Libya: Peace talks scheduled for 5 January

U.N. Libyan envoy Bernadino Leon has informed the Security Council that rival factions in Libya have agreed, in principle, to peace talks scheduled for 5 January despite the ongoing battles between them. The talks will be centered on a cease-fire deal, a national unity government and a new constitution. Libya has two governments and parliaments […]

Egypt: Shoe Tossing in Parliament

Egyptian lawmakers received their colleague and television show anchor Tawfiq Okasha with shoe tossing Sunday to protest his recent meeting with Israeli envoy to Cairo Haim Koren. Controversial Tawfiq Okasha came under fire by Parliament colleagues after MP Kamal Ahmad threw him his shoe on the head as he entered the House for Sunday session. […]

Ethiopia, UAE ink $100m deal to boost technology, innovation

Ethiopia will receive $100 million from the UAE Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, to help promote a culture of innovation and finance prominent projects in the African country. The new agreement, which was signed by Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, chairman, KFED and Admasu Nebebe, Ethiopian Minister of Finance, will help enhance innovation and support […]