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Chad’s president set to extend his 30-year rule
World
April 9, 2021
Chad’s president set to extend his 30-year rule
At least 7.3 million voters are expected to vote in Chad’s presidential election on Sunday. Ten candidates appear on the ballot paper,…
Sisi inaugurates complex for secure documents
Egypt
April 7, 2021
Sisi inaugurates complex for secure documents
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Wednesday inaugurated a new complex valued at one billion dollars for the issuance of…
Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament
Middle East
March 15, 2021
Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s constitutional court ordered the country’s most outspoken opposition lawmaker expelled from parliament on…
New Administrative Capital employees to be provided with apartments: official
Egypt
March 11, 2021
New Administrative Capital employees to be provided with apartments: official
About 40,000 employees will be transferred to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital and provided with apartments, Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad said.…
Egypt extends working hours at civil registry offices to reduce crowding
Egypt
February 26, 2021
Egypt extends working hours at civil registry offices to reduce crowding
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday the extension of working hours for some civil registry offices in Cairo and…
Photos: More than 7,500 involved in constructing new Egyptian Parliament
Egypt
February 11, 2021
Photos: More than 7,500 involved in constructing new Egyptian Parliament
More than 7,500 people including workers, supervisors, engineers, and technicians are currently constructing the largest administrative project implemented by the…
Reflections on Arab politics: To create good leaders, good citizens need to be nurtured
Opinion
February 7, 2021
Reflections on Arab politics: To create good leaders, good citizens need to be nurtured
The Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz wrote in his novel ‘Heart of the Night’, that ‘Politics is a spacious…
New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
Middle East
February 6, 2021
New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
GENEVA/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – UN sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya on Friday aimed at resolving a decade…
Egypt readies to evacuate gov’t offices in Tahrir, future of compound uncertain
Business
January 31, 2021
Egypt readies to evacuate gov’t offices in Tahrir, future of compound uncertain
On Saturday, Egypt’s ministerial committee for developing and reutilizing downtown Cairo’s Tahrir compound previewed its plan of evacuating the compound,…
Boredom opens the door to isolation, depression, and terrorism
Opinion
January 27, 2021
Boredom opens the door to isolation, depression, and terrorism
When governments talk about how to reduce the risk of terrorism, the most oft-voiced policies are security-based: detecting and cracking…