Saudi Arabia hosts meeting on anti-corruption, cooperation in asset recovery

09 october 2025 - 13:03:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A two-day high-level meeting has been held in the Saudi city of Jeddah to highlight the [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’

04 october 2025 - 08:10:31
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...

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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery

25 july 2025 - 17:11:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people — including one [...] Full text...

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MENA is open to work: Tackling the jobs deficit: World Bank Bog By Ousmane Dione and Roberta Gatti

02 february 2025 - 12:32:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) -  The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Sudan, Niger qualify for finals

28 december 2024 - 06:47:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Sudan and Niger have booked their places in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...

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FIFA Rankings: Morocco retain top spot in Africa

30 november 2024 - 07:33:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco  retained their position as the top-ranked African nation in FIFA's latest rankings released on Thursday.Despite [...] Full text...

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Modest growth forecast for economies in MENA amid rising uncertainty

17 october 2024 - 06:58:59
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Growth continues to be subdued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) because [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group appoints Senegalese Fatou Fall as joint Resident Representative for Djibouti

01 july 2024 - 08:51:09
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Starting Monday, Fatou Fall becomes the Joint Resident Representative of the World Bank Group for Djibouti.“This [...] Full text...

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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain: WEF report

21 may 2024 - 09:02:36
New York, USA (PANA) - International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints Ambassador Jalel Trabelsi as Special Envoy for MENA and Gulf Region

27 april 2024 - 09:55:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed career [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces Dione as Vice President of MENA region

17 april 2024 - 18:13:45
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank has appointed Ousmane Dione as the new Vice President for the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty, amidst conflict and indebtedness, weighs on the outlook for MENA region

15 april 2024 - 17:24:02
Washington, DC. USA (PANA) -- Lacklustre growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuel industry a top source of Africa’s air pollution: Greenpeace report

28 march 2024 - 18:39:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of [...] Full text...

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FIFA picks Qatar, Morocco to host 5 youth World Cups as Middle East, North Africa influence grows

18 march 2024 - 10:26:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has awarded 10 editions of its Under-17 World Cups, to be hosted by Qatar and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief

18 january 2024 - 16:17:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along [...] Full text...

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CAF recommits to partnership with Qatar-based sports company beIN

09 november 2023 - 14:28:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday announced that it has recommitted to its partnership [...] Full text...

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IMF chief calls for action on inclusive growth in MENA

15 october 2023 - 17:45:39
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, on Sunday called for action following her [...] Full text...

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Sharp deceleration expected for Middle East, North Africa economies in 2023

05 october 2023 - 13:20:01
Washington, United States (PANA) - Growth of the economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is expected to [...] Full text...

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New World Bank programme in Morocco to boost water security for all

25 july 2023 - 06:30:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the World Bank has approved a US$350 million financing programme to [...] Full text...

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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia

28 june 2023 - 06:18:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...

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Social protection policies vital to addressing labour market exclusion in MENA: WB report

08 june 2023 - 09:36:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Labour market exclusion is at the root of poverty and vulnerability in the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Growth slows for most MENA economies amid double-digit food inflation

06 april 2023 - 14:31:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to grow at a slower [...] Full text...

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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks

19 march 2023 - 06:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...

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Benin starts Monday vaccination campaign against meningitis A in five departments

19 march 2022 - 20:46:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is starting a vaccination campaign against meningitis A in five departments in the [...] Full text...

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Algeria moving on dangerously slippery slope in relations with Morocco

04 november 2021 - 20:52:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Algeria is moving on a dangerously slippery slope in its relations with Morocco that could plunge [...] Full text...

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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: 27 Stallions to face Mena and Desert Foxes

27 august 2021 - 18:49:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe national team will face Niger and Algeria respectively on September 2 and 7, [...] Full text...

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Lack of water linked to 10 percent of rise in global migration – WB report

23 august 2021 - 15:42:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – As climate change accelerates a global water crisis, rainfall variability is expected to be one [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges North Africa, Middle East countries to end 'violent punishment' of children

10 may 2021 - 05:15:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Monday asked Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to outlaw [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, French FM discuss developments in Libya and the region

25 april 2021 - 14:49:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The top UN official in Libya and the French Foreign Minister have discussed the situation in Libya [...] Full text...

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North Africa, Middle East countries dominate list of world’s top executioners: Amnesty International

21 april 2021 - 05:41:31
London, UK (PANA) - Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ruthlessly persisted with executions, defying the unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: FAO Regional Conference on Food Systems Transformation to kick off on Sept 21

19 september 2020 - 16:57:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - “Transforming Food Systems to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” is the theme of the 35th session of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Ndubuisi Egbo, a pacesetter breaking barriers in Albania (A CAF portrait)

26 july 2020 - 16:00:20
Tirana, Albania (PANA) - At a time when talks about the low presence of black managers across major European leagues [...] Full text...

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The rate of corruption in Tunisia estimated at 18 pct -TI

11 december 2019 - 23:07:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The rate of corruption and the use of intermediaries in Tunisia is 18 percent, according to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian picked as best Central Bank Governor in Middle East, North Africa region

21 october 2019 - 13:55:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Governor of  Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), Marouane Abbasi, has been picked as 'Best Central [...] Full text...

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Arab League Summit: Arab leaders expected to affirm Palestine as 'central Arab issue'

31 march 2019 - 11:07:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Arab leaders meeting at the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, are expected [...] Full text...

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Arab League Summit: Rights group urges leaders to end 'widespread repression'

31 march 2019 - 10:46:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As 22 Arab leaders begin their Summit in the Tunisian capital on Sunday, human rights watchdog [...] Full text...

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AFCON U-20 Niger 2019: The race for Zambia's succession kicks off Saturday in Niamey (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Correspondent)

01 february 2019 - 13:13:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 21st African Under-20 Football Cup (AFCON U-20) championship will kick off on Saturday at the [...] Full text...

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Regional confab in Tunis debates changing nature of work, need for better education systems

21 december 2018 - 16:39:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Decision makers along with representatives from civil society and the private sector from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, [...] Full text...

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Cairo hosts new competition-focused training centre for MENA countries

21 november 2018 - 18:14:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Competition agencies from seven Middle East and North African countries will benefit from world-class courses offered [...] Full text...

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New education approach needed to prepare MENA youth to shape the future

13 november 2018 - 19:09:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Education has the potential to shape the development trajectory of nations, boost growth and spread prosperity, [...] Full text...

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UN report shows climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses

10 october 2018 - 19:53:47
New York, US (PANA) - Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people over [...] Full text...

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Demand for World Bank financing in Middle East and North Africa rises to US$6.3 billion

01 august 2018 - 17:39:42
Washington, US (PANA) – The World Bank responded to strong demand from countries in the Middle East and North Africa [...] Full text...

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Poorer countries set to be 'increasingly dependent' on food imports, says FAO report

04 july 2018 - 06:37:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on [...] Full text...

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Germany, World Bank agree on new strategic partnership for peace in MENA

21 april 2018 - 16:08:27
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group and the Government of Germany announced on Saturday a strategic partnership [...] Full text...

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Egypt: President Sisi ratifies law establishing Egypt's National Electoral Commission

07 august 2017 - 15:52:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Monday ratified a law creating the country's National Electoral Commission (NEC) [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Can Cameroon reproduce the Roger Milla magic against Chile? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

18 june 2017 - 08:17:52
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The champions of Africa and South America meet on Sunday in the opening Group B match [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Defeated captains predict tough Ghana/Mali finals on Sunday

26 may 2017 - 17:42:57
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Niger Under-17 Captain, Rachid Souley Alfari, and his Guinean counterparts, Sekou Camara, have predicted that [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Semi-final showdown in Libreville, Port Gentil

24 may 2017 - 11:41:05
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Action resumes on Wednesday at the 2017 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with semi-final matches [...] Full text...

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Morocco: One in four children lives in poverty in North Africa, Middle East - UNICEF

16 may 2017 - 08:48:14
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The UN children's fund (UNICEF) says poverty continues to impact at least 29 million children covering [...] Full text...

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Egypt: CAF says reports of Hayatou investigation by Egyptian prosecutors are 'false information'

05 january 2017 - 18:45:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has described reports on the president of Africa's football [...] Full text...

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UN: Mideast, North Africa region taking action to combat climate change

16 november 2016 - 17:33:38
New York, US (PANA) - Aware of their vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change, countries in the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: MTN Nigeria penalty slashed to US$3.4bn from US$5.2bn

03 december 2015 - 08:03:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - South Africa-based telecom network operator, MTN, on Thursday said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) [...] Full text...

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Egypt: 'No political conditions on Chinese assistance to Africa' , says FM Wang Yi

26 november 2015 - 16:48:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Chinese Foreign Affairs minister Wang Yi said Thursday that his country would continue strengthening its cooperation [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges EU, UN member states to save migrants' lives

16 april 2015 - 22:39:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers (CMW) on Thursday said the European [...] Full text...

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UN: 'One in four children out of school in Middle East, North Africa'

16 april 2015 - 10:15:47
New York, US (PANA) - Despite impressive progress in raising school enrolment over the past decade, one in four children [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya, Qatar sign MoU on Nairobi Finance Centre

15 april 2015 - 09:57:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Governments of Kenya and Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the establishment [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Central bank reacts to falling oil price, devalues local currency

25 november 2014 - 19:48:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Responding to the drastic crash in the price of crude oil, which is Nigeria's largest revenue [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert urges more respect, less criminalization for migrant workers

25 october 2014 - 17:36:09
New York, US (PANA) - The lack of political will to stand up for migrant workers’ rights remains the greatest [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s unrest dampens mood of investors in petroleum industry

05 october 2013 - 11:20:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The revival of unrest in Egypt that pushed former President Mohammed Morsi out of [...] Full text...

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Broadband growth boosts OTT video services in North Africa, Mideast

06 september 2013 - 16:47:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The rising appetite for seamless multi-screen access to video content in the Arab world, [...] Full text...

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Libya grants US$ 2 billion loan to Egypt

11 april 2013 - 11:52:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has granted an interest free loan, worth US$ 2 billion, to Egypt under an agreement [...] Full text...

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Senior Mouammar Kadhafi official surrenders to Egyptian authorities

19 march 2013 - 18:24:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – A senior government official during the Mouammar Kadhafi era, Ahmed Kadhaf al-Dem, on Tuesday surrendered to [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Niger beats Togo 3-1 in friendly

06 january 2013 - 15:28:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's national team, Mena, beat fellow 2013 Nations Cup finalist Togo 3-1 in a friendly played [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council imposes travel ban on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

19 may 2012 - 10:37:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has imposed a travel ban on five military officers who [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to drop charges against unregistered NGOs

06 february 2012 - 09:51:30
New York, US (PANA) - The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Nigerien Diaspora mobilised for MENA's first CAN

21 january 2012 - 16:31:31
Paris, France (PANA) – The Nigeriens in France are mobilising resources to support their national team, the MENA, which is [...] Full text...

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Egyptian court rejects moves to remove Mubarak trial judge

07 december 2011 - 16:44:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cairo's Appeal Court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit calling for the ouster of presiding Judge, Ahmad [...] Full text...

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Egypt's cabinet list ready Wednesday

04 december 2011 - 15:15:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Newly appointed Egyptian Premier, Dr. Kamal Al-Ganzouri said on Saturday he hopes to have his cabinet [...] Full text...

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AU 'deeply concerned' by developments in Egypt

23 november 2011 - 10:07:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union's Peace and Security Council has said it is deeply concerned over the developments [...] Full text...

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Egypt's cabinet to carry on till ruling military accepts resignation

22 november 2011 - 08:28:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's cabinet, which tendered its resignation to the interim ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Egypt unrest: Transitional period sacrosanct

21 november 2011 - 09:43:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's interim ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has reassured it will not extend [...] Full text...

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Egypt, Algeria discuss Maghreb, African affairs

15 november 2011 - 14:45:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr, currently visiting Algiers, has discussed with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci [...] Full text...

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'Members of Mubarak's dissolved party can run in Egypt elections'

15 november 2011 - 07:42:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) decided on Monday to suspend a previous court ruling, which would [...] Full text...

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Egypt arrests Sinai gas pipeline blasts' suspects

13 november 2011 - 15:08:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian security announced on Sunday the arrest of a Takfir wal-Hijra leader, Mohamed Al-Tihy, over [...] Full text...

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Saboteurs blow up gas pipeline in Northern Sinai

10 november 2011 - 15:55:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Saboteurs blew up the gas pipeline running through Egypt, Israel and Jordan on Thursday in Northern [...] Full text...

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13 Egyptian companies participating in Lagos Trade Exhibition

05 november 2011 - 15:52:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is participating, after six years break, in the 25th International Lagos Commercial Exhibition, which was [...] Full text...

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Egypt's premier assures of secure elections

04 november 2011 - 09:48:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf Thursday expressed his confidence in the ability of the police [...] Full text...

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Zamalek denies Shikabala move to Greece

28 october 2011 - 08:52:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Zamalek club chairman Galal Ibrahim has denied Greek media reports claiming a return move by the [...] Full text...

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Global NGO urges Libyan interim authorities to join ICC

27 october 2011 - 16:10:29
New York, US (PANA) - A global network of civil society organisations in 150 countries, the Coalition for the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Egypt to chair UN committee on human, social development in Africa

20 october 2011 - 15:34:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Committee for Human and Social Development in Africa, at its meeting at [...] Full text...

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Nile Basin ministers' meeting in Nairobi postponed

13 october 2011 - 16:07:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's minister of water resources and irrigation, Hesham Qandil, announced here Thursday that Cairo and Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Egypt's deputy Premier resigns over govt.'s handling of Maspero clashes

11 october 2011 - 15:40:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance, Hazem Al-Biblawy, resigned Tuesday over the [...] Full text...

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Egypt highlights need for permanent regional body on food security

08 october 2011 - 08:18:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has highlighted the need for the establishment of a permanent regional body on food security [...] Full text...

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SCAF to amend election laws in Egypt

02 october 2011 - 09:48:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The interim ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt (SCAF) on Saturday said it [...] Full text...

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Egypt's Military Council sends election law modifications to cabinet

24 september 2011 - 17:03:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s interim ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Saturday sent the proposed modifications on [...] Full text...

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'Mubarak's health condition stable'

20 july 2011 - 20:08:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's official news agency, MENA, re-affirmed Wednesday that ousted President Hosni Mubarak's health was stable. MENA said [...] Full text...

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Ex-Brazilian President for Nigerian economic summit

29 june 2011 - 10:50:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President of Brazil, Ignacio Lula Da Silva, is among other international speakers slated for the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan runners sweep IAAF championships half-marathon titles

17 october 2010 - 09:54:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Kenyan runners won the men's and women's half-marathon e vents at the IAAF /SINOPEC World Half [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host world forum on MENA region

08 september 2010 - 10:57:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Moroccan city of Marrakech will in October host a wo rld forum to discuss the [...] Full text...

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EgyptAir boosts fleet with new Airbus aircraft

30 august 2010 - 10:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- EGYPTAIR has received its first Airbus A330-300 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France, the [...] Full text...

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African Athletics: Kenya's Wanjiru sets new walk record

01 august 2010 - 15:33:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Africa womenâ?s 20km defending champion Grace Wanjiru N jue set a new African record and retained [...] Full text...

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`Time for strategic action on HIV/AIDS in Middle East, North Africa'

28 june 2010 - 08:49:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Despite much progress on understanding HIV infectious spread globally, the Middle East and North [...] Full text...

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Angolan President charges new cabinet members to work hard

17 march 2010 - 15:12:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, here on Wednesday swore in newly appointed members of his [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition reacts angrily to Jonathan comments

06 march 2010 - 15:11:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress (AC) Saturday criticised the 12 Ministers who asked Acting President Goodluck [...] Full text...

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AI calls for unconditional release of Malawi gay couple

06 january 2010 - 17:35:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA)- â" Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday urged the Mala wi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two [...] Full text...

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Two ex-senior government officials join opposition party

26 november 2009 - 22:34:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) â" Two key former mem-bers of the ruling Ethiopian Peoplesâ? Democratic Revolutionary Front (EPRDF) and senior [...] Full text...

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UN moves to prevent violence against women

25 november 2009 - 09:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has launched a g roup, Network of Men Leaders, as [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Hungary wins bronze, beats Costa Rica on penalties

16 october 2009 - 18:15:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Hungary Friday defeated Costa Rica on penalties to take th e bronze medal at the FIFA [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie takes fourth Berlin Marathon title

20 september 2009 - 20:04:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie Sunday won his fourth Berl in Marathon in 2hours, 6 minutes and 8 [...] Full text...

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Kenyans Tergat, Lel for New York Marathon

17 september 2009 - 17:57:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Former New York marathon champion Paul Tergat, and defen ding champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos of [...] Full text...

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Egypt cultivates jatropha as alternative energy

15 august 2009 - 18:02:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt is currently looking into the expansion of the culti vation of the jatropha plant as [...] Full text...

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Egypt bans genetically modified food imports

13 august 2009 - 15:36:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Egyptian agriculture ministry announced here Wednesday that genetically modified food products would no longer be [...] Full text...

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Prices of millet, maize rise in N'Djamena

04 august 2009 - 12:59:00
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Chad's Minister of Commerce, Mahamat Ali Hassan, signed an order stipulating new prices for local and [...] Full text...

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Swine flu cases in Egypt hit 18

13 june 2009 - 14:52:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – Three new cases of the H1N1,- or swine flu, were reported b y the Egyptian health [...] Full text...

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Palestinian President Abbas arrives in Egypt

30 may 2009 - 15:39:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – Palestinian President Mahmou-d Abbas is currently in the Eg yptian capital for talks with his Egyptian [...] Full text...

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France's stand on Chad criticised

27 may 2009 - 17:35:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- France's bias in the Chadian crisis affects the search fo r a political solution, said the [...] Full text...

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Egypt 'makes arrests' in February attack

18 may 2009 - 13:06:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Suspects in the February bomb attack in a Cairo market tha t killed one French teenager [...] Full text...

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Swine fever: Egypt culling hundreds of thousands of pigs

02 may 2009 - 18:51:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA)- – Controversial Egyptian government plans to cull hundreds of thousands of pigs as a precautionary measure against [...] Full text...

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Egypt claims to have destroyed smuggling tunnels

01 april 2009 - 16:59:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported that Egyptian p olice and security personnel along the turbulent [...] Full text...

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21 dead as 2 boats sink off Libyan coast

31 march 2009 - 17:46:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Egyptian government has confirmed that their citizens were among the dead and missing in two [...] Full text...

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Egypt shows more support for el-Bashir

15 march 2009 - 12:42:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak continued his campaign of support for his embattled Sudanese counterpart Omar el-Bashir [...] Full text...

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Egypt records another bird flu case

11 march 2009 - 12:32:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Egyptian health ministry on Wednesday confirmed that a n 18-month-old girl has been infected with [...] Full text...

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Egypt hosts Hamas for reconciliation talks preparations

09 march 2009 - 12:50:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- A Hamas delegation from Gaza has arrived in Egypt for disc ussions with Egyptian sponsors of [...] Full text...

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Egypt calls for delay in al-Bashir's arrest

06 march 2009 - 13:23:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt is leading a campaign to suspend the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Egyptian journalists fined over media ban in high-profile murder case

27 february 2009 - 18:03:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Five Egyptian journalists were fined 10,000 Egyptian pound s (US$ 1,800) each on Thursday for defying [...] Full text...

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Egypt building collapse leaves 7 dead

22 february 2009 - 10:32:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- In yet more evidence of Egypt's poor infrastructure, two separate buildings collapsed and killed at least [...] Full text...

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Egypt confirms 2nd bird flu case in one week

10 february 2009 - 10:54:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt's health ministry has confirmed that a boy has contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of avian [...] Full text...

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Egypt confirms new bird flu case

27 january 2009 - 12:06:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt's health ministry has confirmed that a two-year-old girl has been infected with the deadly H5N1 [...] Full text...

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Egypt says talks with Hamas 'positive'

12 january 2009 - 12:33:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt said Monday it has made progress in negotiations with Hamas over a possible ceasefire agreement [...] Full text...

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Israeli diplomats in Egypt for ceasefire talks over Gaza

08 january 2009 - 19:09:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Israeli diplomats are currently in Cairo for talks with Eg yptian mediators to discuss possible ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Egypt trying to muscle ceasefire in Gaza

06 january 2009 - 16:30:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday evening in the Red Sea [...] Full text...

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Cairo summons Israeli Ambassador over Gaza War

05 january 2009 - 11:21:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Egyptian government on Sunday summoned the Israeli Ambassador in Cairo, Shalom Cohen, for the third [...] Full text...

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