Egyptian-Sudanese cooperation to achieve self-sufficiency
Egyptian president Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi asserted that there are plenty of opportunities for a cooperation between Egypt and Sudan in agriculture and livestock, which would ensure achieving self-sufficiency and providing food for both countries, in a report by Egyptian local newspaper “Al-Ahram”. This came as a part of his meeting with a Sudanese delegation including dr. […]
Malala opens school for Syrian refugee girls on 18th birthday
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who marked her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday, July 12, inaugurated the Malala Fund’s “Malala Yousafzai All-Girls School” near the Syrian border, aiming to provide quality secondary education to more than 200 Syrian girls living in informal camps in the Bekaa Valley region. “I am honoured to mark […]
IS ‘behind blast’ at Italian consulate in Cairo
Islamic State militants have claimed they were behind a deadly explosion that severely damaged the Italian consulate in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, according to “BBC” reports. At least one person died and several people were injured when a car bomb went off at the building, destroying most of it, and causing water pipes to explode, flooding the […]
Indian Zoroastrians furious over Snoop Dogg music video for Insulting Their Religion
American rapper Snoop Dogg has angered the Zoroastrian Parsi community in India with his new music video, in collaboration with a little-known Iranian-born pop singer, Amitis. The video was released in June by Amitis, co-starring Snoop Dogg. The low budget video shows the two luxuriating amid flashy props and set pieces, reminiscent of an ancient […]
Thousands of Britons leave Tunisia after warning
Thousands of British holidaymakers are to be flown home from Tunisia following warnings that another terrorist attack in the country is “highly likely”. Thirty Britons were killed in a gun attack in Tunisia last month and the Foreign Office (FCO) has now urged all Britons to leave the country. Extra security measures there did not […]
Chef yang is talking in Food language with Egyptians
I saw the “Time gate” in the movies and I didn’t know that it exists in reality, so I transferred from the electronic gate to the “Korean culture center” in Dokki, Cairo to find myself in enchanted place, Listen to Korean songs, although I don’t understand Korean language but my heart understood the language of […]
International Ebola Recovery Conference to secure global support
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is convening the International Ebola Recovery Conference at UN Headquarters in New York in cooperation with the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The conference, taking place on 9-10 July, will see the international community stand alongside the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and the Secretary-General of […]
Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal dies
Once the world’s longest-serving foreign minister, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud al-Faisal has died, as reported by family members and a foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday. His death came over two months after he was replaced following 40 years in the job. Prince Saud, who was appointed in 1975, was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister […]
Iraq sentences IS militants to death for Tikrit massacre
An Iraqi court has sentenced to death 24 militants for their role in killing as many as 1,700 soldiers, most of them Shia Muslim recruits. Four others were acquitted for lack of evidence. Isis captured the soldiers when it overran Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit last summer. They were trying to flee from Camp Speicher, […]
Clashes in Algerian oasis city, at least 22 dead
At least 22 people have died in clashes between Arab and Berber communities around the Algerian oasis city of Ghardaia, the state news agency says. The city has seen clashes for the last two years, with rivalry among communities for jobs, housing and land. But the two days of clashes in Ghardaia and two nearby […]
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