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Egypt’s Suez Canal to up transit tolls by 6% in 2022
Linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, Suez Canal was officially opened for international navigation in 1869
UN chief condemns attack injuring 10 Egyptian peacekeepers in CAR
The Egyptian peacekeepers of the mission, known as MINUSCA landed at Bangui’s airport earlier in the day
AIIB to provide greater support for global green recovery, says senior executive
AIIB began operations in Beijing in 2016 and has grown to 104 approved members. It is capitalized at $100bn and rated Triple-A by credit rating agencies
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Booth construction, exhibit arrangement complete at CIIE
The booth construction and exhibit arrangement was completed on Tuesday for the upcoming fourth International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
China’s import expo “world-class platform” for business opportunities, partnership: Honeywell senior executive
A senior executive with U.S. industrial conglomerate Honeywell said China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a “world-class platform”
CIIE “huge platform” for British businesses: British trade commissioner for China
The China International Import Expo (CIIE) has been “a huge platform” for British businesses, the British trade commissioner for China has said.
Egypt strives to become transport, logistics hub by 2024
The 10-year plan, implemented from 2014 to 2024, was drawn up to modernize transport sector, at cost of EGP 1.669 trillion (about $106.3bn).
World’s top skydivers “jump like a pharaoh” over Egypt’s great pyramids
‘Jump Like a Pharaoh’ gathers over 200 foreign skydivers from around 30 countries, including world champions, and 135 Egyptian skydivers
UN chief extremely concerned about escalation of violence in Ethiopia
According to a statement released on Tuesday afternoon by Guterres spokesperson, “the stability of Ethiopia and the wider region is at risk.”
French railway security agents open fire at man with knife-attack intention
Two French railway security agents opened fire late Monday night at a man with a knife in Paris Saint-Lazare Railway Station
Sudan crisis being resolved through mediation, says UN envoy
Sudan army dissolved the power-sharing transitional government and detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his cabinet on Oct. 25
Blast occurs next to military hospital in Kabul, casualties feared
A bomb blast occurred next to a military hospital in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday with casualties feared, spokesman for Interior Ministry Qari Sayed Khost said.The blast took place at the gate of a 400-bed military hospital in the Afghan capital around noon and security personnel had rushed to the site, the official added.The official …
Taliban supreme leader makes debut in Kandahar
“The supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada Sahib visited Al-Hakimia Madrasa at 10:30 a.m. local time yesterday,” Mawlawi Sayed told Xinhua.
AU suspends membership of unrest-hit Sudan
In a press statement, the peace and security council of the AU, said Sudan’s membership has been suspended due to Monday’s “unconstitutional change of government”, which it said was an affront to the shared values and democratic norms of the continental body.
Threat message causes Moscow-bound flight to return to Cairo: statement
“The written message was found on a seat of the Airbus A220-300,” it added.
Iran’s president calls on European countries to resist US pressure
As reported by Iran’s state TV, Raisi received the credentials of six new ambassadors from Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, and Azerbaijan.
UN envoy praises achievements of Libya’s Joint Military Commission
“The cease-fire agreement has paved the road for the Libyan-led and -owned comprehensive political process towards the sustainable stability, unity, prosperity, and full sovereignty of Libya,” said Jan Kubis, the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Ice hockey to find break-through in warm Egypt
The game was part of a three-day ice hockey event, Egypt Ice Hockey Experience 2021 (EIHE 2021), that kicked off on Sunday evening and was organized by Egyptian and foreign ice hockey lovers to promote the sport in Egypt, which doesn’t have a federation for winter sports or an ice hockey national team.
Egypt beat Algeria to win All Africa Badminton mixed team champion
The Algerian team started well after Koceila Mammeri and Tanina Violette Mammeri beat Egypt’s Ahmed Salah and Jana Ashraf 21-15, 21-9 in the mixed doubles.
Kremlin says it was right to sever ties with NATO
“The aggressive position of NATO has never been a secret. This is a bloc that was created against our country. No peace-loving statements, no camouflage of this aggressive orientation can hide its true purpose,” Peskov told a Russian TV program.
116 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
“Among them were 20 women and 7 children. They embarked from Zuwara one day earlier despite bad conditions. The International Red Cross (IRC) and the UNHCR provided urgent medical care, food and water to all survivors,” UNHCR said.
Sudanese police disperse protesters to resume traffic in capital
Ayman Khalid, Khartoum State governor, said in a statement that a group belonging to the dissolved National Congress Party closed El Mek Nimir Bridge and the Nile Avenue to disrupt traffic in central Khartoum.
Drone attack targets US base in southern Syria: media
A drone attack targeted a US base in the al-Tanf area in southern Syria on Wednesday night, state news agency SANA reported.
Al-Shabab commander surrenders to Somali army
Mohamed Nur, SNA army officer told reporters that Mohamed Kulow Ali who was in charge of the terror group’s operations in the southern region surrendered to the Somali army based in Wajid town armed with AK47 rifle and ammunition.
26 dead, many missing after heavy rains wreak havoc in India’s Kerala
The rains triggered waterlogging, flooding and landslides in several areas of the state.
UN refugee agency provides food assistance for refugees in Libya’s capital
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it provided food assistance for thousands of refugees in Libya’s capital Tripoli. “In Libya, UNHCR joined forces with WFP (World Food Programme) to provide emergency food aid for thousands of vulnerable food-insecure refugees and asylum-seekers who have been impacted by conflict as well as the socio-economic …
NASA launches longest mission to distant asteroids, exploring planet formation mysteries
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its Lucy spacecraft on Saturday on a 12-year journey to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, seeking to unlock mysteries of the solar system. Lucy was launched at 5:34 a.m. Eastern Time (0934 GMT) on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 …
China’s efforts in maintaining biodiversity in eyes of former diplomat
“Moving in the global ecological civilization, where men would have a very positive relationship with nature, is very poetic. It’s the way the Chinese are moving. I respect that very much and it’s also very much appealing,” said Patrick Nijs, a former Belgian ambassador to China who has now settled in Kunming.