Defying COVID-19 ban, people took to Alexandria’s streets to celebrate NYE

Videos circulated on Social Media showing scores of people gathered on Alexandria’s iconic Stanley Bridge to mark the end of 2020 amid COVID-19

Daily News Egypt

Rebels kill 26 civilians on New Year’s Eve in eastern DR Congo

Since last week, the Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have carried out several attacks in Beni, North Kivu province, in east DR Congo

Xinhua

Egyptians celebrate New Year at home as coronavirus cases spike

Egypt has witnessed a sudden spike in virus infections in recent weeks. It reported 1,418 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the total to 138,062

Xinhua

Sudan says its army not go beyond international border with Ethiopia

Sudan Sovereign Council Chairperson Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan says country keen to address the issue of violations by Ethiopian farmers on Sudanese lands

Xinhua

Nigeria’s army kills scores of Boko Haram militants in airstrikes

Boko Haram group has been trying to establish an Islamist state in northeastern Nigeria since 2009. The group also extended attacks to Lake Chad Basin

Xinhua

Saudi-led coalition strikes targets at Yemen capital after Aden attack blamed on Houthis

Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa, on Thursday, in retaliation for an attack on the Aden Airport as the Riyadh-backed government arrived there.

Daily News Egypt

Egypt says Ethiopian statements on its internal affairs unacceptable

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokersperson Ahmed Hafez said statements made by Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Egypt were “flagrant transgression.”

Sami Hegazi

Government directs EGP 90bn for local development since July 2018

The Ministry of Local Development has announced, in its annual report, that the government has directed EGP 90bn for development projects in different governorates, benefiting about 60 million citizens, during…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt says good intentions only condition for reconciliation with Qatar

Good intentions are the only condition to achieve true reconciliation and restore relations between the Arab Quartet (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrian) and Qatar, according to Egypt’s Foreign…

Sami Hegazi