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March 13, 2020

Algeria president to deliver speech before Tunisia Parliament

The Speaker of Tunisian People’s Assembly (Parliament), Rached Ghannouchi, said Thursday that the parliament’s office held a meeting today, during which an extraordinary plenary session next Tuesday in the...

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March 13, 2020

Egypt’s Minister of Endowments: ‘Muslim Brotherhood spreads coronavirus’, sparking wave of mockery

Activists set several examples of similar accusations made against the Muslim Brotherhood, including blocking rain drains, increasing the prices of lemons and vegetables and causing the baby boom The...

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March 12, 2020

UN appoints temporary special representative for Libya

United Nations (UN) secretary-general, António Guterres, yesterday announced the designation of Stephanie Turco Williams as the new Acting Special Representative in Libya and the Head of the United Nations...

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March 12, 2020

Egypt TV: Haftar spokesman attacks Qatar, Turkey and GNA

Ahmed Al-Mesmari, a spokesperson for Khalifa Haftar’s forces, attacked Turkey, Qatar and the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), accusing the latter of violating the ceasefire. In two separate...

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March 12, 2020

Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends flights to several countries

Saudi Arabia suspended on Thursday the travel of citizens and residents outside the country temporarily to several states that have been witnessing the spread of the coronavirus. The Saudi...

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March 12, 2020

Germany’s Merkel urges Libyan PM al-Sarraj to sign ceasefire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Thursday, a German government spokesman said in a statement, urging him to move quickly towards...

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March 12, 2020

Greek asylum agency employees launch strike against ‘terrible conditions’ at Lesbos refugee camp

Employees of Greece’s asylum agency are on strike due to “terrible” conditions in the country’s Moria refugee camp on Lesbos Island, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, Irini Zanni,...

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March 12, 2020

Kremlin: Putin and Erdogan agree that tensions in Syria’s Idlib are much lower after deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement, saying both men agreed with satisfaction that tensions...

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March 12, 2020

Emirates freezes recruitment as airline braces for further coronavirus impact

Emirates, one of the world’s biggest international airlines, expects to cancel more flights and has frozen recruitment as it faces what could be its biggest challenge in many years,...

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March 12, 2020

Turkey says schools, universities to shut over coronavirus

Turkish schools will be closed for one week and universities for three weeks from March 16, and all sports events will be played without spectators until the end of...

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