North Africa
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:42 GMTMorocco: Morocco Opens Investment Doors - Offers Vocational, Technical Training for Liberian Youths
[FrontPageAfrica] Rabat -- In an effort to boost the investment climate and stimulate economic growth for Liberian and Moroccan businesses in both countries, the Liberian Foreign Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., led an eight-man del...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:56:06 GMTTunisia: Health Emergency Bill to Be Submitted Soon to Parliament - Ben Slimane
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A health emergency bill will be submitted soon to the House of People's Representatives (French: ARP), Minister in charge of Civil Service and Acting Justice Minister Hasna Ben Slimane said Sunday in Sfax.
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...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:39:21 GMTTunisia: Targeted Lockdown Decreed in Mahdia From July 5 to 14
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The local disaster control committee in Mahdia, on Saturday, decided to decree a targeted lockdown from July 5 to 14.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:39:19 GMTTunisia: Civil Protection - 132 Fires Recorded in Farmland Between June 1 and July 1
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The civil protection has recorded 132 fires that hit 465 hectares of farmland between June 1 and July 1, 2021, against 118 fires damaging 157 hectares of farmland during the same period last year, said its spok...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:39:16 GMTTunisia: Tunisia Receives 25,000 Rapid Tests and 30,000 PCR Test Kits Donated By Germany and South Korea
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia, on Saturday, took delivery of 25,000 COVID-19 rapid tests and 30,000 RT-PCR test kits donated by Germany and South Korea, said Director of Public Facilities at the Health Ministry Naceur Somrani.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:39:13 GMTTunisia: Transport Minister Says Further Decentralisation Needed in Registration, Vaccination
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Transport and Logistics Moez Chakchouk said he will submit a detailed report to the Prime Minister about the epidemiological situation in Mahdia.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:39:10 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - El Kef Reports 3 Deaths, 121 New Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- El Kef logged three more COVID-19 deaths, the local health directorate said in its latest report.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:36:01 GMTEgypt: Finance Minister - NAIP Receives Le 330.5 Bln From Public Treasury in 2 Years
[Egypt Online] The public treasury has paid a total of 330.5 billion to the National Authority for Insurance and Pensions (NAIP) under an agreement to settle financial entanglements, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said Saturday 03/07/2021.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:35:58 GMTEgypt: Sisi Boards Gamal Abdel Nasser Mistral
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi boarded on Saturday 03/07/2021 helicopter carries Gamal Abdel Nasser Mistral Class to mark the launch of Qader 2021 strategic maneuvers at the 3rd of July Naval Base in Gargoub area in Egypt's northwest c...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:35:54 GMTEgypt: Mashaat - Egp 270 M Saudi Funding for SMEs in Egypt
[Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashaat said the Saudi Grant Management Committee decided to extend a total of EGP 270 million to support clean energy and micro enterprises in Egypt.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:35:50 GMTEgypt: Presidential Spokesman Publishes Opening Document of 3rd of July Base
[Egypt Online] Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi published on Saturday 03/07/2021 the opening document of the 3rd of July Naval Base in Gargoub area that lies on the northwestern border with Libya.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:31:49 GMTEgypt: Mayar Sherif Advances to Final of ITF France 13A
[Egypt Online] Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif qualified Saturday 03/07/2021 for the final of the 2021 ITF France 13A.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:31:10 GMTAlgeria: July 5, 1962, Date Marking Historic Victory Against Colonial France
[Algerie Presse Service] BLIDA-Mujahideen and specialists in Algerian history from the province of Blida, who experienced the joy of Independence on July 5, 1962, said that this day marks a "historic victory" against one of the largest colonial power...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:29:17 GMTTunisia: Eight Individuals Arrested in Kasserine Over Illegally Crossing Borders With Algeria - Interior
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Eight migrants preparing to cross land borders with Algeria were arrested on Friday by a joint patrol of the border intelligence brigade and the land border brigade of the National Guard of Bouchebka, governora...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:29:12 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Targeted Lockdown in Nabeul From July 4 to 18
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A targeted lockdown was decreed Saturday in Nabeul by the local committee to fight natural disasters, Governor Mohamed Ridha Mlika told TAP.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:29:07 GMTTunisia: Minister of Women Pledges to Submit Demands of Bizerte Region to PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Members of the Local Committee to Combat Disasters and Relief Organisation in the governorate of Bizerte called on the government and the Health Ministry to increase the number of medics and paramedics in the r...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:33 GMTEgypt: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Greets Sisi On July 3rd Naval Base Opening
[Egypt Online] Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday 03/07/2021 greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the inauguration of the July 3rd Naval Base, which...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:31 GMTEgypt: Sisi Witnesses Qader 2021 Maneuver
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Saturday 03/07/2021 the Qader 2021 Maneuver at the new 3rd of July Naval Base in Gargoub area in Egypt's northwestern coast.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:28 GMTEgypt: Planning Minister Mulls Over Project to Finance SDGs in Egypt With UN Official
[Egypt Online] Planning and Economic Development Minister Hala el Saeed said Egypt is seeking to gain access to new financing resources to fund its sustainable development goals and benefit from the opportunities available for expanding its financing...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:27 GMTEgypt: Sisi Hands Over Flags of Maritime Units At New July 3rd Naval Base
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 03/07/2021 handed over the commander of the July 3rd Naval Base and the commanders of the newest naval units their flags signaling their entry into service following the inauguration.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:24 GMTEgypt: July 3rd Naval Base Message of Peace, Development for Region--Commander
[Egypt Online] Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces Vice Admiral Ahmed Khaled on Saturday 03/07/2021 said the July 3rd Naval Base forwards a message of peace and development to the region at large.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:20 GMTEgypt: Armed Forces Morale Affairs Department Displays Film On Armed Forces Achievements
[Egypt Online] The Armed Forces Morale Affairs Department displayed a documentary film under the title "Sea Masters" which reviewed the achievements of the Egyptian Armed Forces to maintain national and Arab security.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:22:48 GMTTunisia: Eighty-Four Irregular Migrants Rescued Off Zarzis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Eighty-four irregular migrants of various nationalities whose boat capsized 28 km northeast of Zarzis, had been rescued by a national coast guard unit, spokesman for the National Defence Ministry Mohamed Zekri ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:22:44 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Sfax Sees Surge in Number of Fatalities and Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- COVID-19 claimed the lives of two people in the last 24 hours in the governorate of Sfax, bringing the death toll to 1,233.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:22:42 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Sousse Reports 5 Deaths and 619 Additional Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Sousse reported 5 COVID-related deaths and 617 additional infections in the past 24 hours from 1,418 conducted tests.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:22:42 GMTTunisia: Nineteen Irregular Migrants Rescued in Sfax - MOD
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Nineteen irregular migrants of various African nationalities whose boat capsized off Louata in the governorate of Sfax, had been rescued by a coast guard unit, the National Defence Ministry announced Saturday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:22:40 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - 45 Percent of People Registered On Evax.tn Administered 1st Dose of Vaccine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Health Ministry announced that the vaccination rollout rate with the first dose among those registered on the "Evax" platform stood at 45% on July 1.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:19:41 GMTEgypt: Presidential Decree Approves EBRD Grant Deal for Upgrading First Line of Cairo Metro
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree on Saturday 03/07/2021 approving a technical assistance grant deal with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for upgrading the first line of Cairo Metro.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:19:39 GMTEgypt: Sisi Inspects Naval Units in July 3rd Naval Base in Northwest Coast
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, accompanying Egypt's guests on a convertible car, inspected on Saturday 03/07/2021 the naval units stationed at the July 3rd Naval Base in Gargoub district, in Egypt's northwest coast.