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Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:21:18 GMT
Egypt: Wave of Unjust 'Emergency' Trials
[HRW] Beirut -- Prosecutions Fast-Tracked Despite End to State of Emergency

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:40:34 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisian Delegation Takes Part in 22nd Session of Conference of Arab Ministers of Culture At Expo Dubai 2020
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia is taking part in the 22nd session of the Conference of Arab Ministers of Culture hosted by the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 19 and 20.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:40:34 GMT
Tunisia: Eleven Undocumented Migrants Rescued Off Kerkennah
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Eleven undocumented migrants from different African countries were rescued by a Navy unit on Sunday evening.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:37:21 GMT
Tunisia: PDL Holds Meeting to Celebrate 1st Anniversary of "Ettanouir Revolution" Initiative
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Free Destourian Party (PDL) celebrated, on Sunday in Monastir, the first anniversary of the "Ettanouir Revolution" initiative launched on December 19,2020 in Monastir.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:36:19 GMT
Tunisia: 'All Public and Private Facilities Should Impose Presentation of Vaccine Pass', Says Ouni
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- All public and private facilities should impose the presentation of a vaccine pass by taking into account the specificities of each sector, member of Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus Mahjoub Ouni said...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:36:18 GMT
Tunisia: Artisan Days From December 24 to 26 in Sousse
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The 8th edition of "Artisan Days" will be held from December 24 to 26, 2021 in Sousse, at the initiative of the National Handicrafts Office and the organisation Arts & Traditions, in partnership with the organi...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:36:17 GMT
Tunisia: Five Tunisian Laboratories Publish Study On Coronavirus Strains in Us Science Magazine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A scientific study on coronavirus strains detected in Tunisia, conducted by five Tunisian laboratories, has just been published in the US Science magazine, said Sunday member of the Scientific Committee to Comb...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:43 GMT
Egypt: Arab Conference On Modern Ways to Run Hospitals to Kick Off in Cairo
[Egypt Online] The 20th Arab conference on modern ways to run hospitals titled "Arab healthcare systems in light of the 4th industrial revolution and impact of coronavirus pandemic" will kick off on Monday under the sponsorship of Minister of Higher ...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:40 GMT
Egypt: Issues Decree On Amending Faisal Bank's Articles of Association
[Egypt Online] Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has issued a decree on amending some articles of the Faisal Islamic Bank's Articles of Association.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:38 GMT
Egypt: Burullus Fishing Port Closed Over Bad Weather
[Egypt Online] Kafr el Sheikh Governor Gamal Nour el Din decided to keep Burullus fishing port closed on Sunday for the second consecutive day due to strong winds and high waves.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:33 GMT
Egypt: 49.1 Percent of Citizens Support Covid-19 Jabbing to Children
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) said that 49.1 percent of citizens support the vaccination against coronavirus to children aging from 12 to 17 years old according to a latest poll conducted over the month o...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:31 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Congratulates Algeria On Winning FIFA Arab Cup
[Egypt Online] Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez has congratulated the Algeria national football team on claiming the title of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, hosted by Qatar.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:33:17 GMT
Algeria: President of the Republic Receives Telephone Call From Tunisian President
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, received on Saturday evening a telephone call from his brother President of the Tunisian Republic, Kais Said, who congratulated him on the occasion of the victory of...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:32:18 GMT
Tunisia: 3rd Arab Meeting On Media Coverage of Covid-19 Pandemic
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Academics and students in information and communication sciences will discuss on December 20-22, the role of the media in covering the COVID-19 pandemic, at the 3rd Arab meeting to be held in Tunis.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:27:54 GMT
Africa: Unlikely Heroes Grab Gold for Algeria
[CAF] ยท Sayoud stars as Algeria take the title in extra time

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:27:45 GMT
Tunisia: INPT Denounces Ban On Meeting With December 18 Arrestees in Habib Bourguiba Avenue
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The National Authority for the Prevention of Torture (INPT), Sunday, denounced banning it from talking with the people arrested on December 18, 2021 in Avenue Habib Bourguiba, on the conditions of their detenti...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:29:06 GMT
Tunisia: Night Clashes Resume in Ennour Neighbourhood, Kasserine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Clashes resumed on Sunday evening in Kasserine governorate's Ennour neighbourhood between security forces and young protesters for the 3rd consecutive night, burning tires and throwing stones at security units ...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:26:28 GMT
Morocco: Morocco's Official Reserve Assets Up 13.3 Percent
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's official reserve assets amounted to 329.7 billion dirhams on December 10, 2021, up by 13.3% compared to the same period in 2020, Morocco's central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) has said.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:45 GMT
Egypt: No Decision Taken to Suspend Study
[Egypt Online] Education Minister Tarek Shawky on Saturday said no decision has been taken by the state to suspend or change the dates of study or exams due to the coronavirus.

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 10:19:09 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Is Proud of Hosting Six Million Refugees - Spokesman
[Egypt Online] Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Ahmed Hafez said on Saturday 18/12/2021 that Egypt is proud of hosting six million refugees on its lands.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:27:00 GMT
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Commends "Outstanding and Exceptional Organisation of FIFA Arab Cup 2021"
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied applauded "the outstanding and exceptional organisation of the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which showed Qatar's capacity to organise all international events successfully and ably, especially the F...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:26:59 GMT
Tunisia: Coronavirus - Monastir Records One More Death and 12 New Infection Cases
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- One more death and 12 cases of infection with coronavirus were recorded Friday in Monastir. This takes overall fatality numbers in the region to 1012 and infections to 40201, since the spread of the pandemic.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:26:58 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Mahdia Logs Two Deaths and Five Infection
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- two coronavirus-related deaths and five more infections have been reported in the governorate of Mahdia.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:26:56 GMT
Tunisia: Public Prosecutor Orders Seizure of Equipment Intended for Installation of Tents in Avenue Bourguiba in Tunis (Interior)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the seizure of equipment intended for the installation of tents on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis, the Ministry of the Interior announced in a statement Saturday even...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:26:54 GMT
Tunisia/Algeria: President Saied Congratulates President Tebboune On Algeria's Final Win At FIFA Arab Cup
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied, on Saturday evening, congratulated Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the final win of Algeria's soccer team at the FIFA World Cup 2021, according to a statement fr...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:20:41 GMT
Algeria: Algeria Win the FIFA Arab Cup
[CAF] After nine rounds and two weeks of competition, the FIFA Arab Cup 2021(TM) came to an end on 18 December with the indecisive and promising final between Tunisia and Algeria at the Al Bayt Stadium.

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...



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