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Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce
Forces battling for control of Libya’s capital agreed to a truce Saturday, on the eve of the Muslim festival of…
African Union Egyptian Commissioner Amani Abou-Zeid selected among 100 Most Influential African Women
Egypt
August 9, 2019
African Union Egyptian Commissioner Amani Abou-Zeid selected among 100 Most Influential African Women
On August 6, the leading PR and Rating Firm Avance Media chose Amani Abou-Zeid, renowned Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy…
Sisi officially approves Egypt-EIB loan agreement
Egypt
August 8, 2019
Sisi officially approves Egypt-EIB loan agreement
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has approved a government agreement between Egypt and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the Kitchener…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
Middle East
August 5, 2019
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mohammed Haji Abed drives his yellow taxi through the busy streets of the Syrian capital for…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
Middle East
July 26, 2019
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Britain’s Johnson rejects ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deal
World
July 25, 2019
Britain’s Johnson rejects ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deal
Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday called the current Brexit deal negotiated with the EU “unacceptable” and set…
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
World
July 23, 2019
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
Portugal requested the loan of two water-bombing planes on Monday as winds revived massive wildfires in a central region where…
Cruise ship rescues 111 migrants off Greece
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Cruise ship rescues 111 migrants off Greece
A Maltese-registered cruise ship sailing close to the Greek mainland has rescued more than a hundred migrants, the country’s coastguard said…
Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker
Britain on Saturday urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf by releasing a UK-flagged ship it said had been…