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March 16, 2020

Sudan, Egypt discuss Renaissance dam file

Vice President of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, on Saturday arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo to discuss “bilateral security and economic relations”. Sudan News Agency (SUNA)...

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March 16, 2020

Sudan: government and People’s Liberation Movement sign political memorandum

The Sudanese government signed a political memorandum on Saturday with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) — North led by Malik Agar, on issues of governance, authority and powers...

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March 16, 2020

Iran: Emergency measures to support companies, poor amid coronavirus

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday announced a series of banking and tax relief measures to support companies and poor families in light of the economic pressure brought about by...
March 16, 2020

Ethiopian army ‘ready to protect Renaissance Dam’

Ethiopia’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Adam Mohamed, has said that the army is ready to resist any attack on the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile, and carry...

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March 16, 2020

Exclusive: Will Egypt be a new centre of the coronavirus?

A state of panic has swept across Daqahliyah province, north-east of Cairo, after the first coronavirus death among Egyptians. A 60-year-old woman became the first fatality and her death...

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March 16, 2020

UAE-backed forces prevent government meeting in Yemen

Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday prevented a meeting of officials of the internationally-recognised government in the presidential palace in Yemen’s southern province of Aden. Local...

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March 15, 2020

Three Arab states report new coronavirus cases

Authorities in Kuwait, Algeria and Jordan on Sunday reported new cases of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reports. In a press conference, a spokesman for Kuwait’s Health Ministry said eight...

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March 15, 2020

Coronavirus: Turkey to shut public libraries

Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry announced Sunday that all public libraries under the ministry will be closed from March 16 to 30 as part of measures to stem the...

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March 15, 2020

Iraq’s Karbala imposes curfew to curb coronavirus

Authorities in Iraq’s southern city of Karbala have declared a three-day curfew as part of effort to stem the spread of coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reports. “The move aims to disinfect all...

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March 15, 2020

Iran postpones 2nd round of polls over coronavirus

Iran has postponed the second round of the country’s parliamentary elections as part of its fight against coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reports. The polls, originally slated for April 17, will be...

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