North Africa
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:14:23 GMTEthiopia: Egypt Main Source of External Pressure On Ethiopia - Policy Research Institute Director-General
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The main actor behind the undue pressures exerted on Ethiopia from different quarters is Egypt which attempts to maintain its hegemony over Blue Nile, East African Policy Research Institute (EAPRI) Deputy Director-General Birhanu...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:58:58 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 Vaccine - Nearly 3 Millions Registered On Evax.tn
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 1,881,065 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered since the start of the national jab drive on March 13 to July 1, including 1,314,954 first doses and 566,111 booster shots.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:58:54 GMTTunisia: MMR Up to 6.26 Percent in June 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The average monthly money market rate (MMR) for June rose slightly to 6.26% against 6.25% in May and April 2021, according to the latest statistics of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).Actually, the MMR has bee...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:42:50 GMTEgypt: Egypt Reports 242 New Coronavirus Cases, 25 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Thursday night that 242 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 281,524.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:42:47 GMTEgypt: Parliament Speaker - June 30 Revolution Marked Birth of 'New Republic'
[Egypt Online] Parliament Speaker Hanafi el Gebali asserted that the June 30 revolution marked the birth of the "new republic," saying that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's achievements are clear in all fields.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:42:43 GMTEgypt: Egypt to Put Forth Initiative On Palestinian Workers At Arab Labor Conference
[Egypt Online] Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan said Thursday he will put forward an initiative for the Palestinian workers at the upcoming Arab Labor Conference.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:04:31 GMTTunisia: Current Health Situation Result of 'Ill-Conceived Choices,' Said Saied
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed met Thursday evening at the Interior Ministry seat, with the department's directors and officers.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:25:26 GMTTunisia: Success Rate in Main Session of Baccalaureate Stands At 44.30 Percent
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The success rate in the main session of the baccalaureate stands at 44.30%.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:25:17 GMTTunisia: 51.56 Percent Success Rate in Baccalaureate Exam in Public Schools Against 13.06 in Private Schools - Ministry
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Out of 114,454 baccalaureate applicants registered in public schools, 5,7957 (51.56%) passed, 3,528 (29.83%) will re-sit and 2,0482 (18.22%) failed, according to the Ministry of Education's figures released Fri...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:52 GMTTunisia: Working Session Between MPs and Foreign Ministry Officials
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A working session between members of the Tunisia-United States parliamentary friendship group and two representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, was held Thursday in Tun...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:49 GMTTunisia: Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament Split - Tunisia Fail to Qualify for Olympics After Losing to Croatia 70-75
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian basketball team missed their last chance to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, after conceding their second defeat in a row against the host country, Croatia (75-70) at the qualifying to...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:45 GMTTunisia: Baccalaureate Results See Improvement Compared to Previous Year - Minister
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Education Fathi Slaouti said Thursday the Baccalaureate results have recorded an improvement compared to the previous year despite the special health situation.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:42 GMTTunisia: Assault On Abir Moussi - LTDH Calls On the Ministry of Women and Public Prosecutor to Take Necessary Measures
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian League of Human Rights (LTDH) called on the Public Prosecutor and the Minister of Women, Family and Seniors to take the necessary legal measures following the physical assault on MP Abir Moussi (bl...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:39 GMTTunisia: Tunisian Success At First African Startup Challenge for Cultural And Creative Industries
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The "CREATIVE HUB", a professional group of the Tunisian Confederation of Citizen Enterprises (CONECT), which hosts Tunisian creative and digital technology entrepreneurs, announced on Thursday that two of its ...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:35 GMTTunisia: Human Rights Violations in 2020/2021 Undermine Tunisia's Democratic Process - Civil Society
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Civil Collective for Individual Freedoms, made up of a number of organisations, said the state must abide by its national and international human rights commitments.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:41:32 GMTTunisia: CEPEX-EU - Giving Fresh Impetus to Tunisian-European Partnership
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- CEO of the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) Chiheb Ben Ahmed met on Thursday morning European Union Ambassador in Tunis Marcus Cornaro.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:36:07 GMTTunisia: Govt Members Begin Inspection Visits to Vaccination Centres Nationwide
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Government members started Thursday inspection visits to vaccination centres and hospitals across the country to take stock of the COVID-19 vaccination progress.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:36:05 GMTTunisia: Korchid Calls On ARP Speaker to Resign to Spare Tunisians 'More Misfortune and Misery'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- MP Mabrouk Korchid, member of the parliamentary group "Watania" said Thursday he submitted his resignation from the Bureau of the House of People's Representatives (ARP) for "impossibility to perform my duty.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:36:01 GMTTunisia: Beja - Government Will Strive to Gradually Provide Vaccines for 150 Thousand Citizens - Minister of Trade
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "The government will work to gradually provide vaccines for 150 thousand citizens in the region of Beja, to get out of the difficult pandemic situation," said Minister of Trade and Export Development Mohamed Bo...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:35:57 GMTTunisia: Gafsa - Rail Transport of Commercial Phosphate Resumes From Mdhilla
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The rail transport of commercial phosphate, on Wednesday, resumed from the mine of Mdhilla (Governorate of Gafsa) to chemical fertiliser companies located in the governorates of Sfax and Gabès, after a one-yea...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:35:49 GMTTunisia: ARP Passes Domestic Workers' Bill
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The House of People's Representatives (ARP), on Wednesday evening, passed the domestic workers' draft law with 102 votes for, 11 abstentions and 1 against.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:16:39 GMTMorocco: Covid-19 - Evolution of Epidemiological Situation Is 'Worrying' (Head of Govt)
[MAP] Rabat -- The COVID-19 epidemiological situation in the Kingdom is becoming worrying after the increase in the number of infections and active cases which have almost doubled during the past two weeks, in addition to the growing number of critic...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:47:04 GMTEgypt: Transport Minister Inspects Development Works of Ring Road
[Egypt Online] Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir inspected on Thursday 1/7/2021 development works of the Ring Road that will be expanded from eight lanes to 14.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:47:01 GMTEgypt: Sisi - Egypt, China Seek to Pomote Bilateral Strategic Ties
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said that Egypt and China are seeking to further promote bilateral startegic ties, pointing out that the crisis of the coranvirus pandemic has proved that cooperation and integration between countries on ...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:46:57 GMTEgypt: Finance Minister - Sisi Has Succeeded in Launching Largest Development Movement
[Egypt Online] Finance Minister Mohamed Maait confirmed June 30 revolution is a new birth to Egypt, where Egyptians wrote with their free will a bright history with letters of gold, in which they chose life, building and construction and rejected for...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:36:26 GMTTunisia: Coronavirus - Full Lockdown Decreed in Sousse Governorate From July 4 to 11
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The regional committee to combat natural disasters in Sousse, on Thursday, decreed a one-week renewable full lockdown in the entire governorate starting July 4.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:00:29 GMTAfrica: Terry HE appointed President of Huawei Northern Africa
[Huawei] Huawei has announced the appointment of Terry HE as President of Huawei Northern Africa. In this role, he will be responsible for coordinating the group's overall operations in the 28 African countries in the region.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:52:49 GMTTunisia: Sidi Bouzid-Coronavirus - 3 Fatalities, 210 Additional Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Sidi Bouzid recorded 3 deaths and 210 more infections by the coronavirus during the last 24 hours, Bechi Saidi, Head of the Regional Health Directorate, told TAP on Thursday.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:52:47 GMTTunisia: High Committee for Human Rights Decries Involvement of State Bodies in Protecting Terrorists
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The High Committee for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (French: CSDHLF) decried Thursday the involvement of State apparatus in protecting terrorists and facilitating their the entry in Tunisia.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:52:43 GMTTunisia: Environment - Cooperation Charter Signed Between ARP and CSOs
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Association "les Amis des Oiseaux" (AAO) (Friends of Birds) on Wednesday signed the cooperation charter between the House of Peoples' Representatives (ARP) and the civil society associations.