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Airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray: Local media
The airstrikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray injured several civilians, TV controlled by area’s Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reported

Suicide bombing kills 7, injures 8 in Mogadishu
Seven people were killed and nine others wounded after a suicide car bomber detonated explosives at the El-Gab junction near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu on Saturday, the police said. Abdifatah Aden Hassan, the Somali police spokesman said a car laden with explosives detonated near a checkpoint. “We know that seven people were killed and …

2 civilian planes escape from Israeli missiles over Lebanon’s airspace
2 civilian airplanes, Lebanese and Turkish, escaped from the Israeli missiles which flew over Lebanon’s airspace to hit targets in Syria

Egypt resorted to UN Security Council after Ethiopia’s intransigence in GERD talks, Al-Sisi tells DRC’s Tshisekedi
Egypt has resorted to UN Security Council after Ethiopian intransigence during African Union (AU) led talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi. In a phone call with his counterpart, Al-Sisi stressed that Au-led talks faltered due to Ethiopia’s desire to impose …

Israel and Hamas agree to Egyptian ceasefire initiative
Israel and Hamas have agreed to Egypt‘s ceasefire initiative, which would go into effect at 2am on Friday. Cairo will send two delegations to Gaza and Tel Aviv to ensure implementation and discuss next steps, under the directives of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The ceasefire ends 11-day conflict which left 232 Palestinians killed by Israeli …

Egypt allocates $500m for Gaza rebuilding efforts: Al-Sisi
Egypt, France, Jordan hold tripartite summit on Palestine-Israel ceasefire

Egyptâs Suez Canal Authority successfully re-floats EVER GIVEN, resumes navigation
âI thank every loyal Egyptian who contributed technically, practically to ending this crisis,” says Egyptian President Al-Sisi

Ever Given ship refloated after blocking Suez Canal for six days
Navigation in Suez Canal will be resumed once Ever Given is fully floated and anchored in the great bitter lakes, hopefully within hours

Ankara must abide by international law in order for Egypt-Turkey relations to improve: Source
Turkey needs to stop attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the countries of the region, says the Egyptian high-level source

Blinken phones Shoukry over boosting strategic partnership, promoting democracy
Blinken highlighted the importance of the strong US-Egypt strategic partnership, particularly in security and counterterrorism

Cairo hosts intra-Palestinian reconciliation dialogue
Sources told Daily News Egypt that 15 Palestinian factions will take part in the two-day intra-Palestinian dialogue held under the patronage of Egyptâs President Al-Sisi.

Biden sworn in as 46th US president, declaring âdemocracy has prevailedâ
As Biden assumes power, a new chapter of Egyptian-American relations will start. Egyptian-US coordination has always been standing in all regional issues

Egypt’s intelligence chief flies to Ramallah ahead of Palestinian elections
Chief of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel, also held a meeting with the heads of Jordanian and Palestinian intelligence services

Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal
The next general elections are scheduled for March 17, 2021. Until that date the Dutch government stays on as demissionary cabinet

Nile dam row: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan fail to reach consensus on negotiation mechanism
Sudan insists on mandating experts designated by AU to propose solutions, agreement over Nile dam. Both Egypt and Ethiopia rejected the Sudanese proposal.

UPDATE: Indonesia Sriwijaya Air plane crashes in waters off Jakarta
Human body parts and debris of Indonesia Sriwijaya Air plane were found, Captain EKo Surya Hadi, commander of Trisula coast guard ship, told a local TV.

Seattle mayor condemns “insurrection of extremists” at US Capitol
US President-elect Joe Biden condemned the “insurrection” at the US Capitol on Wednesday, after some Trump supporters broke into the building

World leaders react to US Capitol chaos, call it attack on democracy
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his shock saying “The outcome of this democratic election must be respected.”

Trump calls on Capitol protesters to go home, Biden says “it’s chaos”
The entire D.C. National Guard has been activated following breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to Jonathan Hoffman, chief spokesman for the Pentagon.

UPDATE: Protesters storm US Capitol, Electoral College votes count halted
“Capitol: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, stay away from exterior windows, doors. If outside, seek cover,” says Capitol Police.

Washington D.C. mayor orders citywide curfew as pro-Trump protests force Capitol lockdown
Supporters for outgoing Republican President Donald Trump pushed through barriers at the Capitol building, forcing a lockdown.

Egyptâs intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met with Hamdok, Al-Burhan, Hamidati in Khartoum
GIS head Abbas Kamel congratulated Sudanese people on the occasion of their independence day, stressing Egyptâs support to Sudan across all fields.

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree to hold 1-week of GERD negotiations
They also agreed that the new round of GERD talks will be held in the presence of observers and experts appointed by the African Union Commission.

Egypt’s Al-Sisi, Sudan’s Al-Burhan discuss regional developments
Al-Sisi congratulated Al-Burhan, Sudanese government and people on occasion of their independence day, stressing Egypt’s support to Sudan across all fields.

Taliban shadow provincial governor, 6 others killed in Afghanistan blast
  Taliban militants who are active in parts of the Faryab province have yet to make comments on the report.

Veteran Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed passes away at 76
Two of Wahid Hamed films were selected for list of best 100 Egyptian films in 20th Century; âAl-Laab Maa al-Kobarâ (Playing with Giants, 1991) and âAl-Bareeâ (The Innocent, 1985)

Egypt says Ethiopian statements on its internal affairs unacceptable
Egyptâs Foreign Ministry Spokersperson Ahmed Hafez said statements made by Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Egypt were âflagrant transgression.â

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry summons Ethiopia chargĂ© d’affaires in Cairo
Egypt Foreign Ministry summons, on Wednesday, Ethiopia chargĂ© d’affaires in Cairo over Addis Ababa’s recent remarks regarding Egyptian internal affairs

Egypt prosecution affirms no intention to charge police with Italyâs Regeni murder
Italian student reportedly researched independent labour unions in Egypt, says prosecution

3 massive blasts rock Aden’s airport in Yemen as new gov’t members arrive
3 massive explosions rocked Aden airport in Yemen on Wednesday as local officials were gathering to receive a plane carrying new power-sharing government