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  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    InterviewFood security
    ‘Millions’ at risk of death as Ukraine war hits food supplies, Egypt warns

    Finance minister Mohamed Maait echoes UN warning that crisis could last for years

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Egypt
    Family fears for health of activist on hunger strike in Egyptian jail

    Group of British MPs call for release of regime critic after he spends much of the past seven weeks in ‘inhumane’ conditions

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Libya
    Clashes erupt in Libya after rival PM’s attempt to seize capital fails

    Fathi Bashagha forced out of Tripoli after trying to take control from Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Egypt
    Egypt’s president calls for listing of army-owned companies this year

    Cairo targets partial sale on stock exchange to address economic fallout from war in Ukraine

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Lebanon
    The ‘one of a kind’ Beirut theatre surviving Lebanon’s crises

    Renowned Metro al-Madina venue pushes on after being tested by Covid lockdowns and economic woes

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Libya
    Libyan strongman blamed for closure of oil facilities

    Blockades slash country’s energy output and add to global concerns about supply of crude

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Algeria struggles to meet Europe’s rising demand for gas

    US ruling striking down transport mask mandate creates potential headache for public health agency

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Algeria struggles to meet rising gas demand after Russia invaded Ukraine

    Europe looks to north Africa as it tries to reduce its dependence on Moscow’s supply

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Tunisia
    Tunisia’s political crisis worsens as president dissolves parliament

    Kais Saied accuses politicians of ‘attempted coup’ after more than half of assembly defies him

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Middle Eastern economy
    Saudi Arabia sends $5bn to help Egypt’s economy

    Kingdom joins other Gulf states in assisting Cairo as prices for wheat, cooking oil and fuel soar following war in Ukraine

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Egypt’s economy reels from Ukraine war

    Surging food prices epitomise deep impact of conflict on North African country

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Egypt
    Egypt asks for IMF support to help it weather Ukraine crisis

    Soaring grain and oil prices add to pressure on North African country hit by collapse in tourism from Russia

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Food security
    Ukraine war sparks food shortages in Arab nations as wheat prices soar

    Grains and vegetable oil from Ukraine and Russia are crucial to national diets across the region

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    Lebanon
    Disillusioned Lebanese lose faith with politicians ahead of poll

    Disarray in Sunni bloc creates risk of power vacuum that Hizbollah could fill

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    News in-depthWorld
    Lebanon faces exodus of its most educated citizens

    Many doubt their future prospects as country sinks into economic meltdown

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    Food security
    Food crisis looms as Ukrainian wheat shipments grind to halt

    Prices soar as Black Sea ports at virtual standstill amid Russian assault

  • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
    African economy
    Ethiopia’s Blue Nile mega-dam starts generating electricity

    Abiy Ahmed moves to assure Egypt and Sudan that water flows downstream will not be affected

  • Friday, 11 February, 2022
    Libya
    Libya’s parliament appoints new prime minister

    Move could create two rival leaders and delay UN plans to unite country’s east-west divide

  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
    Special ReportFuture of AI and Digital Healthcare
    Online therapy start-up aims to reduce stigma of mental health in Middle East

    Egyptian service is helping mental health patients overcome cultural barriers across the region

  • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
    News in-depthEgypt
    Netflix’s ‘Perfect Strangers’ causes uproar in Egypt

    Streaming service’s first Arabic film tops the charts but also prompts calls to ban platform

  • Saturday, 15 January, 2022
    News in-depthEgypt
    ‘City of the Dead’ faces being bulldozed in Cairo’s highway drive

    Historic graves to be removed in government building programme to ease traffic congestion

  • Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
    Libya
    Libya electoral board wants elections postponed for a month

    Confusion over whether Saif al-Islam Gaddafi can run adds to turmoil in run-up to Friday’s poll

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Egypt
    Egypt jails regime critic and hero of revolution for 5 years

    Alaa Abdel Fattah was a prominent activist during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak

  • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
    Tunisia
    Tunisia’s populist president promises elections next year

    Kais Saied tightens control of the north African country but has yet to reveal economic plan

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Libya
    Gaddafi’s son given go-ahead to run for Libya presidency

    Court overturns electoral commission’s decision to disqualify him from December 24 election

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