Features/Interviews
Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
August 14, 2021
Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. William Bee felt flying into southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2001: purely lucky. The U.S.…
Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?
August 13, 2021
Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?
Earlier this week, hundreds of Moroccans protested the death of Yassine Lekhmidi, a 25-year-old man in the city of Sidi…
Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
August 8, 2021
Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
CHICAGO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants –…
Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi: What to expect
August 4, 2021
Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi: What to expect
On Thursday, 60-year-old Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in before parliament as the Islamic Republic’s sixth president after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Analysis: Riding the oil price rebound: Gulf states to accelerate asset sales
August 3, 2021
Analysis: Riding the oil price rebound: Gulf states to accelerate asset sales
DUBAI, Aug 3(Reuters) – Saudi Aramco and other Gulf oil producers are following in the footsteps of Abu Dhabi with…
Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
August 2, 2021
Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Once a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader is sworn in as president this week,…
At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound
August 2, 2021
At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound
TOKYO (AP) — A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten him. High-jumping friends agreeing to…
Photos: Tunisia’s Free Constitutional Party president Abeer Moussa speaks exclusively to Al-Masry-Al-Youm
July 26, 2021
Photos: Tunisia’s Free Constitutional Party president Abeer Moussa speaks exclusively to Al-Masry-Al-Youm
The head of the Tunisian Free Constitutional Party, and former presidential candidate Abeer Moussa, said that her country is undergoing…
Terror attacks: Why is Ghana less affected than its neighbors?
July 21, 2021
Terror attacks: Why is Ghana less affected than its neighbors?
Ghana — although surrounded by terror-hit countries — appears at first glance to have been largely spared from terrorist attacks. According…
We aim to invest over US$1 billion in Egypt’s development projects: AFC President and CEO
July 19, 2021
We aim to invest over US$1 billion in Egypt’s development projects: AFC President and CEO
Egypt has recently been gearing up efforts to push forward with economic prosperity through large strategic partnerships with the private…