Egypt court annuls ousted President Mohamed Morsi’s life sentence
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Tuesday annulled one of two life sentences handed down against the former president Mohamed Morsi and called for a retrial […]
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Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt tomb in “very good condition”
Egypt’s antiquities ministry on Sunday said Spanish archaeologists have discovered a multi-millennial Pharaonic mummy “in very good condition” in a tomb near Luxor, in south […]
CAFCON/GABON 2017: Morocco to wrestle with CI, Togo, DRC at group stage
Moroccan national soccer team will start its African Cup Nations 2017 campaign with DR Congo in the same group with reigning champions Cote d’Ivoire and […]
Ethiopia Declares 6-Month State of Emergency
Ethiopia’s government has declared a 6-month state of emergency on Sunday citing deteriorating security situation in Oromia regional state. Anti-government protesters in Oromia, the country’s […]
AFCON: List of 16 Participants in 2017 Tournament
Qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations have yielded the names of countries to take part in the black continent’s flagship soccer tournament in […]
Egypt to Receive $2bn Aid from Saudi Arabia
Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr on Thursday said the North African nation is to receive a $2 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia. While he […]
Egypt Closes 48 Forex Bureaus as Black Market Surges
Egypt’s central bank has reportedly closed 48 foreign exchange bureaus since the start of the year for trading at black market rates and other violations, […]
Egypt requests $7bn assistance from IMF to ‘plug funding gaps’
Egypt has officially requested financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help straighten its ailing economy, the Bretton Wood institution announced on Tuesday. […]
Egypt, Madagascar Join Bloc Supporting Morocco’s Return to African Union
Egypt and Madagascar on Friday joined the 28-member bloc, which addressed last Monday a motion to the President of Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, who holds […]
Will Morocco’s Return to AU be Announced at Kigali Summit?
Morocco has embarked on a massive diplomatic campaign to prepare its return to the African Union (AU) thirty two years after it walked out of […]