Egypt is pursuing a raft of reforms to try to revive an economy weakened by years of turmoil, but analysts say that wooing foreign investors will take time. Since the 2011 uprising, the Arab world's...
Many persons of our generation still are not aware that Africa was the first continent to become civilised, with Ancient Egypt as the pacesetter. From magnificent pyramids, science and technology,...
Mossab Abu Toha has never actually left Gaza, instead devouring books as an escape. Now he is struggling to open the first English-language library in the beleaguered Palestinian territory. "Send us...
Morocco's key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and Russian visitors will boost their fortunes in the coming years. While political...
Egyptian Coptic Christians fled the Sinai for a second day Saturday following a string of apparent jihadist attacks, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed his government to help shelter them....
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday finalised a $150 million loan guarantee agreement tied to crucial IMF financing for Egypt. In Johnson's...
Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks by suspected Islamist militants. Many have now taken refuge in the Evangelical...
North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on middlemen and front companies, notably in Malaysia and China, a report by UN...
Egypt legend Essam El Hadary has issued an apology to everyone at Wadi Degla SC after the latest row between him and Khalid Walid on Wednesday. The 44-year-old goalkeeper was excluded from the squad...
Ghanaian right full-back Samuel Inkoom has completed a move to Bulgarian top flight side FC Vereya from Turkish side Antayalspor. The 27-year-old has become quite the nomad in the past few seasons...
Dozens of Coptic Christians have left Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after a string of jihadist attacks killed three Christians in the restive province, church officials said on Friday. On Thursday,...
When his family's restaurant in Aleppo was crushed by bombs, Anas Qaterji had no choice but to flee war-torn Syria. He made his way to Turkey, then Egypt, before slipping into the Israeli-blockaded...
The Ghana Football Association turned down the chance to play Nigeria and Senegal next month because of the lack of funds, according to sources. This means the Black Stars might pass up the FIFA free...
Politicians wielding a toxic and dehumanising rhetoric such as the use of “us versus them” is creating a more divided and dangerous world, Amnesty International 2016/2017 annual report has...
The makers of one of the biggest TV shows in the US, 24:Legacy, have been condemned by Kenyans for using CCTV footage of the Westgate mall attack as part of a fictional storyline about a potential...
Kenyans are outraged after a United States television series used real life footage from the September 2013 Westgate shopping mall terror attack. The new popular 24 Legacy series from FOX network on...
The dust seems to have settled following the semifinal appearance of the Black Stars at the just-ended AFCON in Gabon, a feat many have criticized the team for. The performance of the team at the...
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday in Cairo for the funeral of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing who died in a US jail. The Egyptian-born sheikh...
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his inauguration Wednesday, saying it would take decades to fix the nation's many...
The Judicial service has discredited reports that the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood, has proceeded on leave ahead of her retirement. It says the Chief Justice was rather in Egypt...
