Othmani at UNGA sept 2018

Egypt concludes deal for the Al Nouran Sugar Project

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and the Egyptian government have reached a financial and initial working capital terms agreement in Cairo. The agreement is essential for works on the Al Nouran Sugar Project, where an amount of $372 million […]

UN Warns of “Devastating Tragedy” as 260,000 Trapped in Besieged Sudanese City

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, the United Nations has raised alarm over the dire humanitarian crisis in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, where about 260,000 people remain trapped under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The city has been a frontline in Sudan’s year-long conflict between the RSF and the national Army, […]

US top diplomat to boycott G20 summit in South Africa

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will not attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg, due to what he described as “anti-Americanism” by South African authorities. The decision came against the backdrop of Trump threats to halt aid for South Africa which plans to implement land redistribution acts detrimental to the white minority. Trump’s […]