An Egyptian woman coach and her equal opportunity soccer academy

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says there is an opportunity to achieve "appeased relations" with France. He believes that French President Emmanuel Macron is "honest" and "proper" with regard to the country’s colonial past, welcomes the return of Algerian resistance fighters' skulls and hopes for further gestures in this direction.

After a lavish welcoming ceremony at the Hôtel des Invalides, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives at the Elysée Palace where he is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron. The heads of state are set to discuss major regional crises but also the human rights situation in Egypt.

Germany's top diplomat spoke after a virtual meeting with other treaty signatories. He said the group was hopeful of a US return to the agreement and will take a "positive" approach.

Egypt is wary of Turkey's continued support for the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and continued instability in the region.

The 66-year-old has been accused of passing on information to the Egyptian secret service when he worked at the German federal government's press office.

Movemeback: Opening doors of opportunity across Africa

Jens Stoltenberg described China as "a rising power" that "doesn't share our values" in an exclusive DW interview. At the same time, the NATO chief says Beijing's rise might help trans-Atlantic ties.

This week, Talking Europe is taking a closer look at how the EU hopes to bounce back from the pandemic and create jobs, this after a year of economic stasis with businesses closed, workers furloughed and job prospects curtailed. Last weekend's Social Summit in Porto outlined how the EU hopes to increase employment levels to 78 percent, reduce the number of people living in poverty by 15 million and propose training schemes for 60 percent of the European workforce, all by 2030.

Enthusiasts of ancient Egypt can now take home replicas of famous artifacts and statues made available through the first of its kind factory in the country to be sold at the recently inaugurated Egyptian museum of civilization.

Twice a week in a small gym in the Egyptian city of Beni Suef, 36-year-old Sabah Saqr teaches young men and boys to box.

Yasmine al-Ajdar,, a 31-year-old Egyptian woman showed how the sport of kickboxing had helped her improve her fitness and confidence, without forcing her to take off her niqab.

Moscow had previously banned flights to the resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh after a plane carrying Russian vacationers blew up over the Sinai Peninsula in 2015.