Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Wednesday met with his Saudi Arabia counterpart King Salman Abdulaziz amid tension over neutral position in Gulf crisis. President Farmajo and King Salman have discussed ways to boost the bilateral relations between the two nations, mainly security, economic and the investment, his office said. In his words, the talks […]
The Egyptian government on Wednesday expressed regret over a United States decision to deny the North African nation about $95.7 million in aid and to delay a further $195 million. The United States denied Egypt $95.7 million in aid as the country failed to make progress in matters of respecting human rights and democratic norms, […]
Sudanese authorities on Monday warned people living near the banks of the Nile to be wary of “massive flooding”, as water levels of the river rose to a record high. Authorities said water levels were rising on the Blue Nile along the border with Ethiopia after continuous rainfall in that country. The Blue Nile flows […]
Egypt on Sunday issued executive regulations for its Industrial Permits Act, making it a law to slash bureaucracy and decrease the waiting time for new projects in the North African nation. The executive regulations will reduce the waiting period for obtaining industrial licenses to establish new facilities from 600 days to seven-30 days, Trade and […]
Medhat Shousha, Head of the country’s railway department resigned Sunday after two trains collided Friday on the outskirt of Alexandria killing over 40 people and wounding at least 170 passengers. The resignation was announced by Transport Minister Hesham Arafat at a press conference following a cabinet meeting. Eight other railways officials have been suspended following […]
The Egyptian parliament on Tuesday passed a law creating the National Electoral Commission that will be responsible for all elections by 2024 in the North African nation. Two-thirds majority in the parliament voted the law and agreed to create the National Electoral Commission (NEC) as an independent authority that will be solely responsible for holding […]
The Egyptian government has approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s proposal to extend the state of emergency amid an on-going militant campaign against the Christian minority in the North African nation. According to the cabinet’s statement read on national TV on Thursday, the country would extend the measure for three months. Lawmakers in Egypt unanimously approved […]
Chad’s president Idriss Deby has recalled its ambassador from Qatar for consultations, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. “The Chadian government calls on all concerned states to privilege dialogue to solve this crisis and asks Qatar to respect its commitments by ceasing any attitude likely to harm cohesion of states in the region and peace […]
The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility of the Wednesday attack in Blida on a patrol of the Algerian gendarmerie in which four security forces were “slightly” injured, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. SITE jihadist monitoring service announced the information carried on by MEMO. IS through its media outlet, Amaq indicated that its fighters […]
Sudanese foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, on Sunday cancelled a trip to Egypt as President Omar al-Bashir’s declarations last week triggered a major diplomatic row between the two countries. “We told our brothers in Egypt about the postponement of the visit due to internal issues and it would take place later,” Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said […]
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