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Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:55:31 GMT
Egypt: Al Ahly Football Team Arrive in Cairo After Finishing Third in Club World Cup
[Egypt Online] Al Ahly SC football team arrived Friday in Cairo after clinching a historic bronze medal at the FIFA Club World Cup held in Qatar.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:08:54 GMT
Africa: Burkina Faso Tackle Tunisia in Group B Opener
[CAF] Burkina Faso, playing at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations for the fourth time will take on North Africans Tunisia in the Group B opening match at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Monday.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:56:43 GMT
Egypt: Sports Ministry's Delegation Receives Ahly Football Club At Cairo Airport
[Egypt Online] Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi on Friday sent an official delegation to receive the mission of Al Ahly football club at Cairo airport.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:56:09 GMT
Egypt: Egyptair Flight Crew Present Flowers to Ahly SC Team After Club World Cup Victory
[Egypt Online] EgyptAir flight crew handed out flowers to Al Ahly SC team after they clinched a historic bronze medal at the FIFA Club World Cup held in Qatar.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:29:33 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Congratulates Ahly On Wining FIFA Club World Cup's Bronze Medal
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday congratulated Al Ahly football club on winning the FIFA Club World Cup's bronze medal.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:29:03 GMT
Egypt: Authorities Urged to Remove Activists From 'Terrorist' List
[UN News] UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two activists from a "terrorist" list and to stop systemic use of terrorism powers.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:01:16 GMT
Tunisia: Groundwater Exploitation Rate Hits 126 Percent (Court of Auditors)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The exploitation of groundwater, including those of illegal wells, whose number exceeds 24 thousand, has increased by 126%, due to the lack of a forward-looking strategy to cope with the rising demand for irrig...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:01:13 GMT
Tunisia: February 13, First Day of Rajab (Mufti of the Republic)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Saturday, February 13, 2021 will be the first day of the month of Rajab of the Hijri year 1442.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:01:07 GMT
Tunisia: Tap Inks Partnership Agreement With Tunisian Union of Community Media
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- TAP News Agency, on Thursday, signed a partnership agreement with the Tunisian Union of Community Media (French: UTMA), aimed at increasing cooperation between TAP, as a public news agency, and community media.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:53:13 GMT
Africa: El Shenaway Spot-Kick Saves Seize Ahly Club World Cup Bronze
[CAF] Al Ahly beat Palmeiras 3-2 on penalties to finish third

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:58:17 GMT
Africa: My Wife's Words Paint Pictures in My Mind of the Beautiful Game
[CAF] Ikrami Ahmad is a lifelong supporter of Al Ahly SC

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:58:14 GMT
Africa: Perseverance Pays Off for El Shenawy
[CAF] Mohamed El failed to establish himself during first spell at Al Ahly SC

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:29:43 GMT
Tunisia: Vessel Carrying 8,700 Tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate Expected in Tunisia Friday
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A ship carrying 8,700 tonnes of Ammonium nitrate is expected Friday in Tunisia. A national committee made up of various stakeholders will monitor the distribution of imported fertilisers, says Minister of Trade...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:25:13 GMT
Egypt: Activist Stripped of Citizenship
[HRW] Beirut -- Amend Abusive Citizenship Laws

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:23:38 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian Exceptionalism in a Chinese-Led World
[Chatham House] Despite huge economic cooperation and unrestrained reciprocal praise, Egypt and China's relationship is more complex and unilateral than either would admit.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:43:54 GMT
Morocco: Morocco Retains CHAN Title in Style
[This is Africa] Morocco made history on Sunday when they became the first team to win CHAN back-to-back after beating Mali 2-0 in the final played in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:36 GMT
Tunisia: Syndicated Loan Worth U.S.$465 Million Mobilised By 14 Banks (Finance Ministry)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Fourteen banks have contributed to a syndicated foreign currency loan of $465 million, said the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Investment Support.In a statement issued Wednesday in Tunis, the ministry added t...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:33 GMT
Tunisia: BCT Shows a Shortfall of 170 MD, Following Non-Applied Penalties (Court of Auditors)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Central Bank of Tunisia sustained losses of nearly 170 million dinars. This amount represents the penalties that have not been imposed on banks, according to the annual report published Wednesday by the Cou...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:30 GMT
Tunisia: LTDH Lodges Complaint Against National Union of Internal Security Forces in Sfax
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian League of Human Rights (French: LTDH) said Wednesday it filed a complaint against the National Union of Internal Security Forces in Sfax.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:25 GMT
Tunisia: President Saied - Cabinet Reshuffle Crisis Must Be Solved in Accordance With Constitution
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The crisis caused by the cabinet reshuffle must be solved in accordance with the constitution rather than searching for «an impossible legal outcome or interpretations and Fatwas that transgress the provisions...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:35:21 GMT
Morocco/Mozambique: Mozambique Stop in Morocco On Their Way to Under-20 AFCON
[Cosafa] The Mozambique team are on their way to Mauritania for the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations having made a stop-over in Casablanca, Morocco.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:06:04 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Scientific Committee Proposes to Extend Targeted Lockdown Till March 15
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "The Scientific Committee to Combat the Coronavirus proposed, during its meeting held on Tuesday, to extend the targeted lockdown till March 15," said Wednesday, Committee member Habib Ghedira.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:05:55 GMT
Tunisia: UNHCR Office in Zarzis Calls for Vaccinating 700 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Against Coronavirus
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Zarzis Naoufel Tounsi said Wednesday that a request had been sent to the health ministry last January to ensure the vaccination of...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:43:40 GMT
Tunisia: Cabinet Reshuffle - Saied, Wednesday, Holds Meeting With Various Parliamentary Groups
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon with MPs from various parliamentary opposition groups as well as those from the government, said Democratic Bloc MP Zouhaier Maghzaou...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:43:38 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Number of Fatalities and Infections Up in Gabes
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Three COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours in Gabes governorate, pushing the death toll in the region to 255 since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:39:35 GMT
Libya: Security Council Urges Interim Leadership to Prepare for December Polls
[UN News] The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on the new interim leadership of Libya to swiftly form an inclusive Government and make necessary preparations for December's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:19:02 GMT
Morocco: Hammams - Employees Involved in Work Stoppage Due to Covid-19 Will Be Compensated - Minister
[MAP] Rabat -- Employees of hammams (traditional, Turkish-like baths), which closed due to the spread of Covid-19, will soon be compensated for job loss, Minister of State in charge of human rights and relations with parliament Mustapha Ramid said on...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:18:56 GMT
Egypt: Human Rights Council - Countries Should Take Bold Action On Egypt
[HRW] Geneva -- Monitoring, Tough Message on Dire Rights Situation Long Overdue

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:18:34 GMT
Africa: FIFA Club World Cup - Bayern to Face Tigres in Final
[Cameroon Tribune] FC Bayern beat Africa's champions, Al Ahly of Egypt, 2-0 on Monday, February 8, 2020 advancing to the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup final in Qatar. The European champions dominated the first half of the game and deservedly took the l...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:10:29 GMT
Egypt: Farmers Tap New Technology to Save Water and Boost Crops
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Samalout -- When Eman Essa's husband died and she took over running his farm in southern Egypt, she found herself guessing when the wheat crop needed watering.



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