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Saudi national carrier inaugurates first direct flight to Zurich

The Saudi national carrier Saudia launched Thursday its first direct flight to Zurich in collaboration with the Air Connectivity Program, which aims to connect the kingdom to its main target markets, state-run news agency SPA reports. The inauguration took place at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh in the presence of the Ambassador of Switzerland […]

Egypt-Libya: Sisi welcomes abducted Ethiopians at Cairo airport

Egyptian President al-Sisi welcomed at the Cairo International Airport on Thursday 27 Ethiopians who had been abducted in Libya and who were freed thanks to Egypt’s intervention. Egypt helped rescue the Ethiopians at the request of Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom. The execution of around 30 Ethiopian Christians by ISIS in Libya last April triggered […]

Central African leaders fail to agree on merging three regional economic blocs

A high-level meeting in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde has failed to reach a consensus on merging three central African economic blocs, the official reason being that the process would take longer than the leaders had expected. Analysts have long argued that breaking down economic barriers among member countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community […]