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Day: August 14, 2024

WHO declares mpox outbreak public health emergency

KUWAIT, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the upsurge of mpox in Africa has become a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest level of alert.

The announcement, the second in two years, …

Political efforts expedite to prevent war spillover in Lebanon

By Ayoub Khaddaj BEIRUT, Political and diplomatic efforts are at breakneck speed to prevent further military escalation in southern Lebanon since the start of Operation ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ in Gaza of October last year.

Diplomatic contacts were active to …

Egypt affirms support to Somalia’s territorial integrity

CAIRO, Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi reiterated Wednesday his country’s backing to the territorial integrity of Somalia and sovereignty over its lands.

President Al-Sisi also voiced Egypt’s unequivocal rejection of any foreign interference i…

Egypt, US FMs discuss efforts for Mideast de-escalation

CAIRO, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty and his US peer Antony Blinken discussed on Wednesday the efforts made for de-escalation in the Middle East region and a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip.

During a telephone call, Abdelatty stres…