Marches and protests are held Friday across the globe to mark International Women's Day under the slogan (hash)BalanceforBetter, with calls for a more gender-balanced world.
The day, sponsored by the United Nations since 1975, celebrates women's (...)
Novel strategies to promote tourism and increase the number of visitors to Egypt were the focus of efforts by the Egyptian delegation spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism at the ITB Berlin World Travel Fair held from 6 to 10 March in the German (...)
Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir is taking steps unprecedented in his 30-year rule — the longest in Sudan's modern history — as world reactions vary between support for and opposition to the Khartoum regime.
On 8 March, as the world celebrated (...)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines on Friday it would come to its defence if it came under attack in the South China Sea, reaffirming a defence code that Manila's security chiefs have sought to revise.
Speaking during a (...)
Wadi El Nile for the export of agricultural crops will establish a sorting and a packaging station with investments of EGP 20m during 2019.
Ahmed Elabagy, chairperson of the company, said that the station will be specialised in the sorting and (...)
Oriental for Agricultural Products aims to maintain its growth in sales achieved over the past year by increasing the volume of its contracts in existing markets, and through introducing new products to the export list.
The Chairperson of Oriental (...)
Egypt's Nile River hosted Saturday a second round of a new dragon boat race as part of the Chinese Spring Festival.
Teams from Egypt, China, the US, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, the Phillipines, Australia and Portugal participated in the ancient (...)
Malaysian authorities said on Friday they have arrested six people, including four foreigners, suspected of planning attacks or being members of militant groups.
Malaysia has been on high alert since gunmen allied with Islamic State (IS) carried out (...)
On Monday the Board of Trustees of the American University in Cairo (AUC) unanimously affirmed its continued confidence in the university's President Francis J Ricciardone. It commended the president's leadership and decision-making which it said (...)
Egypt's agricultural exports have achieved a reasonable growth last year by producing 500,000 tonnes, to reach 5.2m tonnes, compared to 4.75m tonnes in 2017, which diverted the attention toward the ability of the sector to grow during the upcoming (...)
Pope Francis left the UAE Tuesday after a landmark three-day visit – the pope's first to the Arabian Peninsula.
Before the pope's departure to Rome a holy mass was held at Zayed Sports City Stadium in the capital Abu Dhabi in the attendance of some (...)
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the bombing of a cathedral in the Philippines that killed at least 20 people as a "terrorist attack" and prayed that God would convert the hearts of those who carried it out.
He expressed his "firm condemnation of (...)
The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 27 people during a Sunday church service in the country's restive south, six days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming "yes" (...)
Senators in the Philippines on Tuesday joined activists and child protection groups in condemning a lower house move to reduce the age of criminal liability from 15 to nine, calling it extreme and unjust.
The proposal has President Rodrigo Duterte's (...)
On Tuesday, two important matches will be played in the round of 16 at the Asian Cup League hosted by Emirates until 1 February.
The excitement begins at 3:00pm when the Tigers of South Korea, led by Paolo Pinto, will be meeting with its Bahraini (...)
Egypt's economy has received several pats on the back from international observers over the first few weeks of the new year.
While many Egyptians are apprehensive about what 2019 may add to their burdens amid news of a further reduction in fuel (...)
The final round of group stage in 2019's AFC Asian Cup, held in the UAE, will witness four important matches on Wednesday.
In Group D, the Iraqi national team, led by Slovenian coach Srečko Katanec, will play Iran under Carlos Queiroz, at Al Maktoum (...)
The Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival Kicked off Saturday in Mecavnik, Mokra Gora, Serbia, with the edition dedicated to young filmmakers and world acclaimed authors.
The competition programme of the 12th International Film and Music (...)
Egypt's economy has received several pats on the back from international observers over the first few weeks of the new year.
While many Egyptians are apprehensive about what 2019 may add to their burdens amid news of a further reduction in fuel (...)
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a “provocation” as U.S. officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war.
The USS McCampbell carried out a “freedom of (...)
Football fans in the Arab world are expecting two important sport championships in 2019, as several Arab countries will participate in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, which will be held in the UAE from 5 January to 1 February, and the Africa Cup of Nations (...)
The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said on Wednesday, and 20 people were missing as rescuers slowly reached cut-off communities.
The (...)
A crude bomb, blamed by security forces on a small pro-Islamic State (IS) militant group, killed two people and wounded dozens on Monday in the southern Philippines, an army commander said.
Islamist militants operate in the south of the largely (...)
Realme will launch in Egypt starting from January 2019 to introduce a number of smartphones into the market, targeting young people. The smartphone focuses on strong performance and modern design together with the latest technology in the smartphone (...)
Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Amr Talaat, stressed the necessity of developing skills of Egyptian youth in all fields of communication and information technology.
In a meeting entitled ‘Meet the Government' with the (...)
