Conference on Libya, which opened yesterday (23 June), Cairo intensified contacts with key Libyan parties to help ensure a successful outcome. In many ways Libyan national security is part of Egyptian national security, (...)
Qatar will only allow people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend next year's World Cup and is in talks to secure one million doses in case global immunisation efforts lag, the prime minister said.
The Gulf Arab state hosts the four-week (...)
The Taliban said on Sunday they were committed to peace talks, adding they wanted a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan that would make provisions for women's rights in line with cultural traditions and religious rules.
The statement came amid (...)
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Sadiq said on Friday that Ethiopia "stabbed Sudan in the back" with the first filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in July 2020.
In a lecture held at Qatar's Doha Institute for Graduate Studies on (...)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed the priority of Egypt and Sudan's water security amid the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis with Ethiopia.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, (...)
Ethiopia has rejected the Arab League's recent resolution on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which supported Egypt and Sudan's positions regarding the controversial issue.
It also expressed its dissatisfaction with the resolution of the (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has said that there is a European understanding of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue, as there have been successful European experiences to manage water resources.
Cairo has proposed (...)
Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi affirmed on Tuesday his country's full readiness to defend the Egyptian and Sudanese rights in the River Nile waters.
Jerandi's remarks came during his speech at the Arab League's (AL) extraordinary meeting (...)
The Tuesday meeting of Arab foreign ministers to affirm solidarity with Egypt and Sudan in their dispute with Ethiopia over the dangerous effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was an important first step in intensive efforts by the (...)
