Egypt Today The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an extraordinary, closed session on the developments in Sudan on Tuesday evening. The session concluded with no statement or a clear stance on the issue. The session came at the request of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, the United States, Estonia, …
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Ahram Online Civil democracy Sudanese supporters took to the streets of Khartoum, Thursday, as rival demonstrators held a sit-in demanding a return to military rule. Both sides appealed to their supporters to refrain from any violence, amid a heavy police and troop presence around potential flashpoints. “Security forces fired tear …
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James Zogby* When Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed the country’s prime minister and closed the Parliament, he said he was doing so to “restore social peace…and save the state.” Saied was addressing a series of crises that had been plaguing what many viewed as the one “Arab Spring” success story. …
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Ahram Online The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said, Monday, it “killed 150 Houthi rebels near Marib”, as fierce fighting raged for the strategic city. “Air strikes destroyed 13 military vehicles and killed 150 terrorist elements in Abdiya within the past 24 hours”, the coalition said in a statement carried by …
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Alaa Thabet – Ahram Online In an interview with Al-Ahram Chief Editor during his brief visit to Cairo, Maeen Abdulmalik affirmed that his government will always support peace efforts and will never stand in the way of peaceful solutions. Yemen’s Prime Minister, Maeen Abdulmalik, called upon the international community to …
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Egypt Independent Armed clashes erupted in Beirut during a protest organised by the Lebanese Hezbollah and its allies on Thursday, against the lead judge probing the Beirut port blast. “At least six people were killed, and dozens were wounded in the most protracted and violent street fighting in the city …
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Discussing the possibility of drought in the Arab world. James Zogby* A recent report published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights the growing threat posed by the water crisis and drought affecting the future of millions of Arabs across the Middle East. It is …
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Egypt Today Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, discussed regional developments in Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis and the Palestinian Cause with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, on Wednesday. Both parties agreed on intensifying joint and international efforts over preparations for the upcoming …
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Ahram Online At a meeting between Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Brazil’s Vice President, Hamilton Mourão, in Cairo on Tuesday, Egypt and Brazil have agreed to bolster cooperation in different fields, particularly in the military, security, economic and tourism. Sisi and Mourão, stressed their “keenness to continue coordination at international …
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Ahram Online “A government has been formed”, the Lebanese presidency announced on Friday, following a meeting of Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun. The appointment of the new government ends a 13-month impasse, as the country grapples with one of the worst economic crises in its history. A …
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