New Year’s Eve

Monday official holiday for Egyptian bank employees
Egypt

Monday official holiday for Egyptian bank employees

The Central Bank of Egypt announced that the end of the fiscal year for banks operating in Egypt on December…
Thousands of tourists celebrate New Year’s Eve in Egypt
Egypt

Thousands of tourists celebrate New Year’s Eve in Egypt

Thousands of tourists celebrated New Year’s Eve across Egypt, with two facades of the Abu Simbel temple in Aswan illuminated…
France’s COVID curfew-busting rave finally busted
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France’s COVID curfew-busting rave finally busted

An illegal New Year’s rave in northwestern France has been broken up by police, some 36 hours after it began, Interior…
Photos | Egyptians ring in the new year despite surge in COVID-19 infections
Egypt

Photos | Egyptians ring in the new year despite surge in COVID-19 infections

In the face of a vicious second wave of coronavirus, hundreds of Egyptians defied the government’s precautionary measures against the…
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
Middle East

Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings…
Turkey arrests 70 Islamic State suspects ahead of New Year: Anadolu
Middle East

Turkey arrests 70 Islamic State suspects ahead of New Year: Anadolu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) ⁠— Turkish police detained 70 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State in nationwide raids early on Monday,…
UK ‘terrorist’ stabbing suspect held under mental health law
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UK ‘terrorist’ stabbing suspect held under mental health law

  A British probe into a stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year’s Eve which injured three people…
UK counter-terror police probe Manchester knife attack
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UK counter-terror police probe Manchester knife attack

  British counter-terrorism police were investigating a multiple stabbing in which the suspect reportedly shouted “Allah” at a Manchester railway…
Cold weather expected for Monday, Cairo 18C
Egypt

Cold weather expected for Monday, Cairo 18C

  Meteorologists predict cold weather on Monday across Egypt during daylight hours, milder on southern Upper Egypt and growing colder…
Thousands of tourists flock to Red Sea hotels to celebrate Christmas
Egypt

Thousands of tourists flock to Red Sea hotels to celebrate Christmas

  Thousands of tourists are pouring into Hurghada and Red Sea hotels to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Tourist…
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