Middle East

Forbes Middle East ranked Egypt’s Deputy Central Bank Governor Lobna Helal, as the second most powerful Arab businesswomen. “Helal is…

The Arab League postponed its “urgent meeting” of foreign ministers to discuss the ongoing clashes in Palestine from Wednesday to…

The United States will lift the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on US-bound flights from EgyptAir…

The four Arab countries [Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain] that recently declared a diplomatic boycott with Qatar released a…

Promundo, a Brazilian organization that campaigns for gender equality, recently released a study examining sexual harassment and gender inequality from…

Reformist candidates swept municipal elections in Iran’s capital, taking all 21 seats in Tehran as moderate President Hassan Rouhani won…

US President Donald Trump called on Arab leaders to do their share to fight “Islamist extremism” on Sunday in a…

Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir said he will remain patient with Egypt even though “it has illegally occupied a disputed region…

Pope Francis has appealed for penitence and prayers for the end of conflicts and wars he says are disfiguring “the…

Only one in four men in the Arab world and the Middle East believes in gender equality and equal opportunities…