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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood slandering President Sisi, PM Hahlab

The Egyptian government has accused banned Muslim Brotherhood of tarnishing the image of President Sisi after an audio of almost 6minutes was aired on Mekameleen channel in Turkey. The audio had two voices of which one is alleged to be that of Sisi. The recorded voices were talking about how to obtain money from the […]

UNESCO: Morocco Rewarded for Promoting Gender Approach in Fishery Sciences

Morocco has been awarded a UNESCO prize in recognition of its efforts in promoting the gender approach in fisheries sciences. The award was handed by UNESCO Director Irina Bokova to Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Aziz Akhannouch, at A ceremony organized by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, on […]

Algeria’s Foreign Reserves Dwindle to $114 bln by end of 2016

Algeria’s finances have been severely battered by the slump in oil prices, dwindling from $178 billion in 2014 to $114 billion by the end of 2016, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said. Speaking to state television, Sellal set the tone for appeasing worries saying that the situation is under control as criticism mounts over the […]