Jehan Sadat: Egypt’s first lady who transformed women’s rights
Jehan Sadat was sitting within the stands, just some meters far away from her husband, when gunmen opened fire at a military parade in Cairo. Her life partner, Anwar –…
Lebanon army appeals for aid as economic condition leaves soldiers hungry
Lebanon’s army is appealing to world powers for aid to assist it to survive the country’s economic collapse, which has left soldiers “suffering and hungry”. The pound has lost 90%…
Covid: Palestinians cancel vaccine swap accommodate Israel
The Palestinian Authority has cancelled a deal under which Israel was to convey a minimum of one thousand thousand Covid vaccines. The authority said the Pfizer jabs were too near…
The US, Italy press for full implementation of the Libya ceasefire agreement
CAIRO – 13 April 2020: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Washington on Monday to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire…
Arab Spring: How the uprisings still echo, 10 years on
A single moment in Cairo 10 years ago made me think: “Wait, this is more than just another protest.” It was a Friday, when the most important weekly congregational prayer…
Tunisian protesters marching to parliament blocked
Tunisian police have blocked the path of hundreds of protesters who were trying to reach the parliament building in the capital, Tunis. It is the latest in a series of…