Africa
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Iran, S. Africa discuss scientific cooperation
Dec 10, 2018 17:53Iran's Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and South African Minister of Science and Technology Nkhensani Kubayi-Ngubane reviewed developing scientific cooperation.
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Egypt hosts counter-terrorism exercise
Dec 10, 2018 16:04Egypt hosts counter-terrorism exercise for Sahel-Saharan states at Mohamed Naguib Military Base.
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Five officials killed in helicopter crash in East Sudan
Dec 09, 2018 14:51At least five government officials were killed in a helicopter crashed in eastern Sudan.
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Red vest protesters take to the streets of Tunisia
Dec 09, 2018 14:45A group of young Tunisians, modelling themselves on anti-capitalist 'yellow vest' movement in France, protested in Tunisia.
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Al-Shabab attack kills two senior Somali Generals
Dec 07, 2018 07:47Two senior Somali military commanders and several soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast south of capital city of Mogadishu.
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US reopens diplomatic mission in Somalia
Dec 06, 2018 16:06The United States has reopened its embassy in Somalia after a 28-year-hiatus.
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Tunisia extends state of emergency
Dec 06, 2018 08:35The Tunisian president "Mohammad Beji Caid Essebsi" has extended a nationwide state of emergency for one month, ending on 5 January 2019.
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Libyans protest against US air strike in southern Libya
Dec 05, 2018 16:55Dozens of Libyans protested on Tuesday against a US air strike in the country’s southwestern desert, saying civilians had been targeted.
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Military in South Sudan rape over 150 women: UN
Dec 04, 2018 19:41At least 150 women and girls have been raped in attacks by armed men — many in military uniforms — in South Sudan over the past 12 days, said three UN agencies.
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Protests lead to cancellation of Bin Salman's press conference
Dec 03, 2018 15:16The protests against Saudi Crown Prince led to cancellation of his news conference in Algeria on Monday.
