History and Politics

The former head of Kazakhstan’s domestic intelligence agency has been detained on suspicion of high treason after he was fired amid violent protests.

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A court has found a leading Egyptian human rights activist guilty of insulting a judicial election commission in a tweet he posted last year following a national vote.

The misdemeanour court in the capital, Cairo, fined Hossam Bahgat 10,000 Egyptian pounds (about $636) on Monday, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a rights group founded by Bahgat.

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Algeria's army chief visits Egypt

Algeria's army chief of staff Said Chengriha on Sunday started an official visit to Egypt for talks with Egyptian military officials on issues of common interest, according to the Algerian military, Anadolu reports.

A military statement cited by the Algerian state television said Chengriha was invited by Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki to attend the EDEX 2021 defense exhibition in Egypt, due to open on Monday.

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Sudan’s military says several Sudanese soldiers were killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces in a disputed border region. In a statement on Saturday, Sudan’s military said “our forces tasked with securing the harvest in Al-Fashaqa… were attacked by groups of Ethiopian army forces and militias, who sought to intimidate farmers and spoil the harvest season.”The Reuters news agency, citing military sources, said at least six soldiers had been killed in the attack.

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Iran has said it will resume multilateral talks on November 29 in Austria’s capital, Vienna, aimed at reviving the country’s nuclear deal with world powers.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, who became Tehran’s chief negotiator in mid-September, said on Wednesday the date was set in a phone call with European Union mediator Enrique Mora.

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Ethiopia is in critical stage

Ethiopia’s council of ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately, according to state-affiliated media.

The move came after fighters from the northern Tigray region said in recent days they had captured the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in the neighbouring Amhara region. The Tigrayan fighters, who have been fighting federal government forces for a year, also indicated they might advance further south, on the capital, Addis Ababa.

The government said soldiers were still battling for control for the two key towns, some 400km (250 miles) from Addis Ababa.

Much of northern Ethiopia is under a communications blackout and access for journalists is restricted, making battlefield claims difficult to verify independently.

Earlier on Tuesday, authorities in Addis Ababa told residents to register their weapons in the next two days and prepare to defend the city.

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