Egypt to hike Cairo metro fares from next July: state newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will raise the price of tickets on Cairo’s loss-making metro system from next July, tripling the present fare for many commuters, the state-owned newspaper al-Ahram said on Sunday.
Chad reshuffles finance, other key ministries – decree
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Sunday appointed Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul as minister of finance and also named new economy, foreign affairs, security and justice ministers, a presidential decree showed.
From Jerusalem, Netanyahu offers Christians personal tours of Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to play tour guide to Christian pilgrims on Sunday in a message relayed from Jerusalem, whose recognition as Israel’s capital by U.S. President Donald Trump has split global Christ…
Tunisia bans UAE airlines from landing in its territory
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has banned all airlines from the United Arab Emirates from landing in its territory, the Tunisian transport ministry said on Sunday.
Three workers die in gas accident at Libyan oilfield: source
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Three workers, two of them Sudanese, died in an accident at Libya’s Zelten oil and gas field on Saturday, an oil source said.
Venezuela frees 36 jailed opponents in Christmas gesture
CARACAS (Reuters) – Three dozen opponents of Venezuela’s socialist government were released from prison and reunited with their families on Sunday as part of a wider Christmas release, a local rights group said.
South Sudan army, rebels clash hours after ceasefire
NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army clashed with rebels in an oil-producing region early on Sunday, both sides said, shattering a ceasefire hours after it came into effect.
Sudan, Turkey to set up ‘strategic cooperation council’, boost trade ties
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Turkey and Sudan have agreed to set up a “strategic cooperation council” to strengthen economic ties, their presidents said at a news conference in Khartoum on Sunday after the first visit by a Turkish leader to the African nation….
Turkey to hire 110,000 new public servants in 2018
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday that Turkey would employ an additional 110,000 public servants in 2018 including teachers, medical and religious personnel.
Egypt detains 15 after dozens attack Coptic church south of Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have detained 15 people pending an investigation into an attack on an unlicensed Coptic Christian church in a village south of Cairo, a security source said on Sunday.
