Sudan was in danger of repeating the Libyan and Somalian chaotic scenarios if its opposition and army didn't agree on the steps for transition, warned Tibor Nagy, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as he was wrapping up a visit to (...)
Mohamed Fahmy, a former AlJazeera English journalist who was released from jail in Egypt in 2015, has been appointed CEO of The Investigative Journal (TIJ), a newly launched online investigative news platform.
Since its inception in February, TIJ (...)
As soon as news broke of the sudden death of ousted president Mohamed Morsi during a court hearing on 17 June, Brotherhood officials and activists in Europe, Turkey and some Gulf countries, as well as human rights organisations opposed to the (...)
Ousted president Mohamed Morsi, who died on Monday after suffering a heart attack during his ongoing trial for espionage, was buried in eastern Cairo on Tuesday morning. Prosecution authorities allowed Morsi to be buried after a forensic committee (...)
Participants in the Libyan National Forces Conference in Cairo on Monday expressed their support for the Libyan National Army (LNA) in its fight against terrorism and criminal militias in Tripoli.
In the conference's closing statement they urged the (...)
As soon as news broke of the sudden death of ousted president Mohamed Morsi during a court hearing on 17 June, Brotherhood officials and activists in Europe, Turkey and some Gulf countries, as well as human rights organisations opposed to the (...)
Sudan was in danger of repeating the Libyan and Somalian chaotic scenarios if its opposition and army didn't agree on the steps for transition, warned Tibor Nagy, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as he was wrapping up a visit to (...)
Michel Platini, the former head of European soccer association UEFA, was released in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament to Qatar.
Platini's lawyer, William Bourdon, (...)
Chile began their Copa America defence in emphatic fashion with a thumping 4-0 win over tournament guests Japan on Monday with Manchester United misfit Alexis Sanchez scoring for the first time in five months.
The 2015 and 2016 Copa champions took (...)
The organisers of the Copa America expressed concerns over poor attendance at initial games on Monday and said they must correct errors in the ticketing process to ensure more fans have access to matches in this month's tournament in Brazil.
The (...)
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained and questioned by French police on Tuesday over the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar, a French judicial source confirmed to Reuters.
The detention and questioning (...)
The Copa America's official song is titled “A Continent Vibrates” but if the strikingly low attendances at some matches are anything to go by, many in South America, especially in the host nation Brazil, seem wholly unenthused by the tournament.
The (...)
FIFA wants Saudi-backed satellite broadcaster Arabsat to stop transmitting pirated feeds of Women's World Cup games from a Qatari network, part of an ongoing sports television rights dispute linked to the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Bootlegged feeds (...)
The political and military facedown drags on in the vicinity of Tripoli between the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and the forces fighting under the banner of the Government of National Accord (GNA), (...)
Saudi diplomacy scored three successes in the course of two days in May.The Holy city of Mecca hosted three summits on two days in a row. On 30 May, Mecca saw an Arab emergency summit as well as another summit for the heads of states in the Gulf (...)
Brazil striker Neymar is expected to be out of action for four weeks after picking up an ankle injury in a Copa America warm-up game this week, his club Paris St Germain said on Saturday.
The 27-year-old Neymar was hurt in a 2-0 win over Qatar on (...)
Brazil have called up Chelsea forward Willian to replace the injured Neymar for this month's Copa America, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Friday.
Neymar withdrew from the squad on Thursday after rupturing ligaments in his right ankle (...)
خسر منتخب قطر أمام البرازيل بهدفين نظيفين ضمن المباراة الودية لاستعدادات الفريقين لخوض منافسات كوبا أمريكا.
وتقام بطولة كوبا أمريكا الأسبوع المقبل يوم 14 يونيو في البرازيل وحتى السابع من يوليو.
ونجح منتخب البرازيل في تسجيل هدفي المباراة في أول 25 (...)
Neymar will be re-examined by Paris Saint-Germain's medical staff within the next three days to determine how long the Brazil forward will need to be sidelined.
PSG said Thursday that Neymar has ''suffered a severe sprain of the outer lateral (...)
Brazilian coach Tite on Monday declined to pass judgement on the rape accusation made against the national soccer side's star Neymar, whose denial of the incendiary allegations have landed him in fresh legal trouble.
A woman accused Neymar of raping (...)
Brazil midfielder Fernandinho backed his team mate Neymar on Sunday, saying he and the other players training for the Copa America will not let the rape accusations against the Paris St Germain player affect their preparations for the (...)
It is the earnings season, with listed companies in Egypt revealing their key performance indicators for the first quarter of 2019 ending on 31 March.
The first three months of the year have witnessed a reduction in interest rates, the pound gaining (...)
Tens of thousands of Sudanese demonstrators converged on central Khartoum on Thursday night demanding civilian rule amid increasing tensions with the country's military rulers who accused a protest encampment of threatening stability.
The protest, (...)
Saudi Arabia's King Salman told an emergency Arab summit on Friday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as U.S. officials said a military deployment had deterred Tehran.
The right of (...)
Colombia captain James Rodriguez has been included in their squad for next month's Copa America in Brazil despite concerns over his form and fitness.
The Bayern Munich player managed a full 90 minutes only three times in the Bundesliga this season (...)
