The lineup for the 35th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled to take place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, is now complete. This highly anticipated tournament will see 27-time champions among its contenders, with 12 previous winners among the qualified teams: Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco, … Read more
Enas Al Hinti has cut staff pay in half and asked workers to take unpaid leave in an effort to keep her hotel in Jordan’s ancient city of Petra open, as Western holidaymakers fearful of conflict shun destinations in the Middle East. A crisis across the region’s tourism industry since the start of the Israel-Gaza … Read more
Dubbed the Interactive Mobile Application to Promote Egyptian Antiquities (Photo:x) Egypt launched a new digital filter application to reconstruct damaged ancient Egyptian artefacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation. Dubbed the Interactive Mobile Application to Promote Egyptian Antiquities, the project uses Virtual Reality technology to show how … Read more
The move to pause its mediator role comes after senior U.S. officials reportedly said Washington would no longer accept the presence of Hamas representatives in Qatar, accusing the Palestinian militant group of rejecting fresh proposals for an end to the war in Gaza. The Qatari statement said media reports on the future of the Hamas … Read more
Egypt on Thursday denied it assisted Israeli military operations after media reports that an Egyptian port received a shipment of explosives bound for an Israeli defense contractor. “The Egyptian Armed Forces categorically deny what has been circulated on social media and suspicious accounts and what is being promoted about assisting Israel in its military … Read more
How to stop the killing Intense efforts through mediation and dialogue have been tried since Oct. 7, 2023. President Biden and his emissaries, leaders from the region, nations such as Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, the U.K., the EU and its members, the Holy See and many others have thrown their … Read more
Egyptian Military Spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez- X Cairo: The Egyptian armed forces refuted claims circulating on social media that they were involved in supporting Israel’s military operations. The army said in a post on the platform X that “there is no form of cooperation with Israel.” The statement followed earlier remarks from Egypt’s Press Center citing … Read more
In an emotionally charged reunion, two Egyptian sisters met for the first time after 30 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the help of the local police. The younger sister persisted in her search for her older sibling, and with the assistance of Fujairah police, they were recently reunited after a prolonged separation. … Read more
In a region where alliances are as complicated as ever, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt have responded to Israel’s latest military strike on an Iranian base with words that speak volumes—not for what they say, but for what they leave unsaid. This wasn’t the usual wave of condemnations aimed squarely at Israel; instead, … Read more
Cairo: High-ranking Egyptian security and military team met with a delegation from Israel to press for restoring talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported on Friday. Citing an anonymous security official, the report said the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, and a delegation of Shin Bet security … Read more
