Bimaristan Al Muayyad, one of the world’s largest hospital, is locked behind Islamic Cairo’s gates
Sultan Muayyed shiekh killed his son and built one of largest hospitals in the Islamic world
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Violent Protests against new PM candidate in Lebanon
Late on Tuesday, hundreds of protesters participated in demonstrations against the formation a proposed government, hours after the Lebanese outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri declared his support for the nomination of the Businessman Samir Khatib to become the country’s next premier.
Al-Sisi expresses Egypt’s support for Iraq’s security and stability
Iraq’s President Barham Salih received on Wednesday, the Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Alaa Moussa at As-Salam Palace in Baghdad, where he conveyed a message from Al-Sisi expressing his full support for security and stability in Iraq.
Macron slams Turkey for buying S-400 from Russia, working with ISIS proxies
Ankara warns to block NATO’s defence plan for the Baltic over Syria offensive
Cairo hosts the second round of GERD negotiations
Egypt meetings are to discuss the filling and operation of the GERD, says Irrigation Ministry spokesperson
Third cooperative housing conference kicks off in Cairo
More than 2,400 feddan allocated in 22 new cities to establish cooperative houses, says Rizk
Greek Foreign Minister heads to Cairo over Turkey-GNA agreement
Egypt denounces Ankara and Libya’s GNA’s maritime agreement
Two days of violence, protests amid heavy gunfire in Beirut
Two people were killed when their car crashed into a traffic barrier, Hezbollah blames protesters
Israel’s Likud Party to hold leadership election amid Netanyahu’s indictment
Haaretz reported that Netanyahu has agreed to hold a primary leadership vote for the Likud within six weeks. However, there was no confirmation on the timeline from the party.
Five Iraqi protesters killed, dozens injured in clashes with security forces
Iraq is working to avoid violence, says Abdul-Mahdi during Pence’s visit
Lebanese parliament postpones its session after protesters block lawmakers’ entry to parliament
During the blockage, protesters clashed with the Lebanese security forces.
Iraq’s demonstration: protesters block port Umm Qasr, regain control of Ahrar Bridge
The port’s operations will be stopped completely, if the blockage continues until afternoon, Reuters added, reporting that just one week of closure would cost the country more than $6bn.
Car explosion in Syria kills 19, injures dozens
Al-Bab’s citizens go on general strike after the explosion in the Syrian border city
Iraqi public employees, students go on general strike in Najaf, Karbala
Najaf police chief Brigadier General Ghanem al-Husseini said, “The safety of the demonstrators is our first concern, and it’s our national and humanitarian duty to protect them with our lives and blood,” the Iraqi News Agency reported.
Iraqi protesters control Khilani square, rushing towards Green Zone
Four dead and 12 wounded in a bomb explosion in Baghdad
New Israeli strikes against Hamas breaks Egyptian-mediated ceasefire in Gaza
Israel pledges to investigate the ‘harm caused to civilians’
A party official killed in Lebanon’s new protest wave
“If people aren’t satisfied with any of these decent leaders let them immigrate,” says Aoun
23 Palestinians killed, and 69 others injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Unleashing a new spiral of violence, Israel has launched air strikes on Tuesday targeting Baha Abu Al-Atta, a top commander from the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.
Aboul-Gheit meets SRF’s Head and Algerian ambassador to discuss regional issues
Aboul-Gheit tackled peace efforts to achieve security in Sudan
Israel targets senior leaders of Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Damascus
Islamic Jihad’s leader Baha Abu Al-Ata was killed in the strike
Lebanese students’ protest inspires FedSLEB to go on strike from Tuesday
The FedSLEB’s calls came amid the 26th day of ongoing anti-government protests which have been pervading the country since 17 October.
King Abdulluah announces ‘full sovereignty’ over two territories leased to Israel
Under a 1994 peace treaty with Israel, the two border territories were under Jordanian sovereignty but with a lease allowing Israeli farmers to til the land.
Russia, Turkey affirm commitment to Sochi agreement, joint patrols in Syria
Relationship between Europe and Turkey is love-hate, says Assad
At least 305 killed and 15000 injured amid Iraqi protests, political class to protect the PM
At least four protesters were killed on Saturday, when security forces cracked down on protesters in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Baghdad, reported the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCH), after political leaders agreed to stand by Mahdi’s government.
Egypt is Brazil’s No 1 trade partner in Africa, Arab region: diplomat
“The free trade agreement between Brazil and Egypt that was enforced in 2017 provided new opportunities, not only for Brazil’s exports, but also for Egypt’s exports to Brazil,” he added.
Lebanese army removes protesters’ roadblocks, resorting to force in some areas
While some protestors peacefully opened the roads when security forces arrived, they were forcibly removed in the Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, reported Al Arabiya.
At least seven killed and dozens injured in latest Iraqi protests defying the PM’s calls
The medical sources said that four protestors were killed while 34 were wounded, adding that one was killed by live fire, and two by rubber bullets and tear gas, but did not explain the fourth death.
Government to raise Egypt’s Sovereign Wealth Fund capital from EGP 200bn to EGP 1tr by year-end
A company has been selected to evaluate assets according to their current market value, the Minister added.
IMF spends $520bn annually to finance sustainability: EGX Chairperson
Country branding relates to culture, politics, sports of the people, says Salah Hassan
Egypt’s SWF capital to increase by 5-fold to EGP 1trn
A company has been selected to evaluate assets according to their current market value, the Minister added.