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Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:56:22 GMT
Tunisia: Party Leader Bhiri's Lawyers File Complaint Against President of Republic and Interior Minister Over 'Abduction'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The defence lawyers team of Ennahdha leader and MP Noureddine Bhiri, on Monday, announced filing complaints for "abduction" of their client, including one against President of the Republic Kais Saied and Interi...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:16:10 GMT
Tunisia: Minister of Interior - Recent House Arrest Decisions Were Taken in Accordance With Law
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The recent house arrest decisions were taken in accordance with the law and following ongoing investigations related to the illegal granting of passports, nationality certificates and identity cards, Interior M...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:53:49 GMT
Egypt: Agriculture Min. Says Working On Plan to Develop Fish Wealth
[Egypt Online] Following directives by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Agriculture Minister el Sayyed el Qassir is working on a plan to upgrade Egyptian lakes and stop encroachments.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:15:57 GMT
Tunisia: Head of State Chairs Meeting On General Situation
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied chaired on Monday at Carthage Palace a meeting on government's work and the political, economic and social situation in the country.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:15:55 GMT
Tunisia: Towards Presenting Integrated Project for Restructuring Tunisair - Transport Minister
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Transport Minister El Majidi Rabie stressed, Monday, the need to present an integrated project for restructuring the Tunisair carrier as soon as possible and to better coordinate to receive the planes scheduled...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:15:52 GMT
Tunisia: Zaghouan - Investment in Agricultural Sector Up in 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The volume of investment in the agricultural sector in the governorate of Zaghouan saw an increase of nearly 330% in 2021, compared to 2020, local director of the Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural Invest...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:15:47 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Active Cases Rise to 11 in Gafsa
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The number of coronavirus active cases in Gafsa governorate surged from 4 to 11 cases in the previous days, taking the case tally in the region to 15,935.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:07:53 GMT
Egypt: Presidency‏ - ‏‎ Egypt's Exports Hit High Record in 2021‎
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting Monday with ministers of the economic group to follow up on main indicators of the Egyptian economy last year.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:07:50 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Slams Houthis' Hijacking of UAE-Flagged Cargo Ship
[Egypt Online] Egypt condemned on Monday the Houthi militia's hijacking of the UAE-flagged cargo ship Rawabi off the Yemeni city of Hodeidah.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:07:49 GMT
Egypt: Coronavirus Oral Administration Drug Expected in Egypt This Month
[Egypt Online] Spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Monday international health organizations such as the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicine Agency approved new kinds of COVID-19 medicin...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:07:43 GMT
Egypt: ‎Recycling of Plastic Waste Main Pillar of Green Economy ‎
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yassmin Fouad stressed on Monday that industries related to recycling plastic waste are one of the main pillars on which green economy is based.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:00:47 GMT
Morocco: Preschool Education Up 71% At the End of 2021, Minister Says
[MAP] Rabat -- The promotion of preschool education is on the right track as it increased by 71% at the end of 2021, the Minister of Education, Preschool and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, said Monday.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:59:28 GMT
Western Sahara: President of Republic Inaugurates Regional Hospital in Dakhla
[SPS] Dakhla (Refugee Camps) -- President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, inaugurated Monday the regional hospital in the wilaya of Dakhla, the refugee camps, after the rehabilitation and restoration it underw...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:54:45 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia-Algeria Seek to Consolidate Cooperation in Training and Scientific Research
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Moncef Boukthir and his Algerian counterpart Abdelbaki Benziane agreed to launch several bilateral cooperation projects in the fields of training and scientific...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:22:28 GMT
Tunisia: Expo Dubai 2020 - Tunisia's National Day, Jan. 4
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia is organising its National Day on January 4, as part of EXPO Dubai 2020, hosted by the United Arab Emirates on October 1-March 31, 2022, on the theme "Connecting minds, building futures."

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:22:26 GMT
Tunisia: 3rd Booster Dose Necessary to Be Protected Against Omicron Variant - Immunology Specialist
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Immunology specialist at the Pasteur Institute of Tunis Samar Samoud on Monday pointed out that the 3rd booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is necessary to ensure protection against the Omicron variant.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:22:24 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - 1st Omricon Case Reported in Sfax
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A first case of the Omicron-driven COVID-19 infection was reported in Sfax governorate, Local Health Director Jawher Mokni told TAP on Monday.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:22:22 GMT
Tunisia: Military Helicopter Crashes in Bizerte, Co-Pilot Dead and Pilot Injured
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A military helicopter crashed on Monday in the locality of Hicher, delegation of South Bizerte, leaving the co-pilot dead and the pilot seriously injured and hospitalised in a critical condition, the National D...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:53:42 GMT
Egypt: 4th Edition of World Youth Forum Ready to Be Launched
[Egypt Online] Spokesperson of the World Youth Forum (WYF) Sara Badr said Sharm El Sheikh City is ready to receive the fourth edition of the forum scheduled for January 10-13 under the sponsorship of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi despite the coronav...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:53:40 GMT
Egypt: Flights Back to Normal At Hurghada Airport
[Egypt Online] Chairman of Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) Mohamed Saeed Mahros said that air navigation is back to normal at Hurghada airport following the unprecedented heavy rains and snow storm that lashed the re...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:53:39 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Follows Up Implementation of Development Projects in All Governorates
[Egypt Online] Local Development Minister Mahmoud Shaarawy said Monday that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is constantly following up developments regarding the implementation of the "Decent Life" initiative in all governorates.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:38:54 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Medenine Reports 57 Infections and 1 Death in 24 Hours
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 57 COVID-19 infections and 1 fatality were logged over the past 24 hours in Medenine, said the local health directorate.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:59:53 GMT
Western Sahara: New Attacks By SPLA Against Forces of Moroccan Occupier
[SPS] Bir Lahlou -- Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have carried out new attacks against the forces of the Moroccan occupier in the Al Mahbas sector, the Ministry of Defense indicated on Monday in its military communiqué No. 417...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:27:59 GMT
Morocco: Upper House Speaker Holds Talks With Chairperson of Apu's Executive Committee
[MAP] Rabat -- The Speaker of the House of Advisors, Naama Mayara, on Monday held talks by videoconference with the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the African Parliamentary Union (APU), Mohamed Ali Houmed.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:26:31 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Dispatches Medical, Humanitarian Aid to S. Sudan
[Egypt Online] A military cargo plane took off on Monday from an airbase east of Cairo heading for Juba, South Sudan, carrying large quantities of medical and humanitarian assistance to mitigate the burdens of South Sudanese people, in cooperation wi...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:25:48 GMT
Morocco: Morocco, a Model for Africa in Terms of Industrialization (Expert)
[MAP] Lusaka -- Morocco sets an example for other African countries in industrialization and export promotion, Zambian expert Edward Chisanga said Monday.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:55:52 GMT
Tunisia: Ennahdha Lawmaker Bhiri Being Held at Unknown Location, Party Says
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Following the deterioration of his health, leader in Ennahdha Noureddine Bhiri was taken to an "unknown" location, said Head of the party's health and social affairs office Mondher Lounissi.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:31:32 GMT
Morocco: Morocco's High-Speed Train Goes Green
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's high-speed train, Al Boraq, is using green energy starting January 1, 2022, the National Railways Office (ONCF) announces Sunday in a statement.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:27:36 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Steps Up Preparations for Hosting COP27 in November
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said that the supreme committee tasked with preparing for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will convene at least twice a month to ensure adequate preparation for the global event Egypt will host ...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:22:42 GMT
Algeria: Creation of Authority to Investigate Enrichment of Public Officials
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered Sunday the creation of a new authority to hold an inquiry on the enrichment of public officials, through rigorous legal proceedings for the fight against corru...



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