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Morocco to restrict movement in 8 cities amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Moroccan authorities announced a ban on entry and exit from eight cities of the kingdom due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
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Egyptian parliament approves troop deployment in Libya
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 21(ANI): The parliament of Egypt authorised the deployment of troops outside the country on Monday. This came after the president Abdel Fateh el- Sisi had threatened military action against Turkish-backed forces in Libya.
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Egypt extends state of emergency for 3 months
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 20 (Xinhua/ANI): Egypt's Parliament approved on Monday a presidential decree extending the state of emergency in the country for three more months starting from July 27, state-run Nile TV reported.
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Libya denounces Egypt's 'will not stand idle' threats
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 17 (ANI): Libya condemned the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's comments in which he said that Cairo "will not stand idle" against threats to national security, threatening to arm Libyan tribes against the internationally recognised government.
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Africa Cup of Nations postponed until 2022
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 30 (ANI): The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday confirmed that the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has been postponed by 12 months.
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Vande Bharat flight with 235 Indians departs from Cairo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 16 (ANI): A flight under Vande Bharat Mission from Cairo departed on Monday for Mumbai and Kochi with 235 stranded Indians.
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Egypt coronavirus count surpasses 40,000
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Egypt has registered a record 1,577 new cases of the coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours, which brings the country's tally to over 40,000, Khaled Megahed, a spokesperson for the country's Health Ministry, said on Friday.
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Egypt's president offers initiative to end conflict in war-torn Libya as f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 7 (Xinhua/ANI): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Saturday that Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh and eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar have welcomed an initiative to end the military conflict in the neighboring war-torn Libya.
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GNA forces establish control over Tripoli International Airport
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The forces of Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) have regained complete control of Tripoli International Airport from the Libyan National Army (LNA), the GNA's military spokesperson Mohammed Kanunu said on Wednesday.
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Egyptian film-maker Shady Habash, who mocked El-Sisi in music video, dies
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 3 (ANI): An Egyptian filmmaker imprisoned over a music video that mocked President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi died at a maximum-security facility on Friday after two years in detention without trial, his lawyer said.
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Egyptian security forces kill 7 militants planning attack during Easter ce
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Egyptian security forces have killed seven terrorists who were planning an attack on the country's Coptic Orthodox Christian population during their upcoming Easter celebrations, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
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COVID-19: African Champions League semi-finals postponed
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 12 (ANI): The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday postponed the upcoming two-legged semi-finals of the African Champions League due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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