Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed display their copies of signed agreements as they participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors, in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries …
With Iran demonstrating its ability to weaponise the Strait of Hormuz, major oil producers in the Gulf, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are scrambling to build new pipeline networks and export terminals and expand existing ones in an attempt to bypass the narrow choke point. Such projects, however, will take …
Photo taken on March 25, 2026 shows a view of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) will build a new 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) mixed-use city east of Cairo, CEO and Managing Director Hisham Talaat Moustafa said at …
The Council of the League of Arab States has unanimously approved Egypt’s nomination of former foreign minister Nabil Fahmy as the next Secretary-General of the Arab League for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2026The decision came during the 165th meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States, held via videoconference and chaired …
There was a glimmer of hope for the world as President Donald Trump halted strikes on Iran for five days, giving peace a chance. This came amid reports of Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey trying to broker peace in a war that has entered its fourth week now. Iran, on its part, has demanded that the …
Eid ul Fitr 2026 Confirmed: Morocco, Egypt, Belgium to Celebrate on Friday, March 20 In a rare moment of near-global alignment, countries across North Africa, the Middle East and even Europe have officially announced that Eid ul Fitr 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, March 20, marking the end of Ramadan for millions of Muslims …
US State Department travel advisory lists Egypt among safer destinations in the Middle East region As tensions continue to ripple across the Middle East amid US-Israel war against Iran, one destination is quietly standing out for travellers seeking reassurance and that is Egypt. In the latest advisory issued by the US Department of State, Egypt …
Egypt lifts massive stones from the 2,000-year-old Lighthouse of Alexandria buried beneath the sea (Photo credit: GEDEON Programmes / CEAlex) Off the coast of Alexandria, divers and cranes have returned to a site that has rested underwater for centuries. Large stone blocks linked to the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria are being lifted from the seabed …