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Turkish Intelligence has arrested a senior official of the Islamic state group (ISIS) who is allegedly a bomb expert of the global terror group, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Egyptian-born Mustafa Abdulwahab Mahmud, believed close to the former leader of Read more
Egypt secured Sunday a credit line worth €145 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to improve its railway system in the wake of a string of deadly train accidents. The financing was signed between the Minister of International Cooperation Read more
This is a new milestone in U.S.-Ethiopia relations. Washington has decided to impose sanctions against Ethiopian and Eritrean officials. First there will be visa restrictions, followed by heavy financial sanctions, including in the areas of security and economic assistance. The Read more
One of the two women members of the Sovereign Council – the body that is leading the transition in the country – has resigned. Aisha Moussa El Saeed denounced the sidelining of civilians within the institutions. Sudan’s 14-member sovereign council Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Thursday told a cabinet session that the North African country will play an important role in the reconstruction of its eastern neighbor ravaged by several years of internal fighting sponsored by foreign countries. Speaking at Read more
Palestinian resistance movement in Gaza, Hamas, and Israel reached Thursday a cease fire deal that took effect at dawn on Friday, 11 days into the conflict that opposed the two sides and which caused the death of over 230 Palestinians Read more
Egypt Wednesday approved the raise of civil servant minimum wage from EGP 2,000 to EGP 2,400 (153 U.S. dollars) pending parliament approval. Under the same decision, the minimum salary of the highest-grade civil servant will also increase to EGP 8,400, Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday laid into the European football governing body, UEFA, arguing that the organization’s recent decision to move the final of the European Champions League to Porto instead of Istanbul was politically motivated, Arab News reports. Read more
Egypt Tuesday vowed to allocate $500 million for the reconstruction of Gaza, ravaged by the Israeli air power amid the ongoing new conflict. The presidential office said in a statement issued Tuesday that Egyptian construction companies will rebuild the damaged Read more
The Egyptian Transport ministry is in talks with four foreign firms to launch a new factory to manufacture metros and railway cars at Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), reports say. The factory will be a joint venture between the four Read more