3 killed, 74 injured in two-day Mali protests

Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dissolves constitutional court to ease tensions

Xinhua

Egypt records 125 COVID-19 fatalities among doctors

Ministry of Health confirms 923 new cases and 67 fatalities on Saturday

Daily News Egypt

Egypt reports 923 new COVID-19 cases, 602 recoveries

Egypt announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on Feb. 14 and the first death from the highly infectious virus on March 8

Xinhua

Banks in Egypt hedge against COVID-19 despite Q1 profit decline

Daily News Egypt monitors profit decline of 12 banks out of 16 surveyed

Hossam Mounir

9th day of Ethiopia dam talks conclude with no deal in sight

Observers to submit final report on disputed Ethiopia dam negotiations to African Union on 13 July

Mohammed El-Said

Egyptian film ‘Photocopy’ to open South Korea’s 2020 Arab Film Festival

‘Photocopy’ is Egypt’s only entrant at festival which will take place in Seoul later this month

Daily News Egypt

UN chief calls for efforts to protect health, rights of women, girls

UNFPA says if lockdown continues for 6 months, 47 million women in low- and middle-income countries may not be able to access modern contraceptives.

Xinhua

Earliest Pyramid Texts on view at lesser-known Saqqara pyramids

Despite external damage, erosion, Pyramids of Unas and Teti boast spectacular scenes inside

Bassant Mohammed

Egypt continues ‘Hasm 2020’ drills on countering western border threats

Manoeuvres aim to prepare Armed Forces, especially at Western Military Zone, for any encounter, says military expert

Fatma Lotfi

Tanzania’s ruling party endorses Magufuli as candidate for October poll

Magufuli, who is seeking to be re-elected for a second and final five-year term in office, garnered 100 percent of the votes from 1,822 CCM's national congress delegates

Xinhua