No reconciliation with Muslim Brotherhood: Al-Sisi’s speech to the world
It was a very brief written in-advance speech made by Al-Sisi at the New Suez Canal inauguration celebration, where his improvisation was very brief and close to the context. What…
Egypt extends condolences to UAE over killed soldiers in Yemen
Three Emirati soldiers were killed Saturday, announced the UAE armed forces
Israel struggles with racist underground
Israel is struggling with how to deal with groups, some of which are underground, that are linked to a banned nationalist political party that has emerged at the core of…
Notes from America: The dark side of Western fascination with Africa
The West’s fascination with Africa as a wild jungle or uncivilised continent has a long history that still lives with us today. Most Americans know Africa through National Geographic specials,…
Al-Sisi, Putin to hold talks as Egypt makes strong gains in bilateral relations
Cairo makes keen moves to advance its economic and military dealings with leading states, and its relations with Qatar may not be as bad as they seem
Ministry of Religious Endowments tightens control over mosques
Latest step includes taking over three mosques proven to be run by “fundamentalist groups”
Niger Embassy attack perpetrators arrested: Interior ministry
July attack left one police officer dead and three others injured, including embassy worker
‘We were the first victims of the atomic bomb’
Seventy years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, New Mexicans say they’re still waiting for the US government to recognize them as the first victims. Teri Schultz reports from…
Russia’s week: no food, cheap alchohol and ‘bling-bling’ watches
As the price of staples rises in Russia, the government has started destroying tons of imported food which critics say should be given to those in need. Fiona Clark in…
People on the margin of New Suez Canal’s opening
Dreaming of open horizons of water and playing with miniature boats might have been the way young Marwa El-Slehdar spent her childhood nights, aspiring for a major that only men…