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Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:09:29 GMT
Libya: UN Condemns Forced Expulsions of Asylum Seekers From Libya
[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is condemning the forced expulsion of asylum seekers and migrants by Libyan authorities, warning of the risks many face when returned to the homes they fled to escap...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:17:18 GMT
Nigeria/Egypt: CAF Rejects Al Ahly's Request to Adjust Afcon 2021 Calendar
[This Day] Following the overlapping of the FIFA Club World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations finals in January, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has turned down the request of Egypt's Al Ahly to move up the January 9 date set for the cont...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:00:02 GMT
Tunisia: New Political Party Created
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- MP and former minister Mabrouk Korchid officially announced Saturday a new political party.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:59:44 GMT
Tunisia: Acreditation Reference System of Frontline Health Facilities Obtains Isqua's Gold Standard
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The accreditation reference system of frontline health facilities issued by the National Health Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (French: INEAS) obtained the International Society for Quality in Health Care ...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:55:55 GMT
Africa: Union Sportive Monastir Represent Tunisia in Basketball Africa League - BAL
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Union Sportive de Monastir will represent Tunisia in the second edition of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), scheduled from March to May 2022.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:55:54 GMT
Tunisia: Ennahdha Rejects 'Unilateral Engineering of Political and Legal System'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ennahdha Executive Committee expressed on Saturday its rejection of attempts to annul the 2014 Constitution and to proceed to a "unilateral engineering of the political and legal system."

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:55:51 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Ten-Day Closure of El Attaya Primary School in Sfax
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A 10-day closure of El Attaya primary school, Kerkennah, was announced. The school is a COVID-19 hotspot, said the local health directorate.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:29:02 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Reports 822 New Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Friday 10/12/2021 that 822 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections to 367,456.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:28:59 GMT
Tunisia: Egypt, Tunisia Discuss Cooperation in Culture Field
[Egypt Online] Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem met on Friday 10/12/2021 with her Tunisian counterpart Hayat Guermazi to discuss ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in all cultural and artistic fields.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:28:54 GMT
Egypt: Sports Minister Congratulates Egyptian Fencer for Winning World Cup
[Egypt Online] Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi on Friday 10/12/2021 congratulated Egyptian fencer Mohamed Elsayed for winning the U20 Fencing World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:28:47 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Re-Elected to IMO Council
[Egypt Online] Egypt was re-elected to the Council of International Maritime Organization (IMO) in category "C" Friday 10/12/2021. Egypt secured 135 out of 160 during the elections held during the session of the IMO General Assembly meetings in Londo...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:28:45 GMT
Egypt: Egypt's Consul General, Head of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Discuss Bilateral Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Consul General in Chicago Dr. Sameh Aboul-Enein has discussed with President and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Jack Lavin means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the various domains.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:28:42 GMT
Egypt: Sisi - Egypt Keen to Consolidate Citizens' Rights
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt is keen to consolidate the social, living, economic and service rights of citizens, as the world marks the Human Rights Day.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:13:15 GMT
Algeria: France to Unseal Secret Records On Algerian War of Independence
[VOA] France announced Friday that it would soon declassify some of the most secret sections of its national archives concerning the Algerian war of independence, opening the door for citizens to explore some of bloodiest parts of the country's histo...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:44:40 GMT
Libya: UN Raises Alarm Over 'Continuing' Expulsions of Asylum Seekers From Libya
[UN News] Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled fromLibya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:54 GMT
Algeria: Two Years After His Election, President Tebboune Continues Building New Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Two years after the election of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on 12 December 2019, time has seemingly given reason to the Algerian people who, according to several observers, have made the right choice.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:29 GMT
Tunisia: Italian FM Expected in Tunis On December 28
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian-Italian relations and ways to strengthen them and the visit of Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to Tunisia on December 28, were at the centre of the meeting, which brought together, on Friday, Mi...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:27 GMT
Tunisia: CSM Warns Against Any Attack On Independence of Judiciary
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The General Assembly of the Supreme Judicial Council (French: CSM) will remain in session to ensure the proper functioning of the judiciary, the CSM said in a statement, warning against any attack on the indepe...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:13 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 Vaccination to Be Strengthened Among Students Over 12 Years Old to Limit Virus Spread
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Vaccination operations will be strengthened among students over 12 years old to limit the spread of the coronavirus, in coordination with the Ministry of Education, said chairman of the steering committee of th...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:10 GMT
Tunisia: Smoking Kills 13,200 Tunisians Including 2,600 Passive Smokers - Study
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Smoking kills 13,200 Tunisians every year, including 2,600 passive smokers, revealed a study prepared by the Health Ministry in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Tunis.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:08 GMT
Tunisia: SNJT President Criticises Excluding Journalists From Saied-Abbas Press Conference
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) Yassine Jelassi said holding the joint press conference of Presidents Kais Saied and Mahmoud Abbas in the absence of journalists is "unacceptable,"...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:05 GMT
Tunisia: Olive Oil-Technological Innovation - Digital Processing Systems Could Increase Sector's Profitability
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- More efficient digital processing systems at the mill level could improve the income of Tunisian olive oil producers and help make more responsible use of resources, speakers at a webinar organised Friday by th...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:02 GMT
Tunisia: LTDH Fears Continuation of Exceptional Measures
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) said it was concerned by the attacks which "could harm the civil nature of the State, based on a true separation of powers".

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:21:00 GMT
Tunisia: Heads of Foreign Diplomatic Missions Affirm Their Countries' Support to Tunisian People - Joint Statement
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The heads of diplomatic missions of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the European Union delegation in Tunisia affirmed, on Friday, their "strong suppor...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:20:56 GMT
Tunisia: Monastir - Support to Municipalities
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Several municipalities in the governorate of Monastir, including those of Moknine, Ksar Helal, Sayada and Menzel Kamel, have just received a batch of computer equipment.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:20:53 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia Keen to Further Strengthen Human Rights System, Guarantee Freedoms
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia reaffirmed on the 73rd anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights its unwavering commitment to respect the universal principles and values enshrined in this document.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:46:18 GMT
Egypt: Planning Min. - NAC Is Economic, Technological Leap in Egyptian State's History
[Egypt Online] Planning Minister Hala el Saeed said on Friday the New Administrative Capital (NAC) is an urban, economic and technological leap in the history of the Egyptian State.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:46:15 GMT
Egypt: Int'l Cooperation Min. Lauds ACA's Role in Fighting Corruption
[Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania el-Mashat lauded on Friday the pivotal role of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in fighting all forms of corruption over the past years in line with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's di...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:46:10 GMT
Egypt: Egypt, Saudi Arabia Discuss Cooperation in DX, Capacity Building
[Egypt Online] Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat received Friday Saudi Vice Minister of Communications and Information Technology Haytham AlOhali to discuss enhancing cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in ICTs, ...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:32:20 GMT
Egypt: President Sisi Congratulates Iraqis On 100th Anniv. of Founding Modern Iraqi State
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated on Friday the Iraqi people on the centenary anniversary of founding the Modern Iraqi State.



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