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The Egyptian government is knocking on the door of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) for a lesser financial support to save its economy compared to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan. Finance Minister Morsy Hegaz said negotiations are going on Read more
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after four days of violent unrest and growing deadly riots, threatening the country’s stability. Nearly 40 people Read more
The whole Middle East region going from Syria to the Nile had been greatly affected by strong winds and snowstorms that affected all the communities in the region. This weather was qualified by a meteorologist as the “fiercest storm to Read more
In the UAE, 10 people were arrested for belonging to a network linked to Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. These individuals were being closely monitored by state security for many years in Abu Dhabi. The cell was very well organized and Read more
For four days now, Sunni Muslims have been demonstrating against Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. On Wednesday, they decided to block Iraq’s main trade route that allows the country to export and import products to Syria and Jordan. The protest Read more
The Tuareg rebellion had allowed Islamist groups in Mali take control of the north. Currently, a military intervention is being prepared by ECOWAS to regain this territory. At the same time it is being suggested more and more that Qatar Read more
During a conference entitled Trust Women that was organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The International Herald Tribune Middle East female rights activists to talk about the women situation during the Arab Spring that are occurring. First, Queen Noor, Read more
For a week now, the Israel and Palestine crisis that has been causing so much human and infrastructure damage couldn’t be resolved. Actually, the level of violence just kept growing both sides attacking or reposting at the incessant attacks. A Read more
After going through difficulties which resulted to the accumulation of more than $3.95bn in debts due to the production of electricity from fuel rather than gas that used to be imported from Egypt has forced Jordan to look for other Read more
A project expected to start trial operations in 2015 and destined to help Saudi Arabia and Egypt exchange 3,000 megawatts of electricity between them via direct current electrical lines will be undergo scrutiny once more at the Saudi Arabian cabinet. Read more