The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank ended on Saturday in Washington, DC with an optimistic atmosphere following US statements suggesting that a trade war with China could end what may allow global economic (...)
A ministerial decree to increase passenger fees on domestic flights by $5 has led to the ire of many Egyptians, who are already complaining of the expensive price of airline tickets to local destinations.
The decree, announced by Minister of (...)
The Israeli elections concluded with expected results, giving Binyamin Netanyahu another term that may be marred by some legal wrangling, or even a verdict against him. The fact is, the radical right will rule Israel in the coming phase; the (...)
US President Donald Trump's classification of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group has sparked fears among many Iraqis that their country may emerge as a potential field of confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
The (...)
The 12th round of the Astana meetings on the Syrian crisis is in the news this month, and the Turkish authorities have said that five more countries, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Germany and China, can participate in the talks scheduled for 25-26 April in (...)
An important event for Egypt's film community since it was established by documentary filmmaker Hashem Al-Nahhas in 1991 (initially as round 11 of a Cairo documentary festival that had been held in 1971-1980), the annual Ismailia International Film (...)
Syrians in government-controlled areas who have survived eight years of war now face a new scourge: widespread fuel shortages that have brought life to a halt in major cities.
Cars line up by the hundreds outside petrol stations, and long lines of (...)
Nations expressed solidarity with France after the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral and offered their support for the recovery.
Monday's fire collapsed the spire and burned through the roof of the 12th-century building, sparking an outpouring of (...)
While the Arab Summit in Tunisia was in progress, Morocco witnessed another summit. It was between the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis II, and the Moroccan monarch, King Mohamed VI.
Although the king had extended his invitation to the (...)
While the Arab Summit in Tunisia was in progress, Morocco witnessed another summit. It was between the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis II, and the Moroccan monarch, King Mohamed VI. Although the king had extended his invitation to the (...)
There is a growing view that after seven years of multi-faceted wars, the Eastern Mediterranean is returning to stability.
Four factors lend credibility to this view, but their impact will be merely in the short-term. What will really shape the (...)
Despite the appeared agreement between Egypt under President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and the United States under President Donald Trump, but the two administrations have different policies in regard to the Middle East issues.
Golan escalation
The Golan (...)
Ahead of the Israeli parliamentary elections, to be held on Tuesday 9 April, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chance of winning is swelling after the United States President Donald Trump granted him the Golan Heights on a silver platter. However, (...)
The Lebanese government approved a power sector reform plan on Monday that aims to boost generation capacity while reducing state subsidises that have led to one of the world's heaviest public debt burdens.
Steps towards fixing the power sector are (...)
قال عصام زكريا رئيس مهرجان الإسماعيلية للأفلام التسجيلية والقصيرة إن مسابقة الأفلام الروائية القصيرة تضم عدد من الأفلام المميزة ومنها:
A Country in Moving Pictures بلد في صور متحركة
ملخص الفيلم:
مكالمة هاتفية بين قوقازي هرم وحبيبته الفيليبينية (...)
Washington, DC- Merza Hasan, the executive director of the World Bank (WB) Group, said that the real challenge before the Egyptian economy at the present time is overpopulation, noting that Egypt's population grows by 2.3% annually, which could (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, just five days before parliamentary elections at home.
The vote is largely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, who has campaigned on (...)
There are now some 13 million Syrian refugees inside and outside the country or 60 per cent of the population, according to the US Pew Research Centre, which is the largest for any country in recent decades.
Half of the refugees have been displaced (...)
Located in Raml Station, downtown Alexandria, Cinema Ferial had been neglected for many years before it finally reopened for the fifth Alexandria Short Films Festival for Egyptian and Arab Films (ASFF, 3-8 April). Named after King Farouk's eldest (...)
Israel has recovered the body of a U.S.-born Israeli soldier missing since a 1982 tank battle against Syrian forces during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon that year, in a case vexing the nation ever since, the military said on Wednesday.
Zachary (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Monday with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres as part of the UN official's MENA tour. The duo discussed the importance of the Egyptian-UN relations, especially that Egypt is now heading the African (...)
A Palestinian man in his early 20s was killed by Israeli armed forces early on Saturday on the Gaza Strip's border, the territory's health ministry stated. The ministry said Mohammed Saad died after suffering from head wounds caused by shrapnel.
The (...)
The Arab League (AL) issued a closing statement at the end of the proceedings of the 30th Arab Summit, which was held in the Tunisian capital on Sunday, stressing the importance of Arab cooperation to build a "stable and secure future, as a way to (...)
Former Australia captain Tim Cahill has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39 to focus on a career in media and coaching.
Cahill, who spent 15 seasons in England playing for Millwall and Everton, ended his international career (...)
The most salient feature of the climate in Israel in the run-up to general elections set for 9 April is the determination of most Israeli parties to unseat Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu after 10 consecutive years in power. Some opposition (...)
