Tag: Cairo
Xinhua World News Roundup at 0130 GMT, 11 December
STOCKHOLM – The Nobel Prize ceremony was held last Saturday in the Swedish capital. This year’s award winners received their awards in the Concert Hall. This year’s laureates include: Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger (Physics); Carolyn R. Bertozzi, K. Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal (Chemistry); Svante Paabo (physiology or medicine); Annie Ernaux […]
Russia responds to Macron’s offer of security guarantees
Moscow is willing to talk but the West must take the first step, Deputy FM Ryabkov said The topic of security guarantees can be raised again if the West is serious about it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters on Tuesday. Until then, he added, Moscow will continue to respond appropriately to any […]
Live: Sweden confirms Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, confirming that sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1) 11:25 a.m.: The Kremlin is saying nothing about the Putin-Biden summit at this time […]
The road into NATO, missing wedding organizers and the houseboats in Cairo
Rocky road left into NATO The NATO application is signed, as is the membership contract, but the approval that all NATO members must give remains. What can now go wrong on that road? How will Turkey behave? What has the United States promised? Anna Wieslander, Northern Europe manager at the think tank Atlantic council and […]
Roundup: Yemen ceasefire consists of: UN Special Envoy
UNITED NATIONS, June 14 (Xinhua) – The ceasefire in Yemen has so far helped reduce fighting and other positive developments, but more needs to be done to meet growing humanitarian needs and insecurity, the UN Security Council said on Tuesday. Council members heard from two top UN officials who gave an update on the effects […]
Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, May 29
JERUSALEM / RAMALLAH – Tens of thousands of Jewish nationalists, some chanting racist slogans, marched through Jerusalem’s old city on Sunday, triggering clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News estimated that about 50,000 people, mostly nationalist Israeli youth, participated in the controversial annual “flag march” to mark “Jerusalem Day”, when Israel annexed […]
“Triangle of Sadness” wins the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France – The Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class war comedy “Triangel of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, giving Ostlund one of the cinemas’ most prestigious awards for the second time. Ostlund, whose art world broadcast “The Square” took the Palm in 2017, made the rare feat […]
Film critics are thinking about the next Palme d’Or when the Cannes Film Marathon ends
The Cannes Film Festival showed the last of its competition entries on Friday, ending its first full-scale edition since the pandemic. On the eve of the announcement of the Palme d’Or, FRANCE 24 spoke with critics from Japan, Italy and Bangladesh about watching the world’s premier film festival and their favorite films from this year’s […]
Ukraine’s attack causes Russia’s foreign tourism to collapse
Due to war-related civil aviation sanctions, Russians are unable to book flights to many of their favorite destinations in the West; so they book trips to the Middle East and Asia instead. An analysis of flight bookings made between February 24, the start of the attack, and the latest data, April 27, reveals that the […]
Al-Azhar condemns right-wing extremists’ burning of copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden
CAIRO, April 18, 2022 (WAM) – Al-Azhar, the world’s leading institution of Sunni Islam, has condemned the burning of copies of the Holy Qur’an by right-wing extremists in Sweden and calls for the adoption of international law to prevent the violation of religious sanctity. “The Noble Qur’an will remain in its highest place as a […]
Russia faces World Cup exile after “unacceptable” FIFA plan
PARIS – Russia’s future at the World Cup faltered on Monday after FIFA’s plans to allow them to play in neutral territory were dismissed as “unacceptable” by rivals, throwing the qualifying process for the football showpiece event into chaos. FIFA’s governing body warned that they were considering the ultimate sanction against Russia as a punishment […]
International Round-Up: Denmark can proudly look back on its term of office in the UN Human Rights Council
Denmark’s first term of office in the UN Human Rights Council has expired after three years. And Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has been quick to celebrate the success of his debut. Stops over our weight Denmark used the opportunity of its membership to shape the global value agenda as much as possible by making improvements […]
After the IS terror – now they are celebrating Christmas again
P1’s Middle East podcast tells of glittering, lavish Christmas traditions in Bethlehem where Jesus is said to have been born and of twinkling neon Christmas lights in Baghdad and Cairo. But despite the fact that some describe Christmas as a time of joy and coexistence between religions, Christian groups have shrunk in the Middle East. […]
Did the author of the Viking graffiti in Hagia Sophia lose an invaluable earring on a field in West Jutland?
Scandinavian visitors to the famous Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul are always entertained, if not a little proud, to learn that one of the most prized objects is a piece of graffiti left by one of their ancestors. In the 10th century, when the city was known as Constantinople, Halvdan and Are carved their names […]
The story of Cairo and the pyramids of Giza
On the outskirts of Egypt’s capital Cairo are some of the world’s most famous buildings, the Pharaonic pyramids and the sphinx. We tell why some believe that a pharaonic curse rests on the site and how today’s leaders try to reconnect with the time of the pharaohs. P1’s Middle East pod travels through Cairo’s history, […]
Expats condemn Copenhagen as one of the world’s worst because of local kindness and welcome – review
Copenhagen is the fourth most difficult city in the world to move to as a foreigner from abroad, according to 2021 Expat City Ranking, the latest report from InterNations, which this time evaluates data collected in 57 global cities. Divided into subcategories, it ranked poorly for Local Kindness (54), Feel Welcome (53), and Friends and […]
A line of student racism sparks a colonial board game discussion
A popular Finnish board game star of Africa, or the African star, has been at the center of a lively social media debate in recent days. The discussion began when several first-year geography students at the University of Helsinki dressed as African star figures to participate in a game-themed event organized by the students. A […]
Egypt achieves 6 medals in Tokyo 2020, the largest in its Olympic history
© Provided by Xinhua Team Egypt finished the Olympics in Tokyo with 6 medals, the best in its Olympic history. CAIRO, August 8 (Xinhua) – Egypt achieved a total of six medals at the 2020 2020 Tokyo 2020, including a gold, a silver and four bronze medals, marking the largest number of medals secured by […]
The UN chief appoints Sweden’s Grundberg as the UN’s special envoy for Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, August 6 (Xinhua) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Hans Grundberg from Sweden as the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, said Farhan Haq, Guterre’s Deputy Spokesman. Grundberg succeeds Martin Griffiths in the United Kingdom, who has been appointed UN Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. Grundberg has served as the European Union’s ambassador […]
120 interrogations have transformed the Tibet case
– Should I really answer that, he exclaimed at one point. The reaction came promptly from the podium. “Yes, you must,” said Commission President Tuk Bagger. Friis Arne Petersen has been ambassador to Washington, Beijing and Berlin. Previously, from 1997 to 2005, he was Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After almost 120 interrogations […]
130 interrogations have transformed the Tibet case
– Should I really answer that, he exclaimed at one point. The reaction came promptly from the podium. – Yes, you must, said the President of the Commission, Judge Tuk Bagger. Friis Arne Petersen has been ambassador to Washington, Beijing and Berlin. Previously, from 1997 to 2005, he was Director of the Ministry of Foreign […]
Ministry wrote in capital letters about China-critical protesters
A few days before heads of state and government from more than 120 countries were to arrive to participate in the climate summit COP15, an office manager in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to the Copenhagen Police. “IMPORTANT”, it said in capital letters in the subject field. These were planned demonstrations. – With reference […]
Top diplomat has been in dialogue with Egypt about new asylum system
The government has also been in dialogue with Egypt about a new asylum system. Jyllands-Posten writes this on the basis of access to documents. According to the newspaper, they show that the Danish top diplomat Anders Tang Friborg in November 2020 was in Cairo, Egypt’s capital. It was he “in order to advance the government’s […]
To rebuke a Saudi: Cecilia Uddén, Cairo
Here is Cairo, Tuesday. And the spring heat is here. It was 41 degrees in the shade last Sunday and when I took a walk to the swimming pool I realized that the invasion had already begun. The invasion of Arabs from the Gulf who think it is too hot in, for example, Saudi Arabia […]
Kuier celebrates with a cake after a historic WNBA selection
The history of Finnish basketball was made on Thursday night, when I was 19 years old Awak Kuier chose Dallas Wings in the first round of the WNBA draft. She is now ranked as the first Finnish player to play in the leading women’s professional league, and she will be selected as the first in […]
Spectacular parade of mummies through Cairo
In Cairo, a spectacular parade is held in front of the world’s cameras today with 22 mummies to be moved between two museums. It is the remains of 18 pharaohs and four queens who are to travel encapsulated in protective nitrogen gas containers in extra stabilized wagons in front of crowds. “It will be the […]
Right now: Over 30 dead in Egyptian train crash
In Egypt, two passenger trains have collided and photos from the accident site show that several carriages have overturned, reports AFP. According to initial reports, more than 30 people have been killed and more than 60 injured. The accident occurred 460 km south of Cairo.
Egyptian, Swedish FMs discuss bilateral relations, regional issues
CAIRO, March 17 (Xinhua) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde discussed bilateral relations and the overall situation in the Middle East on Wednesday. During a video conference, the two ministers emphasized the persistence of promoting joint work and paving the way for cooperation in various areas with a focus […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Here is Cairo on Wednesday. This time it was on Tahrir Square, another time on a bazaar street in Iran, in the textile factory in the Delta, or this time when Sami and I from Gaza would smell the orange blossoms. Every time I laugh out loud, because I am Swedish, but I remember how […]
Egypt launches World Handball Championship in the shadow of coronavirus
Hosts Egypt launches an enhanced world championship in men’s handball on Wednesday night with a group G match against Chile at Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex. The tournament has 32 teams for the first time since the start in 1938. Then four European nations – Germany, Austria, Sweden and Denmark – competed for two days […]
Icing escalation towards civil society
A well-known Egyptian human rights defender was arrested on Thursday from his home in Cairo. Gasser Abel Razek, who runs the EIPR research institute in Cairo, became the third leading member of the organization to be detained after the EIPR was recently visited by a large number of foreign Cairo ambassadors. That was it On […]
NGOs call on France to give Parliament control over arms sales
Fourteen of the world’s leading human rights and humanitarian organizations have called on the French government to “put an end to France’s opacity in arms sales” before the publication of a parliamentary fact-based report on arms export controls on 18 November. In a joint press release, co-signed by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International […]
NGOs demand France to give Parliament control over arms sales
Fourteen of the world’s leading human rights and humanitarian organizations are calling on the French government to “abolish France’s opacity in arms sales” and to “establish real parliamentary control.” The call comes before the publication of a parliamentary inquiry report on arms export controls to be published on 18 November. In a joint press release, […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Cairo, Monday. An alarmist satirical voice calls for: Follow our live broadcast about the power struggle, even though a winner has been chosen in the presidential election, the situation continues to be extremely precarious, the integrity of the democratic process is threatened. We explain the contradictions between the various sects and clans and what will […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Here is Beirut, Wednesday. Here, the clinking glass orchestra manages to overpower the bullies’ gapflab. I think of the sound of shards of glass being swept up by volunteers after the explosion – this clinking sound sounds louder than the twitter hatred of the privileged world, or the tone of bullying when the American president […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Here is Cairo, Thursday. You all know these big ones the stickers that say you have to keep your distance. Large yellow markings on the supermarket floor. The most beautiful sticker in that genre can be found at the magnificent Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy, the favorite museum of all Egyptologists. On walls and floors […]
