Egypt has moved up to 10th in the Arab world and 130th worldwide in the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom of 178 countries, the Washington-based think tank said on Thursday.
The title of the world's freest economy for 2021 was retained (...)
IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, opened on Wednesday its second branch in Egypt in in collaboration with Al-Futtaim Group and MARAKEZ for Real Estate Investment, a subsidiary of Saudi Fawaz Alhokair.
The new two-storey outlet, built (...)
Senior U.S. officials have held a first direct meeting with officials from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls Yemen's capital, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the new U.S. administration pushes to end a six-year war.
The (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Arab League meetings.
Ahmed Hafez, Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, (...)
In interstate relations, there are neither permanent friendships nor permanent enmities, but interests always govern this type of relationship.
There is no compliment or equivocation. When common interests require countries to take a step, it takes (...)
The Omani capital Muscat has been the target of various Gulf diplomatic efforts over the last few weeks in relation to the conflict in Yemen.
Though Oman has been trying to keep to the same line of “quiet neutrality” on regional issues inherited (...)
In September last year at an elaborate but short ceremony hosted by the Swedish Embassy in Cairo and organised in conjunction with their Canadian counterparts, Hana Gouda was listed among the 10 most inspirational Egyptian women change-makers for (...)
The US special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad held discussions on Monday with a senior Afghan official in Kabul over ways to accelerate the peace process, before heading to Qatar, where negotiations with Taliban representatives are (...)
French Open champion Iga Swiatek has joined a growing list of top players pulling out of the Qatar Open, with the Pole saying she wanted to avoid injury after winning the second title of her career at the Adelaide International on Saturday.
World (...)
Ahly return to domestic action on Sunday after a one-month absence with ground to make up as they seek to reclaim top spot from perennial Cairo rivals Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.
The Red Devils will hope a victory over Talae El-Geish (...)
Broadcaster beIN Sports has taken legal action to stop Fenerbahce players wearing doctored versions of the company logo as part of the Turkish soccer club's protests against what it says is beIN's biased coverage of its matches.
Two beIN sources (...)
The 292-article internal bylaws regulating the Senate — Egypt's consultative second chamber — were approved by the House of Representatives on 16 February. The bylaws, expected to be ratified by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and published in the (...)
Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year's Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
The two teams were (...)
With violence spiking, Afghanistan's warring sides have returned to the negotiation table, ending more than a month of delays amid hopes that the two sides can agree on a reduction of violence - and eventually, an outright ceasefire.
Taliban (...)
Earlier this month, the US news agency Bloomberg carried a report entitled “Gulf Reaches Out to Erdogan in Wary Move to Ease Tensions” quoting anonymous sources in the region and indicating some kind of potential Gulf-Turkey rapprochement. Though no (...)
World number three Simona Halep has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open in Doha, the organisers of the WTA 500 tournament announced on Tuesday.
Halep, who lost in straight sets to Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarter-finals last week, (...)
Delegations from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar met in Kuwait on Monday for the first time since an agreement last month to end a rift of more than three years, the UAE state news agency WAM said.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt agreed (...)
Separate roadside bomb explosions in Afghanistan killed at least three people including a child and wounded 20 others on Sunday Afghan officials said.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said that a roadside bomb explosion targeted a police car, (...)
سلطت قناة مداد نيوز السعودية الضوء علي تصريحات الدكتور محمد صابر عرب، وزير الثقافة المصري الأسبق، في لقاء مع فضائية "TEN"، والذي كشف خلاله عن مخطط قطري وتركي للسيطرة علي الثقافة والتعليم في مصر خلال فترة حكم تنظيم الإخوان.
ولفتت القناة إلي أن العبث (...)
سلطت قناة مداد نيوز السعودية الضوء علي تصريحات الدكتور محمد صابر عرب، وزير الثقافة المصري الأسبق، في لقاء مع فضائية "TEN"، والذي كشف خلاله عن مخطط قطري وتركي للسيطرة علي الثقافة والتعليم في مصر خلال فترة حكم تنظيم الإخوان.
ولفتت القناة إلي أن العبث (...)
سلطت قناة مداد نيوز السعودية الضوء علي تصريحات الدكتور محمد صابر عرب، وزير الثقافة المصري الأسبق، في لقاء مع فضائية "TEN"، والذي كشف خلاله عن مخطط قطري وتركي للسيطرة علي الثقافة والتعليم في مصر خلال فترة حكم تنظيم الإخوان.
ولفتت القناة إلي أن العبث (...)
Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the first (...)
With talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban stalled and the new administration in Washington mulling its options, Russia is stepping up efforts to try and find a way forward in the peace process.
Moscow's emissaries have been making the (...)
Unusually intense fighting in the winter by Taliban insurgents has spurred Afghan government preparations for more violence in the warmer spring, which international players fear will further endanger the nation's fragile peace process.
Nearly a (...)
Over the last month 28 cabinet ministers have delivered policy statements before the House of Representatives. The only ministers who have not appeared before MPs are the ministers of interior, defence and justice. While the latter is scheduled to (...)
