In a strong signal of Moscow's intention to play a greater role in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Cairo on Monday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri.
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Lebanon's caretaker public works and transport minister said on Monday he had signed a document expanding Lebanon's claims in its maritime border dispute with Israel.
The amendment would add around 1,400 square kilometres to the exclusive economic (...)
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 (...)
A senior cabinet minister said on Monday he had signed a document expanding Lebanon's claims in a row with Israel over their maritime border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area.
The amendment would add around (...)
The holy month of Ramadan is much more than a month of fasting, being an empowering combination of faith, history, and culture. Each year, millions of Muslims worldwide celebrate the month in various ways, practising abstinence during this period (...)
The Biden administration announced its intention last Thursday to bring back US funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN Agency that provides comprehensive humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.
Although US President (...)
Hours after the first round of talks to revive Iran's nuclear deal started in Vienna last week, TV cameras attended a ceremony at the Natanz uranium-enrichment plant in Iran to witness the announcement of an increase in the use of advanced (...)
Over the last few months Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have stepped up efforts to enhance cooperation with Iraq, which still relies heavily on neighbouring Iran in energy and other economic domains.
The two Sunni (...)
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 (...)
Wastewater presents a great potential for bridging the supply-demand gap as it is the only water source that increases as the population grows.
The remarks were made by Amgad Elmahdi, Head of International Water Management Institute (IWMI) office (...)
A video circulating online shows Israeli police punching a member of parliament and wrestling him to the ground at a protest against planned evictions in east Jerusalem on Friday.
The video shows a scuffle between Israeli police and Ofer Cassif, the (...)
Israel attacked targets near Damascus on Thursday and Syria's air defences shot down a number of rockets over southern districts of the capital, Syrian state media reported.
SANA news agency quoted a military source saying the attacks wounded four (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry confirmed, on Wednesday, that Cairo continues to make every effort to communicate with all sides involved in the Lebanese crisis to ensure a resolution.
Shoukry's remarks came after his meeting with (...)
Banque Misr, Egypt's second largest bank, confirmed news on Wednesday that it received approval to open a branch in Saudi Arabia.
The Egyptian bank has bold expansion plans for both Saudi and African markets, its vice chairman Akef El Maghraby (...)
The saga of the six-day Suez Canal shutdown and the associated standstill of global shipping has ended, leaving 400 stranded ships at the northern and southern end of this key global waterway free to make their way through the canal.
However, as (...)
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has announced the launch of the 'Spring 2021 Concert Series', as well as the latest initiatives under the Department of Art's Music Program.
The announcement came during a virtual media roundtable discussion (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry will visit Lebanon, on Wednesday, carrying a message from President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to the latter's Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun.
Egyptian media reported that Shoukry will meet with Speaker (...)
Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been told to halt actions used to target the country's (...)
Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to Lebanese authorities to rebuild the Port of Beirut as part of efforts to entice the country's politicians to form a government capable of warding off financial collapse, two sources (...)
Last year's Beirut port explosions, caused by wrongly stored ammonium nitrate in a warehouse in the port of the Lebanese capital, were almost unimaginably destructive, leading to the deaths of 200 people, 6,000 others injured and a further 300,000 (...)
France's foreign minister has cranked up pressure on Lebanese leaders to form a government, urging them in personal phone calls for an immediate halt to what he called ``deliberate obstruction'' that's driving the country toward collapse.
Jean-Yves (...)
The United States will provide more than $596 million in new humanitarian aide to respond to the Syrian crisis, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.
The assistance is designed to help many of the estimated 13.4 million Syrians (...)
Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said has said that Egypt will present a national report on financing for development, which is the first of its kind at the national level.
The report is part of a project that aims to (...)
Intransigence has become the master of the situation in Lebanon, with a general feeling prevalent that no one cares about the future, hopes, or aspirations of the country's citizens.
Lebanese politicians have managed to alienate the country, either (...)
Syria has begun rationing the distribution of fuel in the war-torn country amid concerns that shipments could be delayed because Egypt's Suez Canal is being blocked by a giant cargo ship that has run aground, the Oil Ministry said Saturday.
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