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Sudanese army lifts ban on aid trucks in Darfur

The Sudanese army ended its 6-month ban on aid convoys in Darfur, one of the worst hit regions by the country’s civil war. The first trucks loaded with food stuff and vital goods left Chad to Kereneik in Darfur where 13,000 face the risk of famine, the UN food program WFP said in a statement. […]

Egypt: Sissi pardons Aljazeera reporters

2015 Eid celebration will remain historic for two Aljazeera reporters and other prominent prisoners as they have been pardoned by the Egyptian President on the eve of the Muslim sacrifice celebration. Al-Sissi ordered the release of 100 prisoners among them the Aljazeera’s Fahmy and Baher. The two reporters’ sentences were confirmed by a Cairo court […]

Morocco’s King oversees emergency water supply plan amid drought

King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the measures to ensure water supply amid a severe drought that left many key dams empty. Speaking at the meeting, water minister Nizar Baraka said dam filling rate dropped to a critical 23.2% so far in January, compared to 31.5% in the same period last year, due to […]