POLITICS

Egypt officially joins the International Energy Agency

Egypt officially joins the International Energy Agency

RIYADH: Egypt has officially joined the International Energy Agency, the organization’s CEO announced during his speech at the Egypt Petroleum Show 2022 conference in Cairo. Fatih Birol also used his address to delegates to praise Egypt’s achievement over the past years in the field of energy, starting from benefiting from gas assets and switching to […]

Libya: Parliament appoints new prime minister in defiance of the government

Libya: Parliament appoints new prime minister in defiance of the government

Libya‘s parliament today named former interior minister Fati Basaga as Abdelhamid Dbeiba‘s replacement as head of government, in a controversial vote that is likely to intensify Libya‘s power struggles. In recent weeks, Dbeiba, who is based in the capital Tripoli, has nevertheless made it known that he will not hand over power until a government […]

Putin to Zelensky on Minsk agreement: ‘Sweetheart, you will have to bear it’

Putin to Zelensky on Minsk agreement: ‘Sweetheart, you will have to bear it’

Vladimir Putin used a “strong” popular expression from the times when people spoke spontaneously, freely and “live” and were not governed by the rules of so-called “political correctness” during his joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron. Referring to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and his critical attitude towards parts of the peace plan […]

The correspondent of the Greek Press Agency in Cairo was murdered

The correspondent of the Greek Press Agency in Cairo was murdered

The Egyptian authorities believe that the Greek Press Agency correspondent in Cairo was a victim of murder and have already arrested a suspect. According to Al-Ahram, his body was found in his home after several days of no signs of life, and Egyptian authorities arrested a food distributor who worked in a restaurant and knew […]