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Algerian protesters say no to Bouteflika’s proposal to extend fourth term

Students poured to the streets of Algiers after ailing President Bouteflika announced Monday in a letter that he will not run for presidential elections, which were initially scheduled for April but were postponed to an unknown date. Bouteflika, 82, who returned to his country on Sunday was seen in a rare public appearance in the […]

As Morocco nears final close to Sahara issue, Algeria beats drums of war

After about five decades of nurturing a separatist chimera in the Sahara territory, Algeria is beating the drums of war again deploying troops on the Moroccan borders as the Sahara issue nears a final close under Moroccan sovereignty. International media has been warning of an Algerian attempt to end the state of “low intensity” war […]

Egypt’s poverty rate falls by 29 per cent, first ever in two decades

Egypt’s poverty rate has shrunk by 29.7 per cent for the first time in two decades. The fall was revealed by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) based on fiscal year 2019/2020, Arab Finance reports. Poverty line in Egypt, according to the agency, is defined as anyone with a monthly income of […]