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World
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8/12/2023 1:29:25 PM
At least two Tunisians including a baby died when their Europe-bound boat sank Saturday off the North African country's southeastern shores, the coastguard said, adding five others were missing.
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World
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Region
8/2/2023 10:43:50 AM
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the "colossal challenges" facing the cash-strapped North African country.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/1/2023 9:05:43 PM
Four main policy areas should be investigated in order to equip Egyptian universities to graduate individuals able to thrive in a rapidly changing job market
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World
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Region
7/30/2023 10:51:46 AM
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed hope for a return to normality and reopening of borders with North African neighbour Algeria, which cut diplomatic ties nearly two years ago.
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World
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Region
7/27/2023 1:08:11 PM
From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater as climate change intensifies droughts in the water-scarce region.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
7/25/2023 2:34:06 PM
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Business
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Economy
7/19/2023 3:43:54 PM
The two-day Seamless North Africa 2023 conference, which concluded Tuesday, highlighted Egypt's efforts to transform into a digital economy and become a regional leader in financial technology (fintech).
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Business
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Economy
7/18/2023 8:22:33 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is considering enabling Egyptian expats to send remittances via the InstaPay app from countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan, said Ehab Nasr, Deputy Governor for Payment System, on the sidelines of Seamless North Africa.
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World
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Region
7/18/2023 4:35:46 PM
China's President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday stronger ties with Algeria in a meeting with the gas-exporting North African nation's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as Beijing looks to diversify its energy supply.
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Business
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Economy
7/17/2023 9:53:55 PM
Regional fintech event Seamless North Africa has kicked off in Egypt's New Cairo with the participation of over 4,000 from international, regional, and local financial and banking institutions, according to an official statement on Monday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/14/2023 6:26:00 PM
New frameworks and mechanisms to ensure security in the Middle East and North Africa region have arisen over recent years.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/12/2023 11:18:00 AM
Egypt continues to rank among the top 15 military powers in the world and leads the Middle East and North Africa region in air power, according to the 2023 rankings of Global Firepower, an annually updated, statistics-based website tracking defence-related information of 145 nations.
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World
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Region
7/8/2023 3:48:44 PM
A court in the Libyan capital sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking, in the first such ruling in a North African nation where migrants are routinely mistreated.
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Business
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Economy
7/6/2023 1:10:23 PM
Egypt ranked first in North Africa for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2022, receiving a total of $11.4 billion, the highest amount since 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
7/5/2023 10:46:00 PM
Towns and cities across France are recovering from five days of violence following last week’s death of a young man of North African descent at the hands of the police
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World
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Region
6/25/2023 9:51:27 PM
Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday near Spain's North African exclave of Melilla, bordering Morocco, to mark a mass attempt by migrants to storm the territory, in which at least 23 people died.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
6/25/2023 9:20:52 AM
British police said Saturday they had charged an Egyptian man accused of masterminding the smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe, following an international investigation.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
6/22/2023 11:27:04 PM
An Egyptian man suspected of organising the smuggling of thousands of people aboard "death traps" from North Africa into Italy has been arrested in London, British police said on Thursday.
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World
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Region
6/20/2023 1:58:36 PM
The U.N. special envoy for Libya said Monday he plans to intensify negotiations with the country’s feuding parties to reach “a final settlement” in the coming months on the most contentious issues blocking long-postponed elections in the troubled north African nation.
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World
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Region
6/18/2023 4:06:56 PM
Ministers from Germany and France tasked with regulating migration are joining forces to try to curb deaths on dangerous routes across the Mediterranean Sea, traveling Sunday for talks with the president and their counterpart in Tunisia, a major North African stepping stone for migrants trying to reach Europe at risk of their lives.
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