(2021-01-05). Covid-19: Egypt health minister under fire for attending wedding amid pandemic. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Egypt health minister under fire for attending wedding amid pandemic | Social media users have contrasted the minister violating lockdown measures with the dire state of Egypt's overwhelmed hospitals | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 11: 47 | The large wedding was compared to scenes of hospitals and medical staff facing shortages in Egypt (Screengrab/Twitter) | Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed has come und…
(2021-01-05). Central African Republic: Respect final results of the election, UN and partners urge. news.un.org Senior officials from the United Nations and regional organizations have called on all political actors in the Central African Republic (CAR) to respect the final results of the recent presidential elections, and to settle any disputes peacefully and in accordance with the country's laws.
(2021-01-05). Late Ayat. Mesbah Yazdi also famous among Sunnis: Zakzaki. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaki, Leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), hailed salient characteristics of senior Iranian cleric late Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, saying the Ayatollah was famous not only among Shias but also Sunnis.
(2021-01-05). Arab quartet restores relations with Qatar after years-long blockade. laprensalatina.com Riyadh, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt fully restored diplomatic relations with Qatar as of Tuesday following a three-and-a-half-year blockade after they had accused Doha of sponsoring terror. "What happened today is a complete end to the disputes and the complete recovery of diplomatic relations, which will apply to …
(2021-01-05). Easing into a New Normality of the Crisis. indybay.org With the intertwining of the Corona and economic crises, massive distribution struggles are already looming. Society, in a collective effort to prevent illness, has downsized its economic activity. This collective decision must not serve to enrich a few. The radical taxation of the great fortunes is an indispensable moment to face the Corona crisis.
(2021-01-04). Minneapolis police terrorize family after murdering their son. wsws.org In the first documented killing by Minneapolis police since the murder of George Floyd, 23-year-old Somali-American immigrant Dolal Idd was killed in a barrage of gunfire under murky circumstances.
(2021-01-04). Open Arms Lands Eritrean Migrants in Sicily. telesurenglish.net The Italian authorities on Monday allowed the Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms to dock in Porto Empedocle in Sicily to disembark the 265 sub-Saharan migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea a few days ago. | RELATED: | Among those saved are 63 minors, six babies under three years of age, and 14 women, one of whom is in the ninth month of pregnancy. | Doctors from the Office of Maritime Health (USMA…
(2021-01-04). Tripoli academy still reeling a year after UAE attack in Libya. middleeasteye.net 
Tripoli academy still reeling a year after UAE attack in Libya | Survivors call for justice and relive painful memories of the drone strike on a military college that killed 26 unarmed youths | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 10: 39 | Brigadier General Khaled Ali Ahmed bin Omar stands at the site of the drone strike in a military academy in Tripoli (MEE/Daniel Hilton) | The blast hole has been filled in, the con…
(2021-01-04). Egypt: Man who filmed chaos in Covid-hit hospital questioned by police. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Man who filmed chaos in Covid-hit hospital questioned by police | Footage from the al-Husseiniya hospital shows patients struggling to breathe and medical staff collapsed on the floor, as oxygen allegedly runs out | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 11: 53 | "> | The image of this nurse collapsed on the floor has raised concern over the situation in Egypt, which is stru…
(2021-01-04). Egypt Licenses Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use. telesurenglish.net Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed said that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has been officially licensed for emergency use in Egypt. | RELATED: | "The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) will send us the official license early in the morning, which it has already issued today," he announced. | Egypt received the first batch of Sinopharm vaccines on Dec. 10. The minister said that the batch…
(2021-01-04). South African COVID-19 Variant 'More of a Problem' Than UK One, Health Secretary Matt Hancock Says. sputniknews.com A new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in South Africa. Known as 501.V2, the new variant of the virus carries mutations in its spike protein, which it uses to penetrate host cells and cause infection.
(2021-01-04). Algerian court acquits three former Bouteflika regime officials, including his brother. peoplesdispatch.org In a setback to the popular Hirak resistance movement in Algeria, a court acquitted three officials of the erstwhile regime of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, including his brother Said Bouteflika, multiple news outlets reported on January 2, Saturday. Bouteflika's regime was toppled by a popular revolution in 2019. Apart from the ex-president's brother, two powerful former spy chiefs, Mohamed Mediene and Bachir Tartag, were acquitted by the military appeals court on Saturday after a retrial cleared them of conspiracy charges. | The three had been sentenced to 15 years in prison in September 2019 after being c…
(2021-01-04). Martyrdom anniv. of martyrs of Resistance marked in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Supporters of Nigerian Muslim Leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky marked 1st martyrdom anniversary of Iran's top commander Gen. Soleimani and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Nigeria on Mon.
(2021-01-04). US presence in West Asia has come to its ending days: IMN. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) issued a statement on the occasion of 1st martyrdom anniversary of Gen. Soleimani, stating that US presence in West Asia has reached its ending days.
(2021-01-04). Sudan warns of spike in Ethiopian refugees as Tigray conflict renewed. laprensalatina.com Khartoum, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- The flow of Ethiopian refugees fleeing an armed conflict in Tigray into Sudan has increased over the past few days as the violence has flared up, Sudanese authorities said on Monday. Ethiopian government forces have been fighting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the region bordering Eritrea since 4 November. …
(2021-01-04). Australian woman activist arrested in Tanzania over social media post. laprensalatina.com Sydney, Australia, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- An Australian activist, who has renounced her Islamic faith and now campaigns for women's rights, has been arrested and charged in Tanzania over a social media post. The activist had criticized the president of the African country for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. A Foreign Ministry official told EFE …
(2021-01-03). Libyans begin using new currency rate after years of division. middleeasteye.net 
Libyans begin using new currency rate after years of division | Unifying the exchange rate was a condition agreed in a deal between Libya's rival powers | Sun, 01/03/2021 – 15: 54 | Libya set a new currency rate against the US dollar to unify its foreign exchanges (AFP) | Libyans on Sunday began using a new unified currency rate aimed at ending discrepancies between the rates used in the c…
(2021-01-03). Africa in Review 2020: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Imperatives of the 21st Century. globalresearch.ca Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa does not in any way rival the existing public health situation in Western Europe and the United States, the presence of a new variant in South Africa and other regions of …
(2021-01-03). Kenyan clinical officers end strike after government agrees to most of their demands. peoplesdispatch.org The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers and the government signed a 17-point return to work agreement which addresses major issues such as comprehensive health insurance and hospitalization for health workers who have contracted the infection…
(2021-01-03). UN condemns back-to-back attacks in Central African Republic. news.un.org The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, succeeding assaults launched by armed groups in Damara on Saturday and Bangassou on Sunday.‚ÄØ…
(2021-01-03). Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for killing troops in Mali. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for killing French troops in Mali.
(2021-01-03). The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (NUN) Rossing Branch & The Struggle of Namibian Workers. indybay.org Namibian labor lawyer Hewat Beukes who represents the the Miners Union of Namibia Rossing branch leaders talks about their case.
(2021-01-02). Algeria clears Bouteflika's brother of conspiracy. middleeasteye.net 
Algeria clears Bouteflika's brother of conspiracy | While Said Bouteflika remains in detention pending corruption charges, military court frees former spy chief | Sat, 01/02/2021 – 14: 09 | In 19 May 2012 file photo, Said Bouteflika attends the Algiers funeral of the late singer Warda Al-Jazairia (AFP) | An Algerian court cleared former president Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika's once powerful broth…
(2021-01-02). At least 70 civilians killed in militant attacks in Niger — reports. rt.com 
Militants killed at least 70 civilians in coordinated attacks on two villages in Niger, near the border with Mali, Reuters has reported, citing security sources. Jihadist attacks are commonplace in the region. | Local media reported on Saturday that the attacks took place in the villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye. Dozens are feared to have died in the violence. | Also on rt.com | | The border regions of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have been a hotbed of…
(2021-01-02). Drone Murder Has Been Normalized. zcomm.org I'm old enough to remember when drone murders were shocking. Heck, I even recall a few people calling them murders…
(2021-01-02). "Cobra Kai," "Surviving Death" and Nicolas Cage on swearing: Everything coming to Netflix in January. salon.com Along with those delights, Netflix also hosts intriguing documentaries on minimalism and meditation this month…
(2021-01-02). Explosion in Somalia kills 3, injures 10. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — Local media outlets in Somalia reported on Saturday that an explosion in Mogadishu has left 3 people killed and 10 others injured.
(2021-01-02). Four terrorists killed in Algeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — The Algerian army on Saturday announced that it has killed four terrorists in an operation at 90 km west of capital Algiers.
(2021-01-02). Public 'Lost Confidence' in Authorities as Floods Displace a Million People in South Sudan — Report. sputniknews.com South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Since 2013, it has been engulfed in an armed conflict over control between two rival ethnic groups, the Dinka and the Nuer, leading to the killing of thousands and the displacement of millions. Ongoing floods are yet another story of the northeast African nation's struggle.
(2021-01-02). Al-Qaeda Branch Claims Responsibility for Killing 3 French Troops in Mali – SITE Group. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), a branch of the al-Qaeda terror group* in Mali, has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on three French servicemen in the African country, according to the US-based jihadist-tracking SITE Intelligence Group.