Egypt’s Sisi lauds Egyptians’ resilience, achievements over 7 decades
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday delivered a speech marking the 73rd anniversary of Egypt’s July 23…
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Egypt FM urges deeper EU cooperation on migration, development
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty has stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation with the European…
World Bank approves US$146m for Syria’s power grid
The World Bank has approved a US$146 million grant to Syria aimed at restoring the electricity supply and…
World Bank: Chad’s economy resilient amid refugee influx
The Sudanese crisis, which began in April 2023, has significantly increased the refugee population in Chad, now…
Democrats call for saving Palestinians
A group of Democratic lawmakers urged US President Joe Biden on Wednesday to permit Palestinian visitors, students,…
Foreigners start leaving Gaza through Egypt border
A number of foreign passport holders started leaving Wednesday through the Egyptian Rafah crossing, international…
Pope Francis applauds Humanitarian Corridors for refugees
Pope Francis addressed on Saturday morning refugees arriving through the Humanitarian Corridors project, as he…
ILO: SMEs key vehicle for women, refugees’ employment
Entrepreneurship and SMEs provide a tremendous opportunity for a decent employment of the most vulnerable in the…
Sisi: Egypt’s govt. gives more info about hepatitis C screenings for refugees
Egypt’s government revealed more details on Tuesday about the new phase of the anti-hepatitis C initiative 100…
Egypt hosts over 5 million refugees from 58 countries: PM
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly told the director-general of the International Organisation for Migration…
Shoukry affirms commitment to refugees in Egypt, addresses Disarmament Commission
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met in Geneva on Tuesday with Filippo Grandi, the Commissioner of the…
Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional U.S. barriers
Trump's administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as…
Trump administration considers pausing U.S. refugee family reunification program
U.S. President Trump’s administration has drafted a plan to pause a programme that allows family members join…
Europe’s migration crisis casts shadow over Austrian election
Austria voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could see 31-year-old conservative Sebastian Kurz become…
More than 300 Syrian refugees rescued, arrive in Cyprus
Two boats crowded with 305 Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus overnight, police said on Sunday, one of the largest…
7,000 Syrian refugees and fighters return home from Lebanon
More than a hundred buses carrying thousands of al-Qaeda-linked fighters and Syrian refugees drove down a dirt…
EU ups pressure on east to take migrants
The European Union stepped up pressure Wednesday on rebellious eastern states to take in their fair share of…
Lebanese PM says army to carry out operation at Syria’s border
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday the army would carry out an operation in an area of the…
Iraqi forces seize four districts in Mosul’s ISIS-held enclave
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Friday captured one of the four districts making up the Islamic State-held enclave in…
Egypt condemns suicide bombing in Cameroon’s Kolofata
Egypt condemned on Saturday the Friday suicide bombing in northern Cameroon at a camp housing refugees fleeing…
Egyptian Sisi congratulates Macron after winning French presidency
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated his new French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday,…
‘Mother’ should not be used to describe a bomb, Pope says
Pope Francis on Saturday criticized the naming of the U.S. military's biggest non-nuclear explosive as "the Mother…
World Bank’s support to refugee host countries is up to three standards
The World Bank will continue its plan to support the countries hosting Syrian refugees to help relieve the burdens…
Pope of peace denounces barbarity during Egypt visit
Pope Francis, making a two-day visit to Egypt, urged Muslim leaders on Friday to unite in renouncing religious…
Syria needs $900 bln for reconstruction: Arab League chief
Arab League chief Ahmed Abo El-Gheit has said that the process of reconstruction in Syria, which has been embroiled…
Pope likens migrant holding centers to ‘concentration camps’
Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centers, saying many had…
More than 6,000 flee ‘terrifying’ violence in South Sudan
Fighting in the South Sudan town of Pajok sent over 6,000 people fleeing this week, with refugees recounting the…
U.N. calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians…
Lebanon near breaking point over Syrian refugee crisis: PM Hariri
Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said Lebanon was close to breaking point due to the strains of hosting 1.5 million…
Syrian refugee numbers in the region surpasses five million
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt has passed five million for the first…
Sisi meets with Lebanon PM Saad Hariri in Cairo
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday in Cairo,…
Saudi-led coalition calls for UN to supervise Yemen port
The Arab coalition battling rebels in Yemen called Sunday for Hodeida port to be placed under UN supervision, after…
Jordan to try 5 ISIS suspects over deadly border attack: judge
Five suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militant group are to stand trial in Jordan on charges of planning a deadly…
Hawaii to fight Trump’s revised travel ban
A day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban, attorneys for Hawaii said the state plans to…
Trump expects to sign revised travel ban Monday: US media
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his…
EU pushes migration talks with Egypt, Tunisia- officials
The European Union (EU) is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Egypt and Tunisia in…
Trump to bring down wall price on Mexico’s border
President Donald Trump pushed back early on Saturday on assertions that the wall he wants built on the U.S. border…
President Trump considers issuing new travel ban
Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US…
Iran says to issue visas for US wrestlers
Iran will issue visas for a U.S. wrestling team to attend the Freestyle World Cup competition, the Islamic Republic…
Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme…