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Egypt's Head of General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel held a meeting with the Head of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Saturday.
Abbas Kamel

Update: Egypt’s Intelligence Chief meets Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Libya’s Benghazi

Head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service stressed Egyptian support to 5+5 joint…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,469,101 as of Saturday as the death toll due to the pandemic climbed to 58,313, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. (Xinhua-Nicholas Kajoba)
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Africa’s COVID-19 cases top 2.46m, death toll pass 58,313: Africa CDC

Most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has described as a "big relief" the safe return of 344 students kidnapped from a secondary school in the country's northwestern state of Katsina.
africa

Nigeria president describes safe return of abducted students as “big relief”

Terror group Boko Haram claimed on Tuesday that it was responsible for…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Kenyan police fighting Al-Shabab militants
africa

Kenya says Al-Shabab militants destroy telecom mast in border region

Al-Shabab militants usually destroy telecom masts to disrupt police response and communication…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Arab Parliament

Arab Parliament supports Palestinian President’s call for international peace summit in 2021

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Arab Parliament stressed its solidarity…

Sami Hegazi
Sami Hegazi
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met, on Wednesday, Professor Alphonse Ntumba Luaba, the coordinator of DR Congo working committee preparing for the country’s future term as chair of African Union (AU), starting in February 2021.
AFRICAN UNION

Egypt ready to aid DR Congo in its upcoming African Union presidency: FM Shoukry

Ambassador Ahmed Hafez, FM spokesperson stated that the meeting comes within DR…

Sami Hegazi
Sami Hegazi
Sudan said Wednesday that a cross-border attack by Ethiopian forces and militias killed several Sudanese troops during a patrol of the border region
Al-Qadarif

Sudan says troops killed by Ethiopian forces in cross-border attack

AP reported that military officials from Sudan said the attack left at…

Mohamed Samir
Mohamed Samir
Ethiopian Dam

Opinion| The conflict of interests and the Ethiopian dam

Both Egypt and Ethiopia believe that violence is not an option to…

Hatem Sadek
Hatem Sadek
Egypt condemned, on Tuesday, Israeli plans to build 8,300 new settlement units in Jerusalem, describing it as a new violation of international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions, according to Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Ambassador Ahmed Hafez.
Egypt

Egypt condemns new Israeli settlement plan in Jerusalem

The proposed Israeli settlements will be built along the Green Line extending…

Sami Hegazi
Sami Hegazi
Terror group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for abducting over 300 students in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina. Daily News Egypt
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Boko Haram claims school kidnapping in northern Nigeria

In an audio message, a man identifying himself as Boko Haram leader…

Xinhua
Xinhua