DUBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Egypt said on Tuesday that the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have failed, but it will closely monitor the process of…
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NEW DELHI — Russia docked warships in Bangladesh for the first time in five decades earlier this month and held its first joint naval exercises with Myanmar as Moscow eyes a…
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EgyptGlobal NewsNewsNorth Africa
The $9.4 Billion Dilemma: Egypt Will Need to Act Against Houthis to Protect Suez Canal
The announcement by the world’s four largest shipping companies at the end of the week about suspending sailing through the Suez Canal due to the increasing Houthi attacks in the…
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Russia Says It Takes Ukrainian Village, Ukraine Notes Increased Russian Activity
by Deepak Mirzaby Deepak MirzaNov 29 (Reuters) – Russia’s military said on Wednesday that its forces had captured a village in a contested area of eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials offered no comment but…
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EgyptGlobal NewsIsraelNewsNorth Africa
Egypt Rejects Deployment of Joint Forces With Israel on Gaza Border
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathEgypt has rejected the deployment of a joint Egyptian-Israeli force on the Philadelphia axis near the border with the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media on Monday. “A recent Israeli…
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EgyptNewsNorth AfricaPolitics
El-Sissi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election and Secures 3rd Term in Office
Cairo. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who has ruled with an unquestioned grip for the past nine years, won reelection to a third, six-year term in office, election authorities announced Monday.…
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AlgeriaMilitaryNewsNorth Africa
Algeria: 240,000 Dollars in Regularisation Payments for the Army Comptroller General
In our edition of 18 November, we reported on the dismissal of the army’s Comptroller General, Major General Mustapha Oudjani, without specifying whether he had been recalled to other functions or had…
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Egypt, US Discuss Gaza Cease-Fire, Navigation Challenges in Red Sea
by Ag Kan Kyawby Ag Kan KyawEgypt said Tuesday that it looks forward to US support for a UN resolution to stop hostilities in the Gaza Strip, along with securing “safe navigation” in the Red Sea.…
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AlgeriaHuman RightsNewsNorth Africa
Repressions Grow in Algeria, is Freedom of Speech in Danger?
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathSince February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and interrogated at least 35 times. In his hometown of Annaba…