The fourth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, which will take place from 23 to 31 October, will hold many of its activities at outdoor venues, including the opening and closing ceremonies, amid the “challenging circumstances” of the coronavirus (...)
South Africa's health minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced that he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 and warned of a possible resurgence of the disease in the country.
Mkhize and his wife got positive results after they both (...)
A year ago, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets protesting taxes and a rapidly deteriorating economic crisis. A spontaneous and hopeful nationwide movement was born, denouncing an entire political establishment that had for decades (...)
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent has reached 1,592,549 as of Wednesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of (...)
So the rumours that have been circulating for some time now turned out to be true. Rene Weiler has officially left Ahly. The Swiss coach was growing increasingly agitated by living in Egypt away from his family because of the coronavirus and made (...)
Markos Tekle, the new Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt, has been in Egypt for just under two months. Since arriving in the country he has visited several governorates, and immediately after being introduced as Ethiopia's ambassador the first word he (...)
South Africa and India have asked the World Trade Organization to waive some provisions in the international agreements that regulate intellectual property rights, to speed up efforts to prevent, treat and contain the COVID-19 pandemic and make sure (...)
President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complications. Here's a look at other leaders who have had the virus. (...)
Egypt marked the 50th anniversary of the death of president Gamal Abdel-Nasser on Monday with a plethora of television channels, newspapers and magazines reviewing his policies and raising the question of whether his legacy is still relevant (...)
What is the Mostorod Complex?
The new complex is owned by Al-Qalaa Holding's Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) and represents an estimated investment of $4.4 billion. It is a state-of-the-art greenfield hydrocracking complex and one of the most (...)
What is the Egyptian Refining Company's Mostorod Complex?
The new complex is owned by Al-Qalaa Holding's Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) and represents an estimated investment of $4.4 billion. It is a state-of-the-art greenfield hydrocracking (...)
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday his country has "no intention of harming" Egypt and Sudan with its $4.8 billion near-complete dam on the Blue Nile.
Ahmed's remarks came during his address to the 75th Session of the United Nations (...)
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) late on Wednesday said that 17 African countries and regions are under full border closure due to concerns related to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Africa.
The Africa CDC, a (...)
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
Mr. President,
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande for his remarkable efforts as the President of the last session of the UN General Assembly, wishing you (...)
He was the “third man” who always appeared in pictures over three consecutive decades of US presidents with Arab interlocutors. And he was the “fourth man” who appeared next to US presidents as they convened in closed rooms with Palestinian and (...)
African countries are gearing up for a return to international football next month but with many borders throughout the continent still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic most teams are headed to Europe to play.
Cameroon are travelling to the (...)
The global economy is not doing as bad as previously expected, especially in the United States and China, but has still stuffered an unprecedented drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, an international watchdog said Wednesday.
The Organization for (...)
Who will be responsible for putting us in the picture regarding ongoing and probably behind-the-scenes trade negotiations?
The lack of media coverage of the trade negotiations conducted by the government and the relevant ministries at the bilateral (...)
Amidst the different factors causing turbulence in the Eastern Mediterranean, observers ought to know where to look. Five factors merit thinking about, for they will shape the Eastern Mediterranean in the foreseeable future.
IRAN IN SYRIA AND (...)
AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after getting the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday.
The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, (...)
The top US infectious disease expert said AstraZeneca's suspension of final testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows ``one of the safety valves'' built into the studies to spot any potential problems.
``It's unfortunate that it happened and (...)
Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa's winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a minibus _ useless without tourists to ferry around _ and bought a herd of pregnant (...)
India reported the most new COVID-19 cases of any country in the past week, its nearly half a million fresh infections pushing the global tally up by 1 percent, the World Health Organization said.
Overall global new deaths in the past seven days (...)
The latest round of negotiations on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has failed. The talks, which started on 18 August and ended earlier this week, were attended by representatives from the African Union (AU), (...)
