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Lebanon starts nationwide lockdown amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab urged people a day earlier to commit…

Xinhua

Egypt condemns shooting attack at Saudi Embassy in Netherlands

In a statement on Thursday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its concerns…

Sami Hegazi

Al-Sisi mourns death of Bahrain’s Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman

Bahraini minister had been receiving treatment at Mayo Clinic in US

Daily News Egypt

Libya’s 5+5 joint military commission launches 6th round of talks in Sirte 

The talks, which will take place from 10-13 November, aim to “advance…

Fatma Lotfi

UN opens Libyan Political Dialogue Forum amid efforts to end crisis   

Solution is for Libyan people to regain their full sovereignty, says Tunisian…

Fatma Lotfi

Ethiopia will not descend into chaos: PM Abiy Ahmed

President of Tigray region expresses readiness to negotiate with federal authorities, stop…

Mohammed El-Said

Egypt condemns Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes

The demolition in the village, which was located in the Jordan Valley,…

Sami Hegazi

Ethiopia faces internal strife as Tigray offensive continues 

Country’s federal authorities declare six-month state of emergency to fight TPLF forces 

Mohammed El-Said

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed orders military intervention in Tigray region

Move came after ‘months of provocation and incitement,’ says Ethiopian Prime Minister

Sarah El-Sheikh

Arab League demands that UK recognise Palestine, correct ‘historical mistakes’

Pan-Arab organisation describes Balfour Declaration as start of “tragedy of the century”  

Daily News Egypt