ANCIENT EGYPT AND BLACK AFRICA
Early Contacts View PDF By David Bourke O’Connor (born 1938), who is an Australian Egyptologist, currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. O’Connor holds the position of Lila Acheson Wallace […]
Egypt discovers 27 sarcophagi more than 2,500 years old
© Reuters/Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities 2500-year-old coffins discovered in Egypt CAIRO (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 27 coffins at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, a burial ground that […]
The UAE is a tool in the service of the US and Israel
August 4, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) after traveling abroad for the first time amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
Virus crisis exacerbates negative effects of children’s Internet use
By Maram Kayed – Sep 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The SecDev Foundation held a month-long awareness campaign regarding the safe use of the Internet by children, based on a […]
When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed
Jeff Grabmeier Ohio State News grabmeier.1@osu.edu Editor’s note (3/21/20): For an update on this story, visit: Why is a 16-year-old book on slavery so popular now? A new […]
The Future of the Global Muslim Population
JANUARY 27, 2011 Source: Pew Research Center The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to […]
Sudan Agrees with Rebels to Remove Islam as State Religion
Peace deals include bold pledges on religious freedom. But much work remains for transitional government after three decades under Bashir’s strict sharia. JAYSON CASPER SEPTEMBER 05, 2020 Image: Akuot Chol […]
Egypt’s new administrative capital will be center of Middle East, says official
This picture taken on March 13, 2020 shows an aerial view of ongoing construction development at Egypt’s “New Administrative Capital” megaproject, some 45 kilometres east of Cairo. (AFP) Short Url […]
Morocco hosting talks between warring Libyan sides, Anadolu Agency says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY RABAT DIPLOMACY SEP 05, 2020 From left to right, Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord, Aguila Saleh Issa, president of the eastern Libyan House of Representatives, Libyan Prime Minister […]
Warring parties finally reached a ceasefire in Libya. But this is what will probably thwart it
Instead of war between the east and west, new fault lines are now being drawn between politicians trying to take control on both sides and warlords vying for their personal ambitions Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 13 hours ago The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support […]
Pompeo flies to Sudan from Israel as U.S. pushes stronger regional links
© Reuters/POOL New FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in JerusalemKHARTOUM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to land in […]
Libya ceasefire first step on ‘arduous’ path to peace
By AFP – Aug 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on June 18, shows members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the […]
Historical maps of Egypt (Part I): The Golden Age of Egypt’s interest in the Nile
In the fifth century BCE, the Greek historian Herodotus described Egypt as a “gift of the Nile”. He was, in fact, referring to the Nile Delta, created thanks to the […]
Paws for thought: Egypt’s grand mufti rules on purity of dogs
Source: Arab News By Mohammed Abu Zaid CAIRO: Muslims and dogs can coexist, according to Egypt’s grand mufti who said that all living creatures were pure and it was the […]
A little known fact: How Sir Zafrullah Khan gave a Pakistani Passport to the Moroccan Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Zafarullah Khan overnight issued Pakistani Passport for Ahmed Balafrej Morocco’s First Foreign Minister to address General Assembly from Pakistan’s Platform ____________________ “The creators of Pakistan had worked tirelessly […]
Where Do I Fit In As A Black British Muslim Woman?
Dahaba Ali Hussen 6 hrs ago “You’re a dirty Afghan,” the white boy in my class spat at me. I was only 13 years old when I heard these words. […]
Four of North Africa’s most powerful women pave the way
By ANA – Aug 08,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian athlete Manal Rostom (ANN photo) CAPE TOWN — A few months ago, business magazine Forbes Africa released a list of the […]
Russia to build military bases in 6 African countries: Report
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BERLIN AFRICA AUG 04, 2020 A Russian soldier guards an area during the military exercises in the Chita region, Eastern Siberia, during the Vostok 2018 exercises in Russia, […]
Egypt/Ethiopia: ‘I will vote for a war’ – Naguib Sawiris
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By Anne-Marie Bissada Posted on Wednesday, 22 July 2020 11:52 Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Friday, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Egyptian billionaire Naguib […]
Egypt is backed into a corner over the Nile dam – it may have no choice but to go to war
Water is not the only vital interest at stake: Egypt’s president and former general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is fighting for his legitimacy Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 19 hours ago When I warned […]
