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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:20:55 GMT
Libya: Joint Military Committee Meets With UN Envoy Amid Tensions
[VOA] Cairo -- A militia blockade of the interim government's headquarters in Tripoli appears to have ended Thursday, amid strong tensions in the Libyan capital just over a week before scheduled presidential elections. U.N. envoy Stephanie Williams m...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:09:04 GMT
Morocco: Extradition of Uyghur Asylum Seeker to China Could Lead to Serious Rights Violations - UN Experts
[UN News] Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite a Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:27:44 GMT
Tunisia: Debt - Tunisia Should Initiate New Social Compact - Analysis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- An analysis conducted by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and erlassjahr.de called on Tunisia to initiate a new social compact that must start with comprehensive debt relief and a true national dialogue on economic ref...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:27:43 GMT
Tunisia: Algerian President's Visit Lays Ground for More Solid Relations With Tunisia - Bouden
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The visit of Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Tunisia, which led to the signing of 27 agreements and MoU in all areas, will lay the ground for more "solid" relations between the two countries, ah...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:21:29 GMT
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Bids Farewell to His Algerian Counterpart
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, on Thursday afternoon, bid farewell to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the presidential pavilion of the international airport of Tunis-Carthage

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:21:26 GMT
Tunisia: Success of Kaizen Approach in Tunisia Extended to Libyan Startups- (JICA
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 32 Libyan startups of different specialties and representatives of the Libyan Ministry of Economy received training in Kaizen from December 13 to 15 and visited model companies in Tunisia who benefit of the "Pr...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:21:24 GMT
Tunisia: SNJT Calls On Government to Settle Issue of Confiscated Media
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The expanded executive board of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) called on the government to finally settle the issue of confiscated media.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:21:21 GMT
Tunisia: Tebboune Winds Up Visit to Tunisia With Common Ambition for New Regional Space
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune wrapped up his two-day state visit to Tunisia on Thursday. The talks he had with President of the Republic Kais Saied confirmed the level of understanding and convergence...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:21:19 GMT
Tunisia: First Session of National Fair of Vocational Training to Be Held Soon - MoE
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training plans to organize the first session of the national fair of vocational training under the sign "vocational training to build the future".

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:18:21 GMT
Egypt: Cabinet Approves Amendments to Law On People With Special Needs
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, approved on Thursday 16/12/2021 a draft law to amend a number of articles of law no. 10 of 2018 on persons with special needs.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:18:18 GMT
Egypt: British Amb. Says Keen On Increasing UK Investments in Egypt
[Egypt Online] British Ambassador to Egypt Gareth Bayley asserted his keenness on increasing UK investments in Egypt.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:35 GMT
Tunisia: School Violence - Middle Schools Report 85 Percent of Acts of Violence
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Middle schools report 85% of school violence," said Education Minister Fethi Sellaouti. Seventh grade students are responsible for 40% of acts of violence.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:33 GMT
Tunisia: Democratic Current, Ettakatol and Al Joumhouri Reject President Saied's Roadmap
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Democratic Current (Attayar), Ettakatol and Al Joumhouri parties expressed their refusal of any violation of the constitution outside the legitimacy and before holding legislative and presidential elections...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:32 GMT
Tunisia: Monthly Trade Deficit At Current Prices Narrows to 1345.9 Md in November 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The monthly trade deficit narrowed to 1345.9 million dinars (MD) in November 2021, against 1556.3 MD in October, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said in a note published Thursday.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:30 GMT
Tunisia: Survey Calls for Rethinking Strategies and Directions of Development Policies in Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A survey conducted by think tank "Solidar Tunisie" and the Heinrich Boll Foundation recommends rethinking the strategies and directions of socio-economic development policies in Tunisia.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:29 GMT
Tunisia: Individual Who Tried to Join Terrorist Groups Holed Up in Mountains Arrested in Kasserine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The investigation unit of the National Guard in Thala (governorate of Kasserine), on Thursday, arrested a man, aged 35 years from Greater Tunis, who tried to join terrorist groups holed up in the mountains of K...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:26 GMT
Tunisia: Annual Forum On Migration - Need to Develop Effective Strategy
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Fourth Annual Forum on Migration was held by the National Observatory for Migration Thursday in Tunis.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:13:23 GMT
Tunisia: Young People Aged 12-17 Years to Be Invited to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine - Moh
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Ministry of Health will, starting December 17, send invitations to young people in the age group 12-17 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:07:23 GMT
Egypt: PM Presides Over Cabinet Weekly Meeting, Hails Sisi's Dialogue University Students
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli presided over the weekly meeting of the cabinet on Thursday 16/12/2021 to discuss a number of files.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:07:21 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian, Saudi FMs Chair Meeting of Joint Political Follow-Up Committee
[Egypt Online] A meeting of the Egyptian-Saudi political follow-up committee was held in Cairo Thursday 16/12/2021.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:07:18 GMT
Burundi: Cabinet Approves Egypt-Burundi Mutual Visa Exemption
[Egypt Online] The government has approved an agreement between Egypt and Burundi on the mutual exemption of visa for holders of diplomatic, special and mission passports.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:07:15 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian, Saudi FMs Affirm Strength of Bilateral Relations
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud asserted on Thursday 16/12/2021 the strength of Cairo-Riyadh relations in all fields.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:47:55 GMT
Tunisia: Debt - Tunisia Should Initiate New Social Compact - Analysis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- An analysis conducted by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and erlassjahr.de called on Tunisia to initiate a new social compact that must start with comprehensive debt relief and a true national dialogue on economic ref...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:47:52 GMT
Tunisia: Sidi Bouzid - Several Challenges Hamper Development Process - Report
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The regional development index ranked Sidi Bouzid 21st out of 24 governorates (0. 419), it emerged from the latest report released by the local development directorate.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:02:31 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Approves Implementation Project to Support Women
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Fattah issued a presidential decree approving the implementation of the Women's Opportunities Project in the agrotrade field in Egypt.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:02:28 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Wins Most of Int'l Holy Quran Contest Awards
[Egypt Online] Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa announced the winners of the 28th international Holy Quran competition organized by the ministry during the period December 11-15 under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:02:25 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian, Saudi FMs to Hold Talks
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will hold a session of talks on Thursday with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, currently on a visit to Egypt.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:02:22 GMT
Egypt: Cabinet Holds Its Weekly Meeting, Probes Several Files
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet held on Thursday its weekly meeting, led by Prime Minister Dr Moustafa Madbouli to discuss a number of political, economic and social files.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:02:20 GMT
Egypt: U.S. Dollar Price Stable At Egypt's Major Banks
[Egypt Online] The US dollar exchange rate was stable at the start of Thursday's transactions at Egypt's major banks.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:02:19 GMT
Egypt: Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire Discuss Cooperation in Fighting Corruption
[Egypt Online] Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire discussed Wednesday means of boosting cooperation in the field of combating corruption.



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