North Africa
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:56 GMTTunisia: PM Resumes Duties After Recovering From Covid-19
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, on Monday afternoon, resumed duties at the Kasbah, after observing a 10 day-quarantine in the wake of his infection with the coronavirus last June 25.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:44 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Taboubi Calls On Us.S.Unions to Urge Federal Government to Speed up Dispatch of Medical Supplies
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Nouredine Taboubi called on US labour unions to urge the federal government to speed up the dispatch of medical supplies and vaccine doses, in suffi...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:42 GMTTunisia: Ministry of Women Starts Consultations to Launch National Dialogue On Combating Violence Against Women
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Women, Family and Elderly Affairs Imen Zahouani Houimel said consultations are underway with all stakeholders to launch a national dialogue to reduce violence against women in public and private spa...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:39 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Full Lockdown Decreed Across Kasserine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Committee for the Fight against Natural Disasters in Kasserine decided to impose full lockdown across the governorate from July 5 to 11, as the health situation in the region has worsened because of the COV...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:36 GMTMorocco: Tunisair - Travel Conditions to Morocco Updated
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisair said on Monday that all passengers travelling to Morocco from Tunisia must present a negative PCR test certificate less than 48 hours old, before the date of entry into Morocco, following the new healt...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:33 GMTTunisia: Ennahdha's Shura Council Calls for Forming 'Strong Political Government'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ennahdha movement called to form a «strong political government in the next stage.»
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:28 GMTTunisia: Sfax Logs 3 Deaths and 66 New Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Three people died of the coronavirus in Sfax during the last 24 hours, while 66 infection cases were reported from 315 tests.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:18:13 GMTEgypt: PM Tours Grand Egyptian Museum
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli asserted that the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is one of the huge projects implemented by the State this period.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:18:10 GMTEgypt: Egypt's Embassy in Canada Holds Event On Cultural Diplomacy
[Egypt Online] Egypt's embassy in Canada has organized a symposium for Egyptian thinker and writer Ahmed El Meslemany on cultural diplomacy and the national roles played by communities abroad.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:18:05 GMTEgypt: Awqaf Minister Says Egypt, S. Arabia Stand Up to Extremism
[Egypt Online] Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that Egypt and Saudi Arabia stand up together in the face of extremism and terrorism.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:18:01 GMTEgypt: Egypt Offers Condolences for Victims of Philippines Plane Crash
[Egypt Online] Egypt on Sunday offered sincere condolences to the Philippines over the crash of a military plane in the country's south that killed and wounded scores of people.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:17:58 GMTEgypt: Antiquities Min. Probes Means to Boost Yacht Tourism
[Egypt Online] Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Anani has reviewed the efforts exerted to promote yacht tourism in Egypt.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:17:55 GMTEgypt: Egypt, Iraq Agree On Plan to Boost Industrial Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Egypt and Iraq have agreed to implement a comprehensive plan to boost industrial cooperation between them.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:17:49 GMTEgypt: Oil Min., Apache Chairman Discuss Expanding Activities in Egypt
[Egypt Online] Petroleum Minister Tarek el Mulla Monday discussed with Board Chairman of Apache Corporation John Christmann plans of action during the coming period in light of the company's desire to expand activities in Egypt.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:11:29 GMTAfrica: 'Egypt's Voice in Africa' Aims At Restoring Egypt's Pioneering Role in Africa
[Egypt Online] Minister of Emigration Nabila Makram said that "Egypt's Voice in Africa" initiative aims at restoring Egypt's pioneering role in the African continent via maintaining communication with the Egyptian community across the continent and a...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:11:27 GMTEgypt: Unprecedented Achievements for Egyptian Expats in Sisi's Era
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian state has been exerting assiduous efforts over the past few years to communicate with the Egyptian expats and strengthen their bonds with their motherland via the Ministry of Emigration.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:10:49 GMTTunisia: Coronavirus - Four Deaths and 417 Additional Infections Reported in Medenine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Four more coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the last 48 hours in the governorate of Medenine where the death toll from the pandemic has reached 678, local director of preventive health Zayd Al-Anz sai...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:05:26 GMTEgypt: Maxab, the Egyptian B2B Food and Grocery Delivery Startup, Raises $40m for Expansion
[TechCrunch] Globally, food and grocery delivery startups have been raising mega-rounds of late, especially those in Europe as the pandemic has given rise to more people ordering online more than ever. This growth has translated to an increase in vol...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:39:57 GMTTunisia: Defence Minister Meets German Ambassador
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of National Defence Brahim Bértégi, on Monday, with German ambassador in Tunis Peter Prügel.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:19:45 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - 91.8 Percent of IC Beds and 79.60 Percent of Oxygen-Fitted Beds Occupied in Public Hospitals - Health Ministry
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 91.8% of IC beds and 79.60% of oxygen-fitted beds in public hospitals were reported as occupied on July 4, according to the latest data released Monday by the Health Ministry.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:19:43 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - the Health System Is About to Collapse (Naoufel Somrani)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- In the absence of unoccupied beds in Greater Tunis, the Health Ministry had been compelled on Sunday evening, to transfer patients suffering from COVID-19 to other hospitals in the interior regions of the count...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:19:37 GMTTunisia: Flatlabs Holds 7th Deno Day With Group of 8 New Startups, July 8
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Flat6Labs, the first regional startup accelerator in the Middle East, launched in Tunisia, announced Monday the organisation of its 7th Demo Day in Tunis in a virtual edition on July 8 at 5:00 p.m., with a grou...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:14:42 GMTTunisia: 158 Individuals Arrested Over Illegal Migration Attempts - National Guard
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ten illegal migration attempts were foiled by National Guard units in Bizerte, Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia and Sfax.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:48:56 GMTMorocco: Maroc Telecom Launches New OTT Platform
[NexTVAfrica] Maroc Telecom has launched the new OTT platform, designed, managed and operated by Molotov Solutions.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:40:59 GMTMorocco: Project to Establish Vaccine Manufacturing Capacities in Morocco Is in Line With Kingdom's Health Strategy (Recipharm CEO)
[MAP] Fez -- The project to establish vaccine manufacturing capacities in Morocco, whose memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday under the chairmanship of HM King Mohammed VI, is in line with the Kingdom's health strategy, said CEO of the Sw...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:32:07 GMTTunisia: Tunisia's Volleyball Team to Partake in Memorial Hubert Jerzy Wagner, July 9-11
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's volleyball team (senior boys) will partake in the XVIII Memorial Hubert Jerzy Wagner friendly tournament, organised on July 9-11, under the aegis of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:31:41 GMTTunisia: Tourist Trips to Canada Banned (Tunisair)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Discretionary travel to Canada for optional reasons, including tourism or recreation is not allowed, national carrier Tunisair announced Monday.
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.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 05:58:35 GMTEast Africa: Egyptian Minister - GERD Negotiations Failed Due to Ethiopia's Intransigence
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Egypt has been engaged in negotiations for 10 years to settle the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) but in vain due to Ethiopia's intransigence.