North Africa
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:08:31 GMTTunisia: SNJT - Assaults Against Journalists Fell in February 2022
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The number of journalists who were victims of physical aggression dropped significantly in February 2022 compared to January, from 30 to 12, the Monitoring Unit of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SN...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:02:20 GMTEgypt: PM Issues Decree On Statues of Charity Endowments Law
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Dr Mostafa Madbouli on Tuesday 15/3/2021 ordered the issuing of the statutes of the law on establishing charity endowments.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:02:18 GMTAfrica: Planning Min - AATB Program Seeks to Promote Trade in Arab, African States
[Egypt Online] Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Said said on Tuesday 15/3/2022 that the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program aims to encourage trade and investments between Arab and African countries.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:02:16 GMTEgypt: Egypt Vision 2030, 'Misr Tantaleq' Program Focus On Promoting Women's Empowerment - Minister
[Egypt Online] Minister of International Cooperation Rania el Mashat said Egypt Vision 2030 and the government's "Misr Tantaleq" (Egypt kicks off) program are focusing on promoting women's empowerment and providing opportunities for all categories an...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:02:12 GMTEgypt: President El-Sisi Directs the Government to Set the Pricing for Unsubsidized Bread
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Tuesday 15/3/2022 with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Defense and Military Production General Mohamed Zaki Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Dr. Ali El-Moselhy, Minister of Interi...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:02:09 GMTEgypt: Egypt Celebrates Beni Suef National Day On March 15
[Egypt Online] On March 15, Egypt celebrates the National Day of Beni Suef governorate.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:35:58 GMTTunisia: Francophonie - Tunisia to Chair CMF On Wednesday in Paris
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia will chair the 40th extraordinary session of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie (CMF) in Paris on Wednesday.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:22 GMTTunisia: HAICA - Digital Resource Centre Dedicated to Regulation and Self-Regulation Launched
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A digital resource centre dedicated to regulation, self-regulation and media education was launched on Tuesday by the Independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HAICA).
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:19 GMTTunisia: Sidi Bouzid-Covid-19 - 72 More Cases of Infection and 51 Patients Recovered
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 72 additional cases of Coronavirus infection have been detected in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid over the last 24 hours, bringing to 39,596 the number of infected people in the region since the spread of the e...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:16 GMTTunisia: Sharjah International Open Para Athletics Meeting - Walid Ktila Wins Third Gold Medal in 200m
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Paralympic champion Walid Ktila won a third gold medal on Monday in the 200m wheelchair race after completing the distance in 27:66 at the Sharjah International Para Athletics Meeting in the United Ara...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:13 GMTTunisia: Bizerte-Covid-19 - 15 People Tested Positive
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Bizerte recorded, on Tuesday, 15 new infections by COVID-19, following the publication of the results of 225 tests, bringing to 42, 339 the number of people infected in the region, including ...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:11 GMTTunisia: Security Situation and Fight Against Speculation At Centre of Saied-Charfeddine Meeting
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The security situation in the country as well as efforts to fight against speculation were the focus of a meeting on Tuesday at Carthage Palace between the President of the Republic, Kais Saïed and Interior Mi...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:09 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Good Management of Crisis Helped Tunisia to Be Placed On Green List (Louzir)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia placed on the green list relating to the classification of countries according to the improvement of the epidemic situation is explained by a set of scientific criteria achieved in the management of the...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:08 GMTTunisia: Recommendations of Tunisian-Italian Joint Military Commission Reviewed
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- National Defence Minister Imed Memmiche and his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini discussed, on Tuesday, during a meeting held at El-Aouina military base, the recommendations of the 23rd session of the Tunisi...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:33:05 GMTTunisia: Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Pakistan Chamber of Commerce to Strengthen Cooperation
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Pakistani ambassador to Tunisia, Tahir Hussein Andrabi, paid, on Tuesday, a visit to the governorate of Sfax within the framework of the consolidation of economic and commercial relations and bilateral exchange...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:18:22 GMTTunisia: Mali's Military Killed Dozens of Civilians in Wave of Violence, Rights Group Says
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Bamako/Mali -- Soldiers in Mali have been responsible for killing at least 71 civilians since early December, a leading rights group said in a report on Tuesday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:12:19 GMTEgypt: Irrigation Min Reviews Developments of Projects Nationwide
[Egypt Online] Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati has reviewed with the ministry's leaderships progress made so far in the projects implemented by the ministry nationwide.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:12:16 GMTEgypt: Shoukry Confers With Malaysian Environment Minister On Issues Tabled On COP27
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister president-designate of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Summit (COP27) Sameh Shoukry conferred on Tuesday 15/3/2022 with Malaysian Minister of Environment and Water Tuan Ibrahim Tuan in Kuala Lumpur on the issues...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:12:14 GMTAfrica: Sisi Directs Action to Provide Technical Support for Africa - Minister
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed action to provide all kind of technical support for African countries, said Agriculture Minister el Sayyed el Qussair on Tuesday 15/3/2022.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:12:12 GMTEgypt: Petroleum Min, Methanex Corporation, ILO Discuss Boosting Bilateral Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Petroleum Minister Tareq el Mulla had talks on Tuesday 15/3/2022 with a delegation from "Methanex" Corporation", the world's largest producer and supplier of methanol, and representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO) a...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:12:06 GMTEgypt: Gamea - Ministry Keen On Coordinating With All State Bodies, Private Sector to Increase Exports
[Egypt Online] Minister of Trade and Industry Neveen Gamea asserted the ministry's keenness on coordinating with all governmental bodies concerned and the private sector to outline an integrated vision to increase the Egyptian exports to global marke...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:49:00 GMTTunisia: Tunisian-Mauritanian Forum - 4 Partnership Agreements Signed
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Four partnership and cooperation agreements were signed between the international branch of the Confederation of Citizen Enterprises of Tunisia, (CONECT) and the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM)...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:48:56 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - 696 People Administered Vaccine Shots On March 14
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Out of 63,040 people invited on March 14 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, only 696 persons showed up and received their necessary doses, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:47:54 GMTTunisia: BCT Calls for Extreme Caution and Adoption of Proactive Approach to Offset Fallouts of Russian-Ukrainian Crisis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- During and exceptional meeting held on March 14, the Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia called for extreme caution and for adoption of a proactive approach so as to offset fallouts of the Russian-Uk...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:47:52 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Kef Reports 2 More Deaths and 4 Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Kef reported 2 more COVID-19 deaths and 4 infections from 64 tests (a 6.25% positivity rate), taking the death toll to 762 and caseload to 25,101 including 25,081 recoveries, the local health...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:47:49 GMTTunisia: National Economy Posts 3.1 Percent Growth in 2021 - INS
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's national economy posted a 3.1% growth in 2021, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said on Tuesday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:09:32 GMTEgypt: FM Hands Over Message From Sisi to Malaysian PM
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry handed over a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:09:35 GMTEgypt: Defense Minister Honors Border Guards
[Egypt Online] Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki met on Monday14/3/2022 with members of the Egyptian Border Guards.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:38:46 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 Vaccination - 268 Attended Appointments On Marh 13 Out of 26,813 (Ministry)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Health Ministry figures show 268 people attended their COVID-19 vaccination appointments on March 13 out of a total of
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:37:56 GMTEgypt: AfDB Delegation Starts Visit to Egypt
[Egypt Online] A delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will start on Sunday a five-day visit to Egypt to hold expanded talks with senior Egyptian officials and ministers.