Munich tops list of world’s most livable cities, Berlin and Hamburg also in top 10
The annual ranking put out by the British magazine Monocle also placed Dusseldorf in the top 20. Tokyo came in second. No US city made the top 25; picturesque Vancouver…
UNESCO adds two new Middle Eastern sites on its Heritage List
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Saturday adding seven new cultural sites on its World Heritage List, whereby two of them are located in Oman…
World Cup 2018: Classy Cavani strikes send Uruguay through
Goals either side of half time from Edinson Cavani carried Uruguay to the last eight and ended Portugal’s chances of winning consecutive major tournaments. But a late injury to Cavani…
World Cup 2018: Brazil hitting form in time for Mexico showdown
Brazil and Belgium are the headline acts as the round of 16 continues on Monday. All eyes are on Neymar as Brazil take on Mexico, but the star man for…
Europe’s Schengen Area: What you need to know
Europe owes its open borders to the Schengen Agreement, which allows cooperation and free travel through 22 out of the 28 EU member states. How has the agreement contributed to…
Vikings win UNESCO World Heritage title
The Viking sites Haithabu and Danevirke in northern Germany are part of the world heritage of mankind. This was decided by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its annual meeting…
JICA appoints Yoshifumi Omura as its new chief representative in Egypt
Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA)'s appointed Yoshifumi Omura to be its new chief representative in Egypt after Teruyuki Ito, the former chief representative, according to the agency’s Facebook page, adding that Hikaru Takahashi and…
IMF approves 4th $2bn tranche of Egypt’s loan
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today the disbursement of the fourth tranche of the IMF loan to Egypt worth $2bn, as part of the extended…
Shoukry holds meetings with African counterparts ahead of AU summit
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with a number of African counterparts, on the sidelines of the 31st African Union Summit, taking place in Mauritania, that will kick off on…
Economic reform programme results suggest we are on right track, says Al-Sisi
‘Egyptian Army, security forces succeed in besieging, halting spread of terrorism,’ Al-Sisi on anniversary of 30 June uprising
