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World
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International
4/24/2024 4:10:00 PM
The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned Wednesday as it published its annual report.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/23/2024 7:35:10 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and his Irish counterpart Micheál Martin stressed on Tuesday the inevitability of reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, enhancing humanitarian aid access and preventing conflict expansion, according to the Egyptian ministry.
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World
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Africa
4/23/2024 9:29:18 AM
More than 50,000 people have been displaced by clashes in a disputed area in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said, as the international community expressed concern about the violence involving fighters from rival regions.
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World
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International
4/22/2024 10:55:17 AM
Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching an all-time high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fuelled spending across the world, researchers said Monday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/21/2024 9:20:52 AM
Iran and Israel appeared to step back from the brink of broader conflict as lawmakers in the United States approved new Israeli military aid on Saturday despite growing criticism of its ally's war in Gaza.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/20/2024 12:23:36 PM
A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in northeast Ukraine.
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World
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Region
4/20/2024 10:29:23 AM
Several people were wounded in a "bombing" overnight on an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, two security sources said early Saturday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
4/18/2024 11:06:30 PM
Under the theme "Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage - Preparedness, Response, and Recovery," countries worldwide commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS), commonly known as World Heritage Day.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/18/2024 5:09:42 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiralling tensions over the war in Gaza and Iran's attack on Israel could devolve into a "full-scale regional conflict."
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Sports
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World
4/18/2024 1:45:24 PM
Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/18/2024 1:12:41 PM
Russian air defences downed what authorities described as five Ukrainian balloons overnight, the defence ministry in Moscow said Thursday, as the sides kept up long-range strikes that have featured heavily in what has largely become a war of attrition.
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World
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International
4/17/2024 5:45:38 PM
President Joe Biden urged Republicans on Wednesday to drop opposition to a long-delayed military aid package for Ukraine and Israel, saying the US allies are in a "pivotal" moment of conflicts against Russia and Iran.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/17/2024 1:12:00 PM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that the tit-for-tat reciprocal targeting between Israel and Iran "is in no way conducive" to dealing with the long-standing issues and conflicts in the region; rather, "it will only lead to a never-ending cycle of reprisal."
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
4/16/2024 7:56:49 PM
This year’s World Heritage Day is being celebrated under the theme of Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage – Preparedness, Response and Recovery, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Business
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Markets & Companies
4/16/2024 6:50:21 PM
Oil prices have failed to soar even after major crude producer Iran attacked Israel with drones and missiles, risking wider conflict in the crude-rich Middle East.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
4/16/2024 5:54:53 PM
While the US and Japan have seen signals of economic recovery, other countries are mired in meagre financing, increasing debt, declining investment, and geopolitical conflicts, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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World
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Africa
4/16/2024 4:01:52 PM
The UN appealed Tuesday for pledges to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid, and a dire food crisis is deepening.
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Business
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Economy
4/16/2024 9:53:36 AM
Stock markets fell and oil prices climbed Tuesday on growing fears of a wider war in the Middle East after Israel's army chief vowed a response to Iran's unprecedented retaliatory offensive on his country at the weekend.
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World
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Region
4/15/2024 9:02:25 PM
US President Joe Biden said Monday he wants to prevent the conflict in the Middle East, where Israel is waging war in Gaza and fending off Iranian attacks, from spreading more widely.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
4/15/2024 2:57:00 PM
Britain on Monday announced sanctions against businesses linked to the warring parties in Sudan, which is facing a major humanitarian disaster after a year of conflict.
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