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Egypt turns South: Sisi courts African business at El-Alamein

Egypt

Egypt turns South: Sisi courts African business at El-Alamein

Eighty-five percent of African private-sector transactions are conducted with companies outside the continent. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi used that figure on Saturday to open the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, a three-day business summit in the Mediterranean city of El-Alamein.

Plot allegedly directed from Iran by third-party handler

Iran

Plot allegedly directed from Iran by third-party handler

Two Iranian nationals appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with plotting acts of terrorism involving the use of a homemade bomb to attack the Jewish community in northern England at the behest of a figure believed to be based in Iran.

Flydubai co-pilot tried to seize control, UAE says

United Arab Emirates

Flydubai co-pilot tried to seize control, UAE says

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a "terrorist attack" during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM.

Mecca pact mulls talks over strikes on Houthis

Yemen

Mecca pact mulls talks over strikes on Houthis

Pakistan's foreign minister said Iran has suggested engaging Yemen's Houthis politically after attacks by the group, an idea a committee of the Mecca defence pact will discuss at an emergency meeting in Riyadh next week.

FAO shows the door to its pro-Palestinian staffer

United Nations

FAO shows the door to its pro-Palestinian staffer

A former senior UN food agency official has said he has launched an appeal against his dismissal, alleging it was motivated by his stance on hunger in Gaza, in a case that has exposed tensions within the Rome-based organisation.

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