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Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:40:32 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Reports 871 New Coronavirus Cases, 43 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Monday night 6/12/2021that 871 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections to 364,033.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:40:31 GMT
Egypt: No Need to Panic Over New Omicron Covid Variant - Presidential Adviser
[Egypt Online] The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 is not wildly different from any other variant, Presidential Adviser for Health and Prevention Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag Eddin said.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:40:28 GMT
Egypt: Awqaf Minister - Cabinet Okays Resuming Funeral Prayers At Great, Congregational Mosques
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's supreme committee for the management of epidemics and pandemics approved during its meeting on Monday6/12/2021 a decision allowing funeral prayers at large mosques and Friday (congregational) mosques, while adhering to al...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:40:25 GMT
Egypt: Egypt's Foreign Policy Focuses On Cooperation With Nile Basin Countries - Abdel Aati
[Egypt Online] Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati said the foreign policy of Egypt concentrates on enhancing cooperation with African and the Nile basin countries in terms of Egypt's irrigation-related great potential.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:40:23 GMT
Egypt: Egypt, Senegalese FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Host of Regional, Int'l Issues
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks with his Senegalese counterpart Aissata Tall Sall on bilateral ties and a host of regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:40:19 GMT
Egypt: UNESCO Launches International Symposium On Access to the Right to Education On Dec. 7
[Egypt Online] To contribute to Human Rights Day 2021, and in celebration of a year-long campaign to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education, UNESCO is holding the International Symposium on the Evo...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:43:46 GMT
Tunisia: Head of State Meets With BCT Governor
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The financial and monetary situation in Tunisia and means to overcome the crisis were at the centre of a meeting, Monday, at the Carthage Palace, between President of the Republic Kais Saied and Governor of the...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:43:44 GMT
Tunisia: 'Suspicious' Death of Customs Office Chief in Menzel Bourguiba
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The General Directorate of Customs announced, on Monday evening, the death of Colonel Major Hamza Messaoudi, head of the Customs border office in Menzel Bourguiba, Bizerte Governorate, citing "suspicious" circu...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:42 GMT
Senegal: Shoukri Partakes in Opening Session of Dakar Int'l Forum On Peace, Security
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri took part Monday in the opening session of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in the Senegalese capital Dakar.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:39 GMT
Egypt: Joint Egyptian-Jordanian Military Drill 'Aqaba6' Concludes
[Egypt Online] Units from the Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces on Monday concluded the Egyptian-Jordanian military drills, code named "Aqaba 6".

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:36 GMT
Egypt: IDSC - Egypt Ranks 21st in Ccpi
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) said Monday Egypt ranked the 21st in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) in 2022, with 59.83 points, compared to being in the 22nd place in 2021, with 54.33p...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:34 GMT
Egypt: Sisi's Far-Reaching Vision Contributed in Building "Modern Egypt"
[Egypt Online] Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi praised the far-reaching and deliberate vision of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi which contributed to a renaissance in Egypt in all fields, especially the youth and sports, to build a new Egypt...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:31 GMT
Egypt: 42nd Session of ICESCO Executive Council Kicks Off in Cairo
[Egypt Online] The 42nd session of the executive council of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) kicked off in Cairo Monday, with the participation of 49 countries out of the 51 member states of the Organizatio...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:29 GMT
Egypt: Awqaf Minister Receives His Djiboutian Counterpart to Discuss Mutual Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Minister of Awqaf his Excellency Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Jumaa, received his Djiboutian counterpart, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Culture and Endowments of the Republic of Djibouti, his Excellency Moamen Hassan Berri, on Sunday morni...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:26 GMT
Egypt: Egypt's Mufti Probes Religious Cooperation With Djibouti
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Grand Mufti and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawki Allam reviewed Sunday ways to promote religious cooperation with the Republic of Djibouti.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:10:24 GMT
Egypt: Trade Minister Probes With Libyan Counterpart Economic Relations
[Egypt Online] Minister of Trade and Industry Nivene Gamea has hailed the strategic relations binding Egypt and Libya, describing them as brotherly and strategic based on long periods of understanding at all levels.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:53:05 GMT
Tunisia: Issue of Violence Against Teenage Girls Under-Reported
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The phenomenon of violence against teenage girls is still under-reported in Tunisian society and requires a specific prevention strategy and programmes, President of the Association of Tunisian Women for Resear...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:53:02 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Nabeul Logs 24 More Cases
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Nabeul governorate saw 24 more infections with the coronavirus, out of 522 tests carried out, Local Health Director Omar Sellimi told TAP on Monday.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:52:59 GMT
Tunisia: 'Tunisia Forward' Calls for National Dialogue Involving Progressive Forces
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Tunisia Forward" called for holding a national dialogue which would bring together all progressive forces. It also said there is need to set a deadline for the exceptional measures which the President of the R...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:52:55 GMT
Tunisia: Maia Challenger - Aziz Dougaz to Play Russia's Ivan Gakhov At First Round
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's Aziz Dougaz (world's 342nd) will play Russia's Ivan Gakhov (world's 468th) at the first round of the Maia Challenger, Portugal on Tuesday.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:52:53 GMT
Tunisia: Digital Tunisia Days December 7-9 On Sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Digital Tunisia Days will be organised on December 7-9 on the fringes of Expo 2020 Dubai, said the Ministry of Communication Technolgioes. Experts in digital innovation will come under sportlight.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:49:10 GMT
Egypt: Justice Minister Underlines Importance of Promoting Arab Cooperation to Combat Terrorism
[Egypt Online] Minister of Justice Counselor Omar Marawan underlined the importance of taking all necessary steps to promote inter-Arab cooperation in order to prevent and combat terrorism and fill in the gaps that allow any formations or entities to...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:49:02 GMT
Egypt: Mashat - World Bank, AIIB Funds to Egypt Hit Dlrs 720 Million
[Egypt Online] Minister of International Cooperation Rania El Mashat said the Egyptian economy's flexibility in confronting the coronavirus impact over the past two years have been crystallized in maintaining the growth and employment rates, citing t...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:41:07 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Urges to Take Further Steps to Rely On National Industry
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government on Monday to take further steps to encourage reliance on the national industry through better coordination among the ministries concerned, businessmen, the private sectors, and inv...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:41:04 GMT
Egypt: PM Attends Signing of Deal to Upgrade Tahrir Complex Building
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has witnessed the signing ceremony of an agreement with a US consortium to upgrade the Tahrir complex (the Mogamma) building at a cost of over 3.5 billion pounds.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:41:01 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Orders Establishing Electrical Infrastructure in New Delta
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued directives to establish a modern electrical infrastructure in the New Delta project area using the most advanced techniques to meet any increase in electrical loads in the future.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:37:56 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Condoles With Mali Over Victims of Militant Attack
[Egypt Online] Egypt has extended heartfelt condolences to the Republic of Mali over the victims of an armed attack that claimed dozens of lives in central Mali on Friday.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:19:13 GMT
Tunisia: Sidi Bouzid - 186,153 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Administered
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 186,153 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid, Local Coordinator of the National Vaccination Drive Rafik Nsibi said Monday

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:19:11 GMT
Tunisia: Political Reform Needs to Be Participatory, Put to Referendum - Soumoud
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Soumoud coalition called Monday for overhauling the political system through a participatory approach that involves civil society and political actors. A refendum should precede early presidential and legislati...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:11:13 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Over 38.000 Jabs Administered On Dec.5
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered on December 5 stood at 38,046, the Health Ministry said on Monday.



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