Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held talks here on Tuesday, agreeing to further strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation to ensure security in the region.
The meeting was held following Putin's (...)
Living Design for engineering consultancy aims to expand in the Egyptian real estate market this year, especially in the hotel sector.
Tarek Hegazy, CEO of Living Design, said that the company is currently negotiating with a number of real estate (...)
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) provisionally suspended weightlifter Fernando Reis on Friday for failing an out-of-competition dope test conducted on June 11, ruling him out of the Tokyo Olympics starting next week.
The COB said in a statement (...)
With Friday decision by the Asian Football Confederation to move China's final women's Olympic home qualifying match against South Korea to Sydney.; With AP Photos.
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World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March (...)
Egypt's weightlifting champion Mohamed Ihab has announced his retirement for the second time after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) turned down Egypt's appeal concerning the ban of the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation (EWF).
The most (...)
Egypt's most decorated weightlifter of all time, Mohamed Ihab, has retracted his retirement after holding talks with Sports minister Ashraf Sobhi late on Wednesday confirming he will start preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic.
On Tuesday, Ihab (...)
EGYPT's Olympic weightlifter Mohamed Ihab hit for the cycle, winning all three medals at the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships currently being held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, until 10 November.
In the new -81kg weight category, the mighty (...)
EGYPT's Olympic weightlifter Mohamed Ihab hit for the cycle, winning all three medals at the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships currently being held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, until 10 November.
In the new -81kg weight category, the mighty (...)
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championship will kick off Thursday in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and will continue until 10 November.
This tournament will witness the return of great weightlifters and the countries that were (...)
The President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, today received UAE Minister of State, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber, at the presidential palace, in the presence of Turkmen Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of (...)
Iran is arguably one of China's closest partners in the Middle East. And with economic sanctions on Tehran set to be eased, DW examines China's latest proposal to integrate Iran into its New Silk Road Initiative.
Seeking to capitalize on the easing (...)
Asian Olympic officials have agreed to let countries from Oceania compete at the region's next indoor Games, a significant move that could open the door for sporting powerhouse Australia to integrate more into Asia.
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, (...)
Karachi, Pakistan – On 20 June, many countries mark UN World Refugee Day with events to raise awareness about the situation of refugees. In addition, their status often poses difficulties for the governing bodies of the countries that host them. And (...)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government is looking at a new scheme that would allow for voluntary repatriation and reintegration of refugees as a potential solution for refugees across the Muslim world.
In a statement by Foreign Minister Datuk (...)
The choice of US ambassadors to Central Asia and the Middle East gives one pause for thought, says Eric Walberg
The 711 coalition deaths in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan last year made 2010 the deadliest one for foreign troops since the (...)
In the wake of well-received exhibitions of French and European orientalist painting, an intriguing new show draws renewed attention to Russian orientalism, writes David Tresilian in Amsterdam
Ever since the publication of Orientalism, an overview (...)
Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenbashi the Great, dictator of Turkmenistan, recently died. The political class of this remote Central Asian republic rallied round his look-alike successor. Long Live Turkmenbashi! At first glance, there seems little for the (...)