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Egypt asking Tunisia to welcome President Assad at Arab League Summit

Egypt is pushing Tunisia to invite embattled President Bashar al-Assad to the Arab League summit to take place in the North African country in March though Tunis denied last month that it extended an invitation to the Syrian leader, The New Arab reports. The London-based media’s Arabic edition Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui met with […]

UAE envoy to Iran to resume duties in coming days

UAE’s Foreign ministry said Sunday the Gulf country’s ambassador to Teheran will resume his duties in coming days in line with diplomatic norms governing bilateral relations. The move is in line with Abu Dhabi’s efforts to mend ties with Iran and as part of a previous decision to raise diplomatic representation to the rank of […]

OAPI-AGF €60 million partnership to commercialize 1,000 African patents by 2030

The African Organization for Intellectual Property (OAPI) and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have launched a €60.9 million partnership to finance 1,000 innovative projects across 17 African countries by 2030. The agreement, signed this week, aims to transform patents into viable commercial ventures in countries including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. […]