Barcelona star Lionel Messi has postponed a medical tourism campaign visit to Egypt following his side’s 4-0 defeat against Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. The five-time world footballer of the year was scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to promote Egypt’s Tour n’ Cure medical tourism campaign, launched by Egypt’s government. … Read more
Five-time world footballer of the year, Lionel Messi, has postponed his proposed visit to Egypt following FC Barcelona’s 4-0 defeat at Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Argentine striker was scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, to take part in promoting a campaign, which targets attracting Hepatitis C patients to … Read more
Rival factions have been fighting for power since the fall of Col Gaddafi’s government in 2011 Egyptian negotiators trying to broker an end to the war in Libya say they have had some success in their efforts to bring together two key players. The head of the UN-backed government, Fayez Serraj and his rival, the … Read more
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said on Tuesday that he is returning to politics to press for more freedoms in the North African country after staying away out of frustration. “To the esteemed people who are listening to us… we have the right to give advice. Let the public space to be open and allow us … Read more
The head of Libya’s unity government and a rival army chief were to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to find a solution to turmoil in the country, a government official said. The UN-backed Government of National Accord has struggled to assert its authority across the North African country since starting work in Tripoli nearly a … Read more
As Syria’s war approaches its seventh year, two new rounds of talks on resolving the conflict are scheduled to take place in Astana and Geneva. Here are some questions and answers about the upcoming talks: The first meeting is in the Kazakh capital Astana, and is expected to build on talks held there last month … Read more
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday started his first visit to Cairo since his election in October and held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “Hopes of the role that Egypt could play are high. An Egypt of moderation and openness… could launch an Arab rescue initiative based on a strategy to fight … Read more
Syria’s opposition on Sunday announced its 21-member delegation, including 10 rebel representatives, for a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva scheduled for February 20. The delegation will be headed by Nasr al-Hariri, a member of the National Coalition, replacing Assad al-Zoabi, who led the opposition at several previous rounds of talks in Geneva … Read more
The Islamic State group in Egypt claims to have executed five men it accuses of spying for the army, which is battling the jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula. In a series of photos published Friday on the secure messaging app Telegram, five men presented as “spies” are seen lying face down on the ground before … Read more
President Donald Trump on Sunday ramped up his criticism of a federal judge who blocked a travel ban on seven mainly Muslim nations and said courts were making U. S. border security harder, intensifying the first major legal battle of his presidency. In a series of tweets that broadened his attack on the country’s judiciary, … Read more
A U. S. appeals court late on Saturday denied a request from the Department of Justice to immediately restore an immigration order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refugees. The court ruling dealt a further setback to Trump, who has denounced the judge in the state of … Read more
Central Regional Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Kwesi Dawood, has congratulated Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey, for emerging victorious as the new Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission. Describing him as an excellent diplomat by all standards, Mr. Dawood stated that his victory will forever go down in history as … Read more
Former President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed the news of Thomas Kwesi Quartey’s new role as Vice Chair of the AU Commission. Mr Mahama took to Facebook on Tuesday, January 31, to congratulate the former presidential secretary during his tenure as president of Ghana. Mr Mahama also praised Chadian Foreign Affairs Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat … Read more
The Central Regional Communications officer of the NDC, Mr Kwesi Dawood has paid glowing tributes, on behalf of the NDC, to Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey for emerging victorious as the new Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission. He described him as an excellent diplomat by all standards, a fine gentleman, noting that his victory will … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, former Secretary to ex-President John Mahama, for his election to the position to serve as Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission describing his new role as “great news for Ghana”. Ambassador Quartey was elected on Monday January 31 at the 28th Summit of Heads of … Read more
Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, former Secretary to ex-President John Mahama, is to serve as Vice Chairperson of the AU Commission. In a twitter post, President Akufo-Addo wrote “Congratulations to Amb. Kwesi Quartey on being elected as the Vice Chair of the AU Commission. I wish you the very best in your new job”. Mr Quartey whose … Read more
Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, former Secretary to ex-President John Mahama, has been picked to serve as Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission. Mr Quartey’s diplomatic career spans over 30 years of service in various capacities in Ghana’s embassies and high commissions in Cotonou, Cairo, Brussels, Havana, London, and the Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations … Read more
Ghanaian, Ambassador Kwesi Quartey has been elected the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission. He was elected on Monday at the 28th Summit of Heads of State and Government at the African Union (AU) Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With over 35 years experience as a diplomat, Ambassador Quartey served in various capacities in Ghana’s … Read more
Ghanaian, Ambassador Kwesi Quartey has been elected the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission. He was elected on Monday at the 28th Summit of Heads of State and Government at the African Union (AU) Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With over 35 years experience as a diplomat, Ambassador Quartey served in various capacities in Ghana’s … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s order banning arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries has come into effect, with some airlines already stopping would-be passengers from flying to the United States. In a move that sparked widespread international criticism, Trump on Friday signed a sweeping executive order to suspend the arrival of refugees and impose tough new controls … Read more