Nigeria governors call for updated military equipment to restive NE region

Since 2009, Boko Haram has been trying to establish an Islamist state in northeastern Nigeria, extending its attacks to countries in the Lake Chad Basin

Xinhua

US defence chief says troops in Afghanistan to be reduced below 5,000 end-November

Pentagon said in mid-July that US maintained its force level in Afghanistan at mid-8,000s, meeting conditions of US-Taliban deal signed in late February

Xinhua

Egyptian feature-length documentary to premiere at Toronto Film Festival

’Lift Like a Girl’ will showcase female youngster who pursues her dream to be professional weightlifter

Daily News Egypt

2 out of 7 highly educated people can’t define independent women: Filmmaker

Ehab Moustafa’s film Colored Dress is one of few Egyptian films to represent independent women

Bassant Mohammed

Decline in Egypt’s COVID-19 cases real, expected: Health official 

Nationwide fall in number of daily infections does not mean decrease of tests

Daily News Egypt

Egypt reports 167 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 95,314

From first week of July, the daily coronavirus infections and fatalities in Egypt started to gradually decline along with an increase in daily recoveries.

Xinhua

CBE expected to hold interest rates during next MPC meeting

Market anticipates CBE announcement, on Monday, regarding inflation in July 2020

Hossam Mounir

Lebanon Prime Minister proposes early elections following Beirut explosion

Protestors storm Economy, Environment, Foreign Ministries, and several injuries reported

Sarah El-Sheikh

Egypt celebrates 100th birth anniversary of renowned critic Ali Al-Rai

General Egyptian Book Organization to publish a study prepared by Al-Rai about famous Irish playwright Bernard Shaw

Bassant Mohammed

Egypt participates in 2020 African Caucus on COVID-19 recovery

Outflow of scarce foreign exchange in Africa has to be matched by foreign investments, says CBE Governor

Nehal Samir