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Egypt ready to use all capabilities to support Lebanon: Al-Sisi

Beirut explosions kill at least 100 people, with over 4,000 others injured

Sarah El-Sheikh

No COVID-19 virus in breastmilk: South African health minister

South African academic experts have established a pregnancy register to evaluate potential…

Xinhua

72% of SMEs in Zambia not able to raise funds due to COVID-19

The research further established that about 40% of firms in Zambia were…

Xinhua

World Bank grants South Sudan $45m to improve service delivery

Millions in South Sudan have been displaced, and the already scarce social…

Xinhua

Nile dam dispute: Egypt and Sudan suspend GERD talks as Ethiopia bluffs

Egypt and Sudan requested to adjourn the meeting to consider Ethiopian version…

Mohammed El-Said

Huge blast rocks Beirut, army deployed to streets


About 73 people killed, and 3,700 others wounded in blast that rocked…

Fatma Lotfi

Ethiopia’s disputed dam back to negotiating table 

Current talks reveal AU sympathy with Ethiopia’s claimed rights to construct projects…

Mohammed El-Said

Update: Huge explosion hits Lebanon’s capital Beirut, dozens dead, injured

The two huge explosions in Beirut left dozens dead and injured, al-Jadeed…

Xinhua

Lebanon newly-appointed FM says to boost ties with all friendly countries

Charbel Wehbi noted that Lebanon is not besieged by the United States…

Xinhua

Saudi Arabia concludes Hajj amid COVID-19 pandemic

Pilgrims on Monday bade farewell to Mecca after Hajj rituals were concluded.…

Xinhua