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June 25, 2020 at 10:08 pm

UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic

CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a "huge"...

February 13, 2020 at 2:00 am

Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlement

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on the USS...

January 31, 2020 at 4:58 am

In Egypt, 12-year-old girl dies after genital mutilation

CAIRO (AP) — A 12-year-old girl died this week in southern Egypt after her parents brought her to a doctor who performed female genital mutilation,...

January 30, 2020 at 1:03 am

Libya says oil shutdown losses have risen to $560 million

CAIRO (AP) — Losses from the closures of Libya's major oil fields and production facilities have continued to increase, surpassing $560 million for a 10-day...

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January 24, 2020 at 11:30 am

Sudan government signs initial peace deal with rebel group

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government Friday signed a preliminary peace deal with one of several rebel groups that had fought the government of ousted...

January 10, 2020 at 2:42 am

Egypt blames Ethiopia for latest failure of Nile dam talks

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is blaming Ethiopia for the failure of the latest round of talks on the construction of a controversial Nile dam, a...

January 9, 2020 at 3:51 am

Libya’s east-based forces shoot down suggestion of a truce

CAIRO (AP) — A spokesman for one of Libya's rival factions has said its forces will keep fighting for the country's capital after Russia and...

January 3, 2020 at 12:08 am

Sudanese military plane crashes in West Darfur, 16 killed

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese military plane crashed in the western Darfur region, killing all 16 people on board including two women and two children,...

January 2, 2020 at 7:41 am

Egypt mob sexual attack on New Year’s Eve sparks controversy

CAIRO (AP) — A video from Egypt showing a woman enduring a mob sexual assault on New Year's Eve was deemed authentic by the country's...

December 26, 2019 at 2:44 am

UN condemns attack that killed 17 civilians in north Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has condemned the shelling of a busy market that killed at least 17 people earlier this week in northern...