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Latest in Politics
Libya Parliament denies sending envoy to Turkey ‘to take orders’
Delegation of Libyan MPs allegedly meets Turkish officials in Ankara over armed factions in Libyan capital, according to media reports
German Foreign Minister visits Egypt for Palestine-Israel peace talks
Negotiations between Palestinians and Israeli have been at halt for years due to political stalemate
Egypt’s newly appointed MPs to receive membership cards on Sunday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has asked new House of Representatives to start first session on Tuesday
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.
2 Egyptians held hostage on boat in Nigeria return home
Egypt affirms priority of protecting all expatriates, says Foreign Ministry
President Al-Sisi, Cypriot counterpart discuss bilateral relations
Top-level conversation touches on latest updates regarding regional issues, including Eastern Mediterranean region
Twitter pulls the plug permanently on Trump’s account
Twitter also permanently banned the Trump campaign’s account @TeamTrump after the account shared the same four-tweets from account @POTUS.
Africa CDC says continent’s confirmed coronavirus cases pass 2.95 million
South Africa currently has the most coronavirus cases in the African continent with 1,170,590, followed by Morocco with 448,678 infections
3 Egyptians killed in Umrah traffic accident, others wounded
Bodies of Egyptian citizens returned home for funeral rites
Shoukry, Israeli counterpart discuss preparations for Quartet meeting
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has held a telephone meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in preparation for a Quartet meeting in the coming days.
Washington DC mayor extends public emergency for 15 days as Capitol chaos leaves 4 dead
Confrontations between law enforcement officers and protesters have caused injuries from both sides. At least 4 people have died around the Capitol area
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.
US Congress convenes to formally count Electoral College votes
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, on Wednesday dismissed Trump’s allegations of widespread fraud in the White House race.
5 soldiers, civilian killed in Cameroon explosion
Separatists have been clashing with government forces since 2017 in a bid to create an independent nation in Cameroon two English-speaking regions
President Al-Sisi meets General Intelligence Chief over national security, international updates
Kamel briefed Egyptian President on outcomes of General Intelligence’s latest actions, manoeuvres, visits
Prosecution orders release of Seif El-Din Ahmed, Nazly Mustafa in Fairmont rape case
Public Prosecution is currently carrying out investigations into the alleged rape incident, which took place in 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo
Egypt’s President Al-Sisi receives Ghanaian president’s special envoy
Egypt’s President stressed the special status Ghana enjoys with the Egyptian people, pointing to Egypt’s keenness to strengthen Egyptian-Ghanaian relations
Egyptian president, US treasury secretary discuss bilateral cooperation, regional issues
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi also highlighted the vital role the Egypt-US partnership played in achieving stability in the Middle East region.
Opinion| Small fry attempts to transform into big fish as Gulf reconciliation finally occurs
Qatari-Gulf reconciliation may turn out to be mere temporary appeasement of Arab dispute, depending on consequences of regional and international changes
Egypt signs reconciliation agreement with Qatar to end 3-year rift
Saudi Arabia, Qatar reopen borders as part of reconciliation deal
Inequality, economic decline fuel social polarisation, right-wing movements
Provision of social safety nets can prevent this slide into political unrest
South Korea to dispatch delegation to Iran for release of oil tanker, sailors
Iran Government spokesman said Tuesday that South Korea has taken as “hostage” over $7bn of Iranian assets, in response to Iranian seizure of oil tanker
UK PM imposes new coronavirus lockdown on England
Scottish First Minister also announced that Scotland would enter a new lockdown from midnight on Monday, as well as a shutdown of schools until Feb. 1
Iran says seizure of South Korean oil tanker “normal” procedure
The South Korean oil tanker was confiscated on the orders of the provincial judicial authority, and then directed to the port of Bandar Abbas,
Lebanon imposes lockdown for 25 days amid surge in coronavirus cases
Lebanon’s number of coronavirus infections increased on Monday by 2,861 to 192,139, while death toll went up by 13 to 1,512.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar to reopen land, air, sea borders: Kuwaiti FM
Saudi Arabia and Qatar will reopen land, air and sea borders starting Monday, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said