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Egypt: Cairo’s green lung razed for roads to new desert capitalF

Cairo, Feb 11, 2020 - By By Hager Harabech and Farid Farid:  In the traffic-choked megacity of Cairo, the historic Heliopolis district has long stood out for its leafy boulevards, but now construction crews are cutting new highways through it and uprooting its...

Algeria: Bouteflika’s brother and notorious ex-intelligence chiefs to remain in jailF

Blida, Algeria, Feb 11, 2020 - An Algerian military court on Monday upheld a 15-year prison term for the brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and two ex-intelligence chiefs convicted of conspiracy against the state, a lawyer said. The once mighty Said...

Egypt: Scores killed during insurgent attempt to raid military site in SinaiF

Cairo, Feb 9, 2020 - Militants killed and wounded seven Egyptian soldiers in restive North Sinai on Sunday, Egypt's military said. The army said it "foiled" an attack on security facilities, "killing 10 terrorists and destroying a four-wheel drive used by the...

Libya: African Union gets in the game after complaining of isolationF

Addis Ababa, Feb 10, 2020 - The African Union vowed Monday to boost efforts to end the crisis in Libya and support a faltering UN-led peace process, the AU's Peace and Security Council chief said.   "It's (the) UN itself which needs us now," Smail Chergui told...

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