First ship carrying aid approaches Gaza Strip as Israel accused
The Open Arms vessel docked in the Cypriot port of Larnaca. – | Afp | Getty Images An aid ship was approaching the Gaza Strip’s coastline on Friday with much-needed …
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U.S. President Joe Biden stops to talk to journalists about new Russian sanctions as he departs the White House on February 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden is traveling to …
Egypt hikes interest rates by 600 basis points, pound crumbles to record low
Yousef Gamal El-Din | CNBC Egypt’s pound hit a record low against the dollar on Wednesday after its central bank hiked interest rates by 600 points and devalued the currency. …
US blacklisting computer networking company for censorship, web monitoring abroad
The Department of Commerce added computer networking company Sandvine to its blacklist earlier this week, alleging the company supplied equipment “to the Government of Egypt” and engaged in censorship. The …
Egypt threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel attacks Gaza border – National
Egypt is threatening to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israeli troops are sent into the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah, and says fighting there could force the …
WTI, Brent rise for fourth day
Palestinians wait to fill containers with fuel from a petrol station in Gaza city. Mohammed Asad | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures prices rose for the fourth day …
Traders monitor Gaza talks, Iran tensions
A Palestinian petrol station attendant stands at empty pumps at a closed petrol station in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 5, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between …
Egyptian pyramid renovations fuel outrage: ‘Why not wallpaper?’ – National
Egypt’s Menkaure pyramid is already starting to look different as workers attempt to give the ancient structure a facelift by lining the pyramid in large granite blocks. For Mostafa Waziri, …
The Israel-Hamas war is affecting traveler confidence and bookings
The Israel-Hamas war is affecting travel across the Middle East and beyond. International arrivals to the region grew in the fourth quarter of 2023 — mainly owing to an increase …
How Houthi attacks in Red Sea threaten global supply chain
A container ship sails through the new section of the Suez Canal in the Egyptian port city of Ismailia, 135 kms northeast of the capital Cairo on October 10, 2019. …