US repositioning in the Middle East
May 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh In a recent speech at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made various […]
Cleopatra was not black
Zahi Hawass , Saturday 6 May 2023 There is no evidence to suggest that the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra had African features. Cleopatra 00:00PreviousPauseNext 00:01 / 01:41UnmuteSettingsFullscreen Copy video url Play […]
UK and Canada announce winner of 2023 Media Freedom Award
News story Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr wins joint UK-Canadian accolade for extraordinary commitment to high-quality independent journalism.From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficePublished1 May 2023 The 2023 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom […]
Amman meeting explores path to end crisis in Syria
By JT – May 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES The foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Egypt during a consultative meeting in Amman on Monday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The […]
Turkiye, Egypt may cooperate to help Libya
YASAR YAKIS April 23, 2023 Turkiye and Egypt have been at loggerheads for a prolonged period. It started with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh rhetoric against the rise to […]
What does the name Ramadan mean?
Amira Noshokaty , Sunday 26 Mar 2023 Ahram Online delves into the names of the Islamic Months and their significance. A man carries a traditional lantern in Sayyeda Zeinab market ahead […]
No Cleopatra was not black — here are the facts
ZAHI HAWASS April 20, 2023 The “docudrama” Queen Cleopatra, which purports to be a historically accurate account of the life and reign of the ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom of […]
How the West backed radical Islam and unleashed global terror
From the extremist Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia to the Egyptian cult of the Muslim Brotherhood and Syrian terrorist groups allied with ISIS, the West has backed fundamentalist forces at the […]
Sudan generals’ battle enters 4th day; death toll soars to 185
The power struggle pits Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan (center), the commander of the armed forces, against Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. Updated […]
Exhibition commemorates the life of Ibrahim Burkhardt, the man who discovered Abu Simbel Temples
LAST UPDATED: 2017/05/15 A BYNADA DEYAA There is an ancient statue that resembles King Ramses II and has the body of a giant lion attacking a human who represents […]
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon meets Pope Tawadros II in Cairo
Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon @tariqahmadbt Honoured to meet with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II @PopeTawadros at St Mark’s Cathedral in Abbasiya, Cairo. We discussed the role of the Coptic Church […]
Egyptians cling to Ramadan charity as inflation soars
Inflation hit 32.9 per cent in February By AFP – Mar 28,2023 – In this photo taken on March 22 a young worker stacks trays of freshly-baked bread at a bakery at […]
Al-Azhar grand imam’s Ramadan TV programme kicks off with focus on women’s rights
Amr Kandil , Friday 24 Mar 2023 Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb kicked off the second season of his Ramadan TV programme Al-Imam El-Tayyeb on Thursday with a focus on […]
The enchanting tradition of Ramadan lanterns
Sarah Elhosary , Wednesday 22 Mar 2023 The makers of Egypt’s Ramadan lanterns are preserving their deep-rooted traditions despite recent price hikes, reports Sarah Elhosary Ramadan lanterns photos courtesy of Yasmine […]
Freedom of expression must respect beliefs of others: Grand Imam of Al-Azhar to Danish PM
Ahram Online , MENA , Wednesday 15 Mar 2023 El-Tayyeb and Frederiksen met to boost bilateral ties, and discuss issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the Grand Imam of the Sunni world’s largest religious […]
Aqaba meeting was much ado about nothing
OSAMA AL-SHARIF February 28, 2023 Sunday’s Aqaba security meeting, which brought together Palestinian and Israeli officials in a rare publicized event, attracted much media attention — but not all of […]
The cost of missed opportunities in the Maghreb
HAFED AL-GHWELL January 21, 2023 Thirty-five years ago, fleeting pan-Maghreb ambitions led Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania to found the Arab Maghreb Union with the aim of transforming this […]
The Turkish-Egyptian rapprochement and Libya
YASAR YAKIS January 01, 2023 Egypt last month announced that it had redefined the border of its exclusive economic zone in the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Libya. Bearing in mind […]
Sudden U-turn in Turkiye-Egypt relations
YASAR YAKIS November 27, 2022 Short Url A sudden U-turn occurred last week in Turkiye-Egypt relations when Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in […]
COP requires comprehensive reform ahead of UAE meet
ANDREW HAMMOND November 24, 2022 Short Url In typical COP fashion, world governments seized a last-minute agreement on Sunday in summit overtime, including a breakthrough on the loss and damage […]