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Iraq: US-led coalition hands Qayyarah airbase to army

The US-led coalition combating the Islamic state group (ISIS) and other terror groups in Iraq have surrendered Qayyarah in southern Mosul to the army, Turkish news agency Anadolu has learned. A military source who asked not to be named because of restrictions, told the news agency that the handover took place after French troops left […]

COVID-19: Morocco to boost testing capacity to 10,000 daily

Morocco prepares to double the number of daily coronavirus tests from 5000 to 10,000, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said. Ending the confinement requires stepping up tests as much as possible in line with WHO recommendations, he told MPs Monday. This would help rapid results of infected people and contact cases, he […]

Washington re-iterates support for Egypt despite poor human rights record

US Secretary Of State John Kerry announced Sunday in Cairo the normalization of relation with Cairo despite a long spell of confusion following the overthrow of first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi and the poor human right record of al-Sisi regime. At a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukri, Secretary of State […]