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  • Libyan army shoots down Turkish drone in southern Tripoli

    Libyan army shoots down Turkish drone in southern Tripoli

    Date: 2020-01-02 23:34:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8253752

    The Libyan National Army announced on Thursday that its defense systems have shot down a Turkish drone in Ain Zara neighbourhood in south Tripoli, Al Arabiya TV reported. The all-news network did not report any further details. ....

  • Shoukry probes Turkey's serious escalation in Libya with number of counterparts

    Shoukry probes Turkey's serious escalation in Libya with number of counterparts

    Date: 2020-01-02 23:33:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8253751

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday conferred over the phone with his Saudi, Greek, Cypriot and UAE counterparts on the serious escalation by Turkey after Ankara's parliament approved a memo on sending Turkish troops to Libya, Foreign ....

  • PM attends signing of coop. protocol to provide health services for citizens

    PM attends signing of coop. protocol to provide health services for citizens

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:10:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8252383

    Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a cooperation protocol to provide remote health services for citizens. The protocol was signed by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat, Minister of ....

  • Sudan's PM to Al Ahram: Khartoum, Cairo see eye to eye on GERD

    Sudan's PM to Al Ahram: Khartoum, Cairo see eye to eye on GERD

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8252381

    Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday said that Sudan and Egypt share the same viewpoint on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file, asserting that Khartoum would not accept any harm to Cairo. Interviewed by Editor-in-Chief ....

  • US embassy in Baghdad suspends consular operations

    US embassy in Baghdad suspends consular operations

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:08:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8252380

    The US Embassy in Baghdad said on Wednesday that all public consular operations were suspended until further notice after militias stormed its outer perimeter, The New York Times reported. "Due to militia attacks at the US Embassy compound, all ....

  • Sisi issues decree to form CBE board for 4-year term

    Sisi issues decree to form CBE board for 4-year term

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:06:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8252378

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday issued a decree to form a new board of directors of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for a term of four years. Under the presidential decree, the CBE board will be chaired by Tareq Amer. It will also ....

  • Guinea-Bissau's Embalo wins presidential run-off

    Guinea-Bissau's Embalo wins presidential run-off

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:06:10 GMT - Guinea-Bissau - International - SN:3 - ID:8252377

    Guinea-Bissau's presidential candidate Umaro Cissoko Embalo won on Wednesday the country's presidential run-off with 53.55 % of the vote. His rival, Domingos Simoes Pereira, said he will contest the result with the Supreme Court, France 24 ....

  • Hong Kong police, protesters clash in New Year's Day rally

    Hong Kong police, protesters clash in New Year's Day rally

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:05:32 GMT - Hong Kong - International - SN:2 - ID:8252376

    A police-approved march attended by tens of thousands in Hong Kong on New Year's Day escalated into violence with police firing several rounds of tear gas to disperse anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous city, Euro News reported. Hong ....

  • Russia: Over 740,000 Syrian refugees return home since September 2015

    Russia: Over 740,000 Syrian refugees return home since September 2015

    Date: 2020-01-01 23:04:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8252374

    More than 740,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since September 2015 thanks to the reconstruction process of the social institutions in the country, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Wednesday. As many ....

  • Syndicate of Journalists files report to PG against fake journalism entities, individuals

    Syndicate of Journalists files report to PG against fake journalism entities, individuals

    Date: 2019-12-31 08:59:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8250274

    The Syndicate of Journalists Council has decided to lodge an official complaint with the Prosecutor General against individuals and entities which use fake journalism identities in violation of the law and constitution. The decision to take legal ....

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