Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former presidents were named to help mediate the two-week-old crisis.
Ethiopian troops are taking towns and (...)
The Ethiopian government rebuffed an African effort to mediate on Saturday, saying its troops had seized another town in their march towards the rebel-held capital of northern Tigray region.
More than two weeks into Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's (...)
The United States revealed on Thursday it had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1 million barrels of previously seized Iranian oil that was bound for Venezuela, in the Trump administration's latest move to increase pressure on (...)
The repercussions of the announced UAE-Israeli peace agreement will ricochet throughout all the current crises in the Middle East, not least the Libyan conflict. The impacts, moreover, could be quite pronounced given the possibility that (...)
US prosecutors late on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is shipping to Venezuela, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two US foes.
The government of (...)
Imagine that your comfort zone, your safest place on earth, your safe haven where you take out all your anxieties, worries and fears, the warmest place for you… imagine that this turns into a source of toxicity, danger and insecurity. Imagine that (...)
African countries have adopted different measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The majority of the continent's countries have enforced traditional measures, such as the closure of schools, imposing curfews and banning religious, (...)
It's been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mount. With only a little over a week left, he decided joining thousands of others in tradition was worth the risk (...)
The African continent, with a population of over 1.2 billion, has recorded more than 30,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and close to 1,500 deaths. The figures may seem less threatening when compared to those in Europe and the United States. But the (...)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved $500 million to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so they can help them tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The IMF executive board approved the (...)
Communist-run Cuba said it dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy for the first time this weekend to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus at the request of the worst-affected region Lombardy.
The Caribbean island has sent its (...)
The cronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as well as lower oil and commodity prices along with lower demand and disruptions in global value chains will impact the Egyptian economy and the Middle East region (ME), said the International Monetary (...)
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in addition to lower oil and commodity prices along with lower demand and disruptions in global value chains will impact the Egyptian economy and the Middle East region (ME), said the International (...)
تتعدد مظاهر الاحتفال بيوم المرأة العالمي، الذي يوافق 8 مارس من كل عام، والذي يسلط الضوء على قضايا المساواة بين الجنسين، والعنف المنزلي ضد المرأة، ومنحها كافة حقوقها.
روسيا وإيطاليا... الزهور للنساء
في روسيا تُهدى النساء الزهور والشوكولاتة، بحسب (...)
Egypt's national football team coach Hossam El-Badry has called four foreign based players currently overseas, including Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, for the upcoming closed camp ahead of facing Togo later in March.
The Pharaohs will be facing Togo (...)
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Monday said they stood ready to help member countries address the human and economic challenges of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, including through emergency funding.
In a joint (...)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains as prevalent as it was 30 years ago in a handful of countries, thwarting global efforts to eradicate it, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for (...)
Egypt's star winger Mohamed Salah is optimistic about his return to Qatar with the national team to play at the 2022 World Cup, seeking fans' support amid the current rebuilding process.
The 27-year-old Salah helped Liverpool win the Club World Cup (...)
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
In figures described by its director (...)
Lionel Messi won a record sixth men's Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, beating Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane to take the honours.
Now aged 32, it is Messi's first Ballon d'Or since 2015 and his sixth overall as he (...)
The head of the normalisation committee at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Amr El-Ganainy has offered his full support for Egypt's under-fire coach Hossam El-Badry after the recent poor results of the Pharaohs.
“All support for El-Badry. We (...)
All eyes in Egypt will turn to Borg El Arab Stadium on Thursday where Egypt take on Kenya in the beginning of their campaign to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 to be held in Cameroon.
Egypt's Coach Hossam El-Badry aims to make an (...)
Egypt's national team coach Hossam El-Badry said he hoped fans would fill the stadium during Thursday's match against Kenya in the 2021 Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifiers, adding that his recent decision to exclude Pyramids FC players was purely (...)
Egypt vs. Liberia
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Venue: Borg El-Arab Stadium
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An 85th minute goal from second half substitute midfielder Hamdi Fathi handed Egypt a 1-0 win over Liberia on Thursday in their last warm up game ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros on 14 and 18 (...)
