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Egypt: Cabinet Lambasts Western Media Critical of al-Sisi’s Economic Management

The Egyptian government has slammed New York-based Blomberg media and London-based The Economist for their critical reports on the Egyptian economy, which, they said, is doing poorly due to President al-Sisi’s incapacity to drive the country out of the difficult economic situation it has been facing since 2011. Blomberg’s editorialist on Tuesday put the economic […]

U.S pledges $380m in humanitarian aid for Africa

The United States will provide an additional $380 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa, top diplomat Antony Blinken announced Thursday. “With this funding, the United States has provided more than $4 billion in humanitarian assistance this fiscal year to respond to the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons, and people affected by conflict and crisis […]

Morocco receives first shipment of Pfizer vaccine

Morocco has received a first shipment of 600,000 jabs developed by Pfizer-BioNTech as it plans to expand inoculation to people aged 12, health ministry sources said. The new shipment is part of an order of about 2 million jabs of the powerful vaccine which should help safeguard gains made by Morocco’s vaccination campaign. Morocco also […]