Palestinian passengers travelling through Egypt’s Cairo airport are being blackmailed by corrupt Egyptian officials, the Khaleej Online has found. The Arab newspaper exposed the systematic abuse faced by Palestinians...

Egypt’s General Intelligence Service has earned around five billion Egyptian pounds (about $2.9 billion) from a recent consulting deal signed between the government and the Egyptian Media Group. Well-informed...

The last 7 days in pictures...

Secretary-General of Nidaa Tounes, Slim Riahi, sparked controversy after sending a message to his opponents and supporters from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he is currently based after...

The US military denied on Thursday taking part in a raid on an al Qaeda site in the Libyan city of Ubari, contradicting a statement by a Libyan official, Reuters...

Starvation, disease and a lack of aid are killing 300 babies a day in war zones around the world, with the number of children caught up in conflicts nearing...

Japan’s second-largest automaker Nissan Motor Co has signed a joint venture agreement with an Algerian private partner to build a car assembly plant at a cost of $160 million,...

Security forces fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters close to Sudan’s presidential palace on Thursday before plainclothes officers armed with plastic piping rounded up around 30 people, witnesses...

Sudan’s pound fell to a record low on the black market on Thursday as residents concerned by anti-government protests rushed to buy dollars, traders said, reports Reuters. The dollar...

The Egyptian parliament on Thursday approved in principle draft constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034 and tighten his control of...

In power since 1999, Abdelaziz Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013 that affected his ability to walk and to speak, says The North Africa Post. Nailed in a wheelchair,...

Does your horse have what it takes to trot its stuff on the runway?

Egypt’s parliament yesterday began preliminary deliberations over constitutional amendments, which included extending the country’s presidency term to six years instead of four, as well as allowing the incumbent president...

The Egyptian security services have been working to replace Chairman of Zamalek Football Club, Mortada Mansour, with a less controversial figure. The New Khaleej news site reported informed sources...

Egyptian authorities executed yesterday three defendants on charges of killing a policeman on 19 September 2013. The executed defendants include Mohammed Saeed Faraj, Mohamed Abdel Samie Hamida and Salah...

US organisation Freedom House has ranked Egypt 126th out of 195 countries when it comes to public freedoms. According to a new report by the organisation based on 2018...

Joint US-Libyan forces raided an al Qaeda site in the Libyan city of Ubari on Wednesday, according to a statement by a Libyan official. The spokesperson for Fayez al-Sarraj,...

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has transferred $60 million to the Palestinian finance ministry’s account, the Saudi ambassador to Egypt and the kingdom’s permanent representative to the League...

A BBC investigation revealed the subjection of Sudanese activists and demonstrators opposed to the current regime to blatant human rights violations during their detention, as well as the security...

The Saudi-UK love affair continues...

An Egyptian criminal court has adjourned the trial of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi until 19 February so as to listen to the testimony of a security officer who...

Chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh has said that Gaza will remain a guard for Egypt’s national security. Speaking to the editorial staff of Egyptian newspaper Al-Masri Al-Youm...

France has accepted Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s candidacy for a fifth term, citing the lack of viable alternatives to lead the country. France agreed to Bouteflika’s fifth term after...

Former Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali is to contest the Tunisian presidency and stand in the upcoming legislative elections. Sources close to Jebali revealed that he is preparing to...

Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris said on Tuesday he sees opportunities for mining, telecoms and hotels in North Korea if a summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and...

Security forces arrested 14 professors who were gathering to protest outside Khartoum University on Tuesday, witnesses said, as anti-government demonstrations neared the end of their eighth week. The arrests...

Old tensions are bubbling to the surface

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Morocco have reached an all-time low after Morocco pulled its ambassador from Riyadh over the Western Sahara issue, just days after leaving the Saudi-led...

Some seven civilians have been killed and dozens more wounded in the eastern Libyan city of Derna yesterday, as General Khalifa Haftar’s forces claimed victory over the city after...

A Tunisian man has been sentenced to six months in prison on charges of homosexual conduct, after he reported being raped and assaulted by two thieves. The man –...

Palestinian media are reporting that Mahmoud Abbas has appealed to the African Union to support, and participate in, a possible international conference “to take care of the peace process.”...

In a country with no nightclubs or bars, strolling along the River Nile or picnicking in Khartoum’s parks used to be the usual form of entertainment for young people...