Cairo welcomed Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra this week, a visit that demonstrated the strong, decades-old ties between the two countries. The late leader president Gamal Abdel-Nasser supported Algeria's long, just war for independence (...)
Some weeks ago, after over a decade of arctic temperatures between Ankara and Tel Aviv, the former began to grope for ways to sidle up to the latter. This was prompted at least in part by the fact that Israel was developing much closer relations (...)
In the framework of the ongoing nationwide counter-terrorism drive, the Egyptian Armed Forces have delivered a succession of blows to terrorist operatives and infrastructure over recent days.
According to a statement from the General Command of the (...)
Tunisian President Kais Saied took on 26 July the surprising decision to dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspend the activities of the Islamist-dominated parliament for one month.
Saied's decision came one day after thousands of people (...)
Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek said on Sunday that his country is keen on resuming tourism to Egypt, hailing the Egyptian red sea resorts during the past two winters as the best destinations for Czech tourists despite the pandemic.
His (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Saturday with his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra, to hold talks in Cairo's Al-Tahrir Palace, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement.
According to Egyptian media reports, the two (...)
Hatif Libya, part of state-run Libyan Telecommunication Holding Company LPTIC, has signed this week an agreement with California-based Infinera to expand and develop Libya's optical transport network.
The multi-million USD project is set to provide (...)
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 (...)
A new round of Libyan negotiations on the presidential and parliamentary electoral law which began in Rome on Monday is scheduled to conclude on Thursday. The negotiations started with the participation of a committee made up of the House of (...)
On 25 July, Tunisian President Kais Saied took several decisions that marked a turning point in Tunisian politics after confrontations over the last seven months with prime minister Hichem Mechichi and speaker of parliament and leader of the Ennahda (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi the latest developments in the region in a meeting on Monday afternoon, including the situation in Lebanon, Syria, Libya.
They (...)
The supreme committee of the Theatre Without Fund Festival (TWFF) announced that its 11th edition (scheduled to take place 22-26 August) will bear the name of Egyptian artist Ashraf Zaki. The festival will take place across numerous stages in (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson exchanged views in a phone call on Tuesday regarding means to promote trade, investment, health and security cooperation between the two countries, in addition to the (...)
Egypt's Ambassador in Moscow Ihab Nasr has met with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin to discuss prospects for settlement in Libya and Syria, as well as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file.
Russia's Ministry of Foreign (...)
Libya's unity government Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said on Friday he was unaware of any understanding between Russia and Turkey on a withdrawal of their foreign fighters, but that such a move would be welcomed.
Speaking to Reuters in New (...)
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit expressed late on Thursday "great disappointment" over the decision by Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to step down.
"The consequences of Hariri's stepping down may be dangerous for (...)
The number of migrants and refugees who died while attempting to reach Europe on dangerous sea crossings more than doubled so far this year compared to the first six months of 2020, the United Nations' migration agency said in a new report.
At least (...)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit received, on Tuesday, Greece's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias at the headquarters of the pan-Arab organisation in Cairo.
The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that (...)
The most lethal and transmissible variant of the Covid-19 virus is taking Tunisia by storm, exacerbating the country's political and economic difficulties in what is probably the North African country's worse crisis since the 2011 uprising.
This (...)
We were sitting in a café watching one of the Arab satellite TV channels when one person referred sarcastically to an analyst being interviewed on a talk show. "These experts make fortunes without putting in much effort," he said. My attempts to (...)
In a meeting on Tuesday, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell tackled the latest developments in several issues of mutual concerns, including the (...)
Two months ago, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded two days of talks in Cairo aimed at normalising relations. In a joint statement on 6 May, the two sides said they would evaluate the outcome of the first round of consultations before agreeing (...)
What is the role of UNODC in combating terrorism in the Middle East and the Gulf?
As the custodian of international norms and standards on crime prevention, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) works on a wide range of issues to help member (...)
High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has expressed concern over the situation regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), state-owned MENA news agency reported.
Borrell made (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry held a meeting, on Tuesday, with Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and European Security Policy.
The meeting came as part of Shoukry's ongoing visit to (...)
