FIFA invites Libya to participate in 2021 pan-Arab tournament in Qatar

26 july 2020 - 06:33:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has received an invitation from FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, to participate in the FIFA-backed pan-Arab [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj, US Ambassador to Turkey agree on need for political solution in Libya

24 july 2020 - 17:22:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory

23 july 2020 - 23:02:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe striker, Aristide Bance, retires from international football

22 july 2020 - 17:15:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The much-travelled and flamboyant Burkinabe forward, Aristide Bance, has called time on his international team [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Kuwaiti officials discuss diplomatic ties, issues of common interest

19 july 2020 - 19:38:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, [...] Full text...

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Hosts Qatar confirm dates for the 2022 World Cup

15 july 2020 - 17:32:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The final phase of the next football World Cup will take place from 21 November to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: RwandAir to resume flights on August 1

15 july 2020 - 14:43:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir announced on Wednesday the resumption of international flights on   select African routes [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to review air services agreements with other countries over “unacceptable” treatment of Nigerian carriers

13 july 2020 - 17:23:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it will review the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with various [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Former President Aziz accused of trying to hand over an island to a Qatari prince

13 july 2020 - 15:02:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), charged with carrying out investigations into his governance for 11 [...] Full text...

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Inquiry into former president's governance resonates in Mauritanian press

11 july 2020 - 14:21:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press  [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Central African Republic don't feel inferior to the giants - Coach Zahoui

03 july 2020 - 18:43:50
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Although they are one of the weakest football teams in Africa, Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%

01 july 2020 - 13:08:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...

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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology

01 july 2020 - 13:07:13
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...

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Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting held on 30 June 2020

01 july 2020 - 12:52:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting on 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils US$1.5 billion global Covid-19 football relief plan

27 june 2020 - 16:49:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA has approved a Covid-19 relief plan that will make up to $1.5 billion available to [...] Full text...

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Libya welcomes Somali’s support for government of national accord

25 june 2020 - 22:46:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Taher Siala, Thursday thanked the Somali government and people [...] Full text...

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Libya, three other countries express reservations over Arab League resolution

24 june 2020 - 13:10:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced that its [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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FIFA celebrates World Environment Day

05 june 2020 - 19:12:33
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - “Our commitment to protecting our climate remains unwavering. We recognise the critical need for everyone to [...] Full text...

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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

04 june 2020 - 23:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian parliament rejects motion against foreign intervention in Libya

04 june 2020 - 15:27:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Parliament on Wednesday rejected a draft motion on any foreign intervention in Libya and the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria extends Coach Rohr's stay at the helm

31 may 2020 - 07:24:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has announced a two-year extension of the contract of Gernot Rohr as [...] Full text...

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String of stinging defeats for Haftar’s forces changing military, political picture in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 may 2020 - 09:49:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The recent string of defeats suffered by the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Marshal Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections

08 may 2020 - 17:00:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection in humans [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denies use of land by foreign powers for military operations

28 april 2020 - 23:18:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The Tunisian ministry of defence Tuesday strongly denied what it described as ’partisan rumours’ by several [...] Full text...

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2,000 COVID-19: Nigerians stranded abroad returning home from next week

21 april 2020 - 15:47:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that  2,000 of its citizens stranded abroad as a result [...] Full text...

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Former Libyan prime minister Abderrahim al-Kib dies

21 april 2020 - 10:46:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A former Libyan prime minister of the first post-Gaddafi transitional government in 2011, Abderrahim al-Kib, died [...] Full text...

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Deadlock in Libya's political, military situation continues (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

13 april 2020 - 12:46:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deadlock in Libya's political process following the resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Ghassan [...] Full text...

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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups

08 april 2020 - 19:22:14
Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...

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All international matches scheduled for June to be postponed

06 april 2020 - 10:21:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The FIFA-Confederations working group, which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya, Qatar to coordinate fight against virus

03 april 2020 - 11:32:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, has agreed with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad [...] Full text...

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Chadian opponent released in France

28 march 2020 - 18:01:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Mahamat Nouri, president of the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD), a Chadian politico-military [...] Full text...

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Somalia to receive debt relief under enhanced HIPC initiative - IMF

26 march 2020 - 06:22:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) say that Somalia [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of positive cases climb to 17 in Rwanda

21 march 2020 - 16:34:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in Rwanda have now reached 17 after six new cases were confirmed on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia suspends flights from 13 countries

19 march 2020 - 23:44:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has suspended flights from thirteen (13) countries and approved that individuals (Gambian and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda confirms four new cases

16 march 2020 - 05:42:04
Kigali, Rwanda(PANA) - Rwandan Health officials on Sunday confirmed four new cases bringing the total to 5 in last two [...] Full text...

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All set for 2020 Magical Kenya Open Golf championship

02 march 2020 - 13:15:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The  winner of the  2020 Magical Kenya Open Golf championship in Nairobi will take home Euros [...] Full text...

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UN releases emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus

02 march 2020 - 05:13:08
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has announced that $15 million dollars has been released from the its [...] Full text...

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Malian President to attend Africa-Qatar Forum in Doha

28 february 2020 - 14:52:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been invited to the Africa-Qatar Business Forum, holding March 24 [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways ranked last in Africa, Middle East airline on-time arrival rating

27 february 2020 - 13:31:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has been ranked last among ten carriers in the Middle East and Africa on [...] Full text...

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Libyan crisis, Palestinian cause at centre of talks between Tunisian, Qatari leaders

25 february 2020 - 09:28:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis and the Palestinian cause were at the top of issues discussed at the [...] Full text...

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Emir of Qatar arrives in Tunis for two-day visit

25 february 2020 - 05:00:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani, arrived in Tunis on Monday for a [...] Full text...

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Emir of Qatar to visit Tunisia from Monday

22 february 2020 - 14:02:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At the invitation of Tunisian President Kaïs Saied, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Frenchman Didier Six signs 3-year contract with FEGUIFOOT

14 february 2020 - 13:44:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The salary paid to Syli national coach Didier Six from France, aged 66, who has finally [...] Full text...

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Kenya military fires cannons to salute Moi's end of an era

12 february 2020 - 21:40:24
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan military concluded week-long mourning of retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who rose to [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways acquire 49 pct shareholding at RwandAir in first ever deal

06 february 2020 - 00:23:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Qatar Airways is set to acquire 49 percent shares in Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, in a [...] Full text...

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UN launches global initiative to keep top sports events safe from terrorism

04 february 2020 - 07:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters [...] Full text...

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Rwanda calls for the end of external interference as inter-Libyan dialogue opens in Brazzaville

30 january 2020 - 17:24:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of East African Community Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, [...] Full text...

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Early exit of Burundi's national football team from the Women's World Cup qualifiers (U-17)

27 january 2020 - 23:03:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Beaten in the first leg by a score of five goals to zero (0-5) on 12 [...] Full text...

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Malian President meets with the new FEMAFOOT executive committee

27 january 2020 - 16:42:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "We came to tell him that we have specific missions in the field of football development, [...] Full text...

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FIFA 2022 WC: Draw for next phase of Africa group qualifiers

22 january 2020 - 09:53:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the outcome of the draw for the next Africa group phase matches of the [...] Full text...

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Esperance de Tunis first African team in world clubs ranking

21 january 2020 - 20:55:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Esperance Sportive of Tunis (EST) has achieved a performance of 41 positions ahead in the world [...] Full text...

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Draw for Africa zone 2nd-round qualifiers for 2022 World Cup carried out

21 january 2020 - 18:54:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The draw for the second round of the Africa zone qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, to be [...] Full text...

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2022 WC: The draw for Africa zone groups on Tuesday

20 january 2020 - 21:22:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The draw for the groups of the qualifiers for the Africa zone of the “Qatar 2022” [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight preparations for Berlin Conference

19 january 2020 - 06:01:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on preparations for the Berlin International Conference on Libya scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Women's U20 World Cup: Burundi-Ethiopia (0-5)

18 january 2020 - 17:59:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  In the 2020 FIFA World Cup of Women Under-20 (U-20) qualifiers in Qatar, the Burundi national [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire in Libya: An opportunity to achieve peace through negotiations (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

13 january 2020 - 07:33:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – It is obviously too early to evaluate how the ceasefire proclaimed in Libya on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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War in Libya: Ex-UN official says it will "marginalize" the Sahel

12 january 2020 - 09:35:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Saying that the risk of "marginalization" of the Sahel region is real, Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, [...] Full text...

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Libya on agenda of Merkel's visit to Russia ahead of Berlin Conference

11 january 2020 - 14:06:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to visit Russia on Saturday where she would meet President [...] Full text...

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The effect of capture of Sirte by Haftar on the continuation of the Tripoli war (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

09 january 2020 - 23:56:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Four days following the capture of the city of Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli, by [...] Full text...

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African footballer of the year: Celebration of Sadio Mané in Dakar postponed until March

09 january 2020 - 00:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sadio Mané, crowned African footballer of the year 2019 in Egypt, had planned to travel straight [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman against a proxy war in Libya

08 january 2020 - 22:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "We don’t want Libya to be a place for proxy war", said the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda,Qatar agree to enhance military cooperation

07 january 2020 - 22:44:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwanda’s Minister of Defence Major- General Albert Murasira and a delegation of the Qatari armed forces [...] Full text...

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International community denounce bombing of military academy in Tripoli

06 january 2020 - 13:41:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  There has been a huge international outcry following the  shelling of a military academy in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 january 2020 - 00:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...

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Woman dies after fall of shell in ​​al-Fournaj in Tripoli

02 january 2020 - 23:03:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A woman died here Thursday after she was hit by a randomly fired shell in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Arab League Secretary-General

02 january 2020 - 11:12:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denounced the [...] Full text...

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Libya slams Arab League for 'double standards'

01 january 2020 - 13:05:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the Arab League, Saleh al-Chammakhi, has said that the Arab League's double standards [...] Full text...

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Tunisian political parties warn against deployment of Daech fighters in Libya

31 december 2019 - 22:43:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   - The leader of the Project for Tunisia movement, Mohsein Marzouk, Tuesday warned against a “Turkish plan [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: 2019 ends in Libya with another missed appointment with peace (By Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2019 - 11:15:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For eight years now, Libyans have had a recurring rhyme: missed appointment to achieve peace despite [...] Full text...

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LFA, QFA sign five-year cooperation agreement

29 december 2019 - 15:17:56
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The football associations of Liberia and Qatar have signed a five-year cooperation agreement, an official statement [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Qatar working hard to meet delivery deadlines

26 december 2019 - 12:11:53
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The curtains fell last Saturday at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 16th 2019 [...] Full text...

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Erdogan says Turkey will not stay passive in the face of Libyan bloodshed

25 december 2019 - 15:36:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country has not sent forces to Libya, [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON to be played in January-February - CAF president

24 december 2019 - 22:53:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) “Cameroun 2021” will not probably be played on the date [...] Full text...

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16th FIFA Club World Cup: Liverpool beat Flamengo 1-0 to lift trophy

22 december 2019 - 10:27:44
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - English Premiership side Liverpool on Saturday won the 16th FIFA Club World Cup by beating FC [...] Full text...

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FC Monterrey wins 3rd place in the Club World Cup

21 december 2019 - 18:03:52
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Mexico's FC Monterrey on Saturday took third place in the 16th edition of the FIFA Club [...] Full text...

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Libyan government forces attack large fief of Haftar troops west of Tripoli

21 december 2019 - 15:42:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday evening attacked Tarhouna town, used [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA-World Club: Klopp and Jesus throw flowers before their clash

21 december 2019 - 11:00:55
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - "Respect" is the term most evident in statements of the two coaches whose teams face off [...] Full text...

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Three African teams to play next edition of the Club World Cup 2021 in China

21 december 2019 - 10:49:42
Doha, Qatar (PANA) -  The lights will go out on Saturday on the 16th 2019 FIFA Football Club World Cup, [...] Full text...

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Qatar to host African Super Cup final in 2020

21 december 2019 - 09:26:03
Doha, Qatar (PANA) -  Qatar will host the African Super Cup final on 14 February 2020, according to an agreement [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup Final: Liverpool FC - Flamengo FC face off on Saturday in Doha

20 december 2019 - 17:52:37
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - FC Liverpool (England) and FC Flamengo (Brazil) will play the final of the 16th edition of [...] Full text...

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Can proxy war in Libya lead to direct military confrontation between foreign powers?(A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

19 december 2019 - 23:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The complexity of the Libyan conflict, which has gone through more than eight years of armed [...] Full text...

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Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Qatar invited to Berlin Conference on Libya: Erdogan

19 december 2019 - 10:53:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan has revealed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited his country [...] Full text...

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Liverpool joins Flamengo in final of the football WC of Clubs in Qatar

18 december 2019 - 22:06:00
Doha, Qatar (PANA)  -  FC Liverpool has qualified for the final of the 16th FIFA football World Cup after beating [...] Full text...

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Club World Cup: Espérance de Tunis beat Al-Sadd of Qatar

18 december 2019 - 14:25:35
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Esperance Sportif Tunis saved Africa's honour by beating Qatar's Al-Sadd 6-2 on Tuesday at Khalifa international [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA-World Club: Liverpool play Monterrey in second semi-final

18 december 2019 - 09:48:37
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The second semi-final match of the 16th 2019 FIFA Football Club World Cup will be played on [...] Full text...

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Esperance de Tunis breaks new record in football WC of Clubs

17 december 2019 - 23:10:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Esperance Sportive de Tunis has broken a new record, beating on Tuesday in Doha the Qatari [...] Full text...

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WC of Clubs: Flamengo (Brazil) beats Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) to reach finals

17 december 2019 - 22:57:02
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Flamengo of Brazil, Latin America’s champion, Tuesday qualified for the final of the 16th Football World [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup 2019: Esperance Sportif (Tunis) to boost image of African football against Al-Sadd (Qatar)

16 december 2019 - 21:13:16
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Reigning African champions Esperance Sportif of Tunis will try on Tuesday to snatch fifth place at [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: Flamengo (Brazil), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) to play the 1st semi-final

16 december 2019 - 18:09:38
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Flamengo from Brazil, champion of Latin America, and Asian champion Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia will on [...] Full text...

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Qatar airways lands in Botswana

16 december 2019 - 12:47:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways made its maiden landing in Gaborone, Botswana, on Sunday following President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi’s [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA-World Club: Fixtures for semi-final matches

16 december 2019 - 11:45:12
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal and Brazil's Flamengo will clash on 17 December in the semi-finals of the [...] Full text...

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Qatar to abolish foreign workers sponsorship system from 1 January

16 december 2019 - 10:08:26
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar will abolish the "Kafala" system from 1 January, the Director of Sustainable Development of the [...] Full text...

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Opportunities for political solution to Libyan crisis under stress with new wave of violence

16 december 2019 - 06:33:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Three days after the order by Marshal Khalifa Haftar to his Libyan National Army (LNA) troops [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, Turkish president discuss implementation of controversial MoUs

16 december 2019 - 05:38:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Qatar's Emir reiterates his support for the Government of National Accord and efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya

15 december 2019 - 13:28:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani, has reaffirmed his country's "support for the [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj discusses with Total officials about the company's projects in Libya

15 december 2019 - 11:09:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj talks with Turkish foreign, defence ministers on security, maritime MoUs

14 december 2019 - 13:54:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Turkish officials have met to discuss practical measures to implement the two Memorandums of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries on Human Development Index

11 december 2019 - 22:49:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries in terms of human development index (IDH) for 2019 [...] Full text...

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WC Qatar 2022: The draw for the second round to take place on 21 January in Cairo

11 december 2019 - 21:32:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Wednesday announced that the draw for the second round of [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways gains controlling stake in Rwandan airport

10 december 2019 - 09:58:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with the government of Rwanda for a 60% stake in [...] Full text...

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Qatar vows to continue supporting national unity government in Libya

04 december 2019 - 17:34:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad, reiterated his support for the national unity government in [...] Full text...

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Aguila Saleh discusses with Saudi King the latest developments in Libya

02 december 2019 - 18:37:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan parliamentary Speaker, Aguila Saleh, on Monday met with the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdel [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria to extend its natural gas pipeline to North Africa

29 november 2019 - 17:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Equatorial Guinea said that Nigeria is considering the viability [...] Full text...

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While waiting for the Berlin Conference, the language of weapons predominates in Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 november 2019 - 23:13:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The attack launched on Wednesday against the al-Fil oilfield in southwest Libya illustrates the predominance of [...] Full text...

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AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 november 2019 - 10:41:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political [...] Full text...

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Gambia to host 4-nation Zone II Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualifiers

19 november 2019 - 17:38:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will host four nations in Zone II beach Volleyball Olympic qualifiers in Banjul from [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Burundi’s coach confident on eve of clash against Morocco

18 november 2019 - 22:13:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Olivier Niyungeko, coach of the Burundi’s national football team, said here Monday, the eve of the [...] Full text...

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Will Russia's presence in Libya drive the United States to become more involved in the Libyan crisis?

18 november 2019 - 17:51:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent call by the US State Department to Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Qatar finances new tourist complex in southern Tunisia

17 november 2019 - 19:41:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A new high standard tourist complex, financed by Qatar, will be operational in early December in [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders slam the slow pace arrangement for the Berlin Conference on Libya.

15 november 2019 - 17:19:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four months after it was announced that the Berlin International Conference on Libya will hold in [...] Full text...

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Qatar airways’ direct Botswana service to boost tourism

14 november 2019 - 12:40:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways will start a direct service into Botswana that will boost the country’s tourism sector. This [...] Full text...

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Qatar invites Gambia U-23 side for int'l friendly

12 november 2019 - 16:44:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Qatar Football Association has invited The Gambia national Under-23 team to play their Qatari counterparts in [...] Full text...

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Cabinet: Government vehicles transport people free of charge to overcome shortage

10 november 2019 - 19:41:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The Sudanese government directed here Sunday that all cars and vehicles affiliated to public institutions must [...] Full text...

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Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes

06 november 2019 - 18:33:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Hailu shortlisted for IAAF Rising Star award

04 november 2019 - 13:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Lemlem Hailu is among five athletes shortlisted for the forthcoming IAAF Rising Stars Award, the [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

29 october 2019 - 11:49:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has been named as the host city for the 2022 Rugby World [...] Full text...

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German FM arrives in Libya to relaunch Berlin international conference on Libya (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 october 2019 - 07:46:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – German foreign minister Heiko Maas arrived in Libya on Sunday as part of a North African [...] Full text...

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Mohamed Magassouba confirmed as coach of Mali's national football team

24 october 2019 - 18:10:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) has confirmed the appointment of interim coach of Mali's national football [...] Full text...

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Western states pledge support for planned reforms of Sudan’s economy

24 october 2019 - 12:20:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, says his country [...] Full text...

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Sudanese peace talks successful, spokesman says

23 october 2019 - 17:20:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior government official has described the political deal signed with the Sudanese rebel groups under [...] Full text...

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Qatar to host 10th World Summit on Innovation for Education

21 october 2019 - 19:08:16
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The tenth edition of the World Summit on Innovation for Education (WISE) will hold from [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's head coach Vincent Mashami names provisional squad for Tanzania's friendly

12 october 2019 - 01:23:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwanda's head coach Vincent Mashami Friday summoned 27 players to face Tanzania in an international friendly [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's head coach Vincent Mashami names provisional squad for Tanzania's friendly

11 october 2019 - 23:00:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwanda's head coach Vincent Mashami Friday summoned 27 players to face Tanzania in an international friendly [...] Full text...

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Qatar Renews Support for Sudan

09 october 2019 - 19:52:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The petrodollar Arab state of Qatar on Wednesday sent a senior envoy to Khartoum to say [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman reaffirms need to invite all countries to conference on Libya

08 october 2019 - 22:05:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East

07 october 2019 - 18:10:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...

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Qatari team arrives to assess Gambia’s development needs

30 september 2019 - 18:49:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A high-level Qatari delegation has arrived in Banjul to make a first-hand assessment of the development [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè President congratulates Fabrice Zango, bronze medal winner at World Athletics Championships in Doha

30 september 2019 - 16:52:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has greeted his compatriot, Hugues Fabrice [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council sets conditions for holding the International Conference on Libya

30 september 2019 - 12:57:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has set conditions for holding  the International [...] Full text...

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Will hardening of positions of the main protagonists undermine Conference between Libyans? (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

30 september 2019 - 10:53:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conference of the various factions in Libya, which is intended, as part of the UN-sponsored [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to host 22nd African Senior Athletics Championships

27 september 2019 - 17:19:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroon, birthplace of the president of the African Athletics Confederation (CAA), Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, will host [...] Full text...

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Countries involved in Libyan crisis lay groundwork for an international conference on Libya

26 september 2019 - 19:56:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Foreign ministers of countries involved in the Libyan crisis met in New York on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation

25 september 2019 - 18:49:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Libyan High council of State wants Fayez al-Sarraj to take action against foreign interference

22 september 2019 - 16:53:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s high Council of State, a consultative assembly, has called on the chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Former Guinea international Diawara appointed assistant coach of national football team

21 september 2019 - 09:47:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinea international and team manager Kaba Diawara has been appointed assistant coach of the national [...] Full text...

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CHAN qualifiers 2020: Burundi vs Uganda, Burundian national coach confident

20 september 2019 - 20:45:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Jimmy Ndayizeye, coach of Burundi's national football team, said here Friday he was confident of the [...] Full text...

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Didier Six is new coach of Guinea Syli National

13 september 2019 - 21:36:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)    -   The French technician and former international footballer, Didier Six, was Friday appointed as new coach of [...] Full text...

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International conference on Libya in Germany, challenges and perspectives (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 18:44:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – There is a new ray of hope for a peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis with [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Qatar sign four new bilateral agreements

11 september 2019 - 22:12:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -   Gambian President Adama Barrow and the Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim [...] Full text...

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Libya's Gov't of National Accord blasts UAE's 'hostile attitude' in Tripoli War

08 september 2019 - 19:17:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denounced the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...

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2022 World Cup qualifiers: Burundi drew 1-1 with Tanzania

04 september 2019 - 19:03:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Intamba" National Junior Team (Swallows) on Wednesday at Bujumbura's "Intwari" Stadium, drew 1-1 with the [...] Full text...

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2022 World Cup: Mozambique beat Mauritius 1-0

04 september 2019 - 17:47:15
Belle-Vue, Mauritius (PANA) - Mozambique beat Mauritius 1-0 in a match for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, played at [...] Full text...

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FIFA unveils CAF World Cup qualifiers live streaming

04 september 2019 - 12:43:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Internatinal football governing body FIFA on Tuesday announced that it will live stream several of the [...] Full text...

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Burundi faces Tanzania in opening match of World Cup 2022 qualifiers

30 august 2019 - 15:49:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  national junior team is preparing to play  Tanzania on September 4 in Bujumbura as part [...] Full text...

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List of 23 Mauritanians for friendly match against Tunisia

29 august 2019 - 14:22:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of Mauritania national football team Mourabitounes, Corentin Martins, has released a list of 23 [...] Full text...

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France expected to push the Libyan crisis onto the G7 agenda

25 august 2019 - 16:44:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – French president, Emmanuel Macron is expected to table the Libyan crisis at the 45th summit of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui arrested

23 august 2019 - 22:14:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   A Tunisian security unit Friday arrested Nabil Karoui, businessman and one of the main candidates for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda extends contract of national football team coach

19 august 2019 - 16:00:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan sports officials on Monday extended for one year the contract of the national football team [...] Full text...

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'We shot down Emirati drone' used by Haftar's forces, says Tripoli-based gov't

19 august 2019 - 11:42:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli says its forces have shot down an [...] Full text...

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Libya slams Egyptian 'interference' in its internal affairs

15 august 2019 - 05:31:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has slammed Egypt [...] Full text...

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Libya: 'Eid al-Adha truce may have revived hopes of lasting solution to the war in Tripoli'

13 august 2019 - 18:12:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The truce observed by the warring parties around the Libyan capital during the Eid al-Adha festivities [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight air strike on Morzouk, preparations for Eid al-Adha

11 august 2019 - 17:23:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan newspapers last week focused on the deadly air strike against the city of Morzouk in [...] Full text...

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Somalia names stadium after slain Mogadishu mayor

10 august 2019 - 08:07:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia has named a stadium in the capital, Mogadishu, after its immediate past mayor, Abdirahman Omar [...] Full text...

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Will the guns fall silent in Tripoli during Eid al-Adha? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

09 august 2019 - 06:23:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – With the Muslim feast of Eid Al-Adha only a couple of days away, the special representative [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: South Africa's national football coach throws in the towel

02 august 2019 - 11:02:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) continues to claim victims as South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister, UN experts discuss violations of arms embargo

01 august 2019 - 12:09:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Bachagha met on [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Libya calls for truce on Eid Al Adha

30 july 2019 - 03:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé has called for a truce to be declared in [...] Full text...

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2022 WC qualifiers: Burundi-Tanzania, Sierra Leone - Liberia clash for preliminary round

29 july 2019 - 23:02:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The East African derby Burundi - Tanzania is certainly the clash of the preliminary round of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia bids farewell to President Béji Caïd Essebsi

27 july 2019 - 14:46:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians on Saturday accompanied President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died last Thursday at the age of [...] Full text...

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FIFA Clubs World Cup to be played 11-21 December

26 july 2019 - 18:33:56
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) : This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on 11 December, with the champions being [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup, Qatar 2019, to be played 11-21 December

26 july 2019 - 18:09:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) : This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on 11 December, with the champions being [...] Full text...

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Libyan crisis at centre of talks between UN Envoy and Emirati Foreign Minister

17 july 2019 - 10:03:47
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Affairs minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyane [...] Full text...

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Arab league rejects request for meeting on Libya

16 july 2019 - 16:24:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Arab League has rejected a request for an emergency meeting on Libya at the level [...] Full text...

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Five people injured in suicide bombing in Somalia

15 july 2019 - 16:50:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Five people were wounded on Sunday in a suicide bombing incident in the city of Dusa [...] Full text...

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AU needs to be more involved in resolving the Libyan crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

15 july 2019 - 12:08:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 12th African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit, held on 7 July in Niamey, Niger, to launch [...] Full text...

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Towards ratification of convention on establishment of Global Alliance for Arid Lands in Mali

10 july 2019 - 20:38:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Malian government adopted on Wednesday draft texts on the ratification of the Convention establishing the [...] Full text...

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Missiles belonging to French military 'found in Haftar's base'

10 july 2019 - 13:03:19
Paris, France (PANA) - France said on Wednesday that missiles belonging to its military forces have been found on a [...] Full text...

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Mozambique to be world’s second biggest gas exporter by 2024, says ENI chief

10 july 2019 - 05:14:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Mozambique will be the world’s second biggest natural gas exporter behind Qatar by 2024, the executive [...] Full text...

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Franco-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonné performs in Belgium

08 july 2019 - 16:16:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Franco-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonnute; Bala, after a brush with the police, managed to perform at a small [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Essebsi signs decree for presidential, parliamentary elections

05 july 2019 - 19:38:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Five days after leaving the military hospital of Tunis, where he was admitted following a serious [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'outraged' at Tripoli refugee detention centre attack, calls for independent investigation

03 july 2019 - 17:49:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expresses outrage at Tuesday's missile attack at a detention centre in [...] Full text...

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What calculations for warring parties in Libya after the Gharyan operation (Analysis)

03 july 2019 - 16:15:42
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The forces of the Libyan National Army, under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, suffered a [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2019: Elimination of Burundi welcomed in Bujumbura

02 july 2019 - 14:40:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - "A baby does not fill the cradle at birth," this adage summarizes the general feeling of [...] Full text...

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Air traffic resumes at Tripoli's Maitigua airport after brief suspension

01 july 2019 - 10:20:33
Tripoli , Libya (PANA) - Air traffic resumed on Monday at Maitigua airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, after [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council denounces Haftar's threats against Turkish ships, interests

30 june 2019 - 18:48:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya has denounced threats of [...] Full text...

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Marshal Haftar accuses Turkey of 'meddling' in Libyan crisis

29 june 2019 - 11:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Marshal Khalifa Haftar has ordered his air force [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Legislators propose nationalization of loss-making Kenya Airways

20 june 2019 - 18:04:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Parliamentary Committee on Transport has recommended the nationalization of loss-making Kenya Airways to save it [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2019: Mali national team leaves Doha for Cairo

18 june 2019 - 14:11:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After spending about ten days in Qatar, the national team of Mali left Doha on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, dies

17 june 2019 - 18:04:10
Cairo Egypt (PANA) - Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday following a malaise during a court appearance in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Burundi to play friendly match on Monday

15 june 2019 - 12:28:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian national football team will Monday play a friendly match with their Burundian counterparts at [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranked 15th in Africa in foreign direct investment

14 june 2019 - 16:53:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has been ranked 15th in Africa in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) received by [...] Full text...

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Burundi's national team coach names 23 players for 2019 Egypt AFCON

11 june 2019 - 13:37:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -  The coach of  Burundi's national football team, Intamba (Swallows), Olivier Niyungeko, on Tuesday issued a list [...] Full text...

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Desperate search for solution to military escalation near Tripoli (News Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

10 june 2019 - 12:04:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After more than two months of a military attack on Tripoli, the situation seems more than [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Mali President hands over national flag to the national team leaving for Egypt

06 june 2019 - 17:44:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "My son, I am happy and proud to hand you this flag, green-yellow-red, the colors of [...] Full text...

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Mali's Eagles head to Doha for preparatory training ahead of AFCON 2019

05 june 2019 - 14:32:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali's national senior team, Eagles, will on Thursday fly to Qatar for the last phase of [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate Eid El Fitr

04 june 2019 - 10:27:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are celebrating Eid El fitr feast on Tuesday, a communiqué from the Waqf General Authority [...] Full text...

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The Libyan situation looking more and more like ‘’Somalisation’’ (A PANA news analysis)

04 june 2019 - 04:29:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the war to take Tripoli from the Government of National Accord (GNA) enters its third [...] Full text...

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03 june 2019 - 21:59:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libyan religious leaders announced here Monday that Wednesday, June 5, is the first day of Eid [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Burundi’s national football team in Qatar for training session

03 june 2019 - 10:18:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s national football team arrived on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, for a two-week preparation [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: All the qualifiers for Round of 16 emerge

01 june 2019 - 06:10:55
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - With Day 3 matches concluded in all 6 groups, all the qualifiers for the Round of [...] Full text...

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Togo, Suriname sign diplomatic, service visa exemption deal

31 may 2019 - 21:56:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   - Togo and Suriname Thursday signed a deal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to cancel visas requirements for [...] Full text...

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Burundi national football team beats Black Eagle club in CAN preparation match

31 may 2019 - 21:43:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   The national football team, the "Intamba" (Swallows), defeated Aigle Noir, the 2018-2019 club champion, 2-1  at [...] Full text...

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Continued fighting reduces prospects for Libya to emerge from its complex crisis (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

31 may 2019 - 14:31:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The war in Tripoli is  bogged down and seems set to be prolonged in the face [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria hopes to finish among best third-placed teams, Mali for direct qualification

30 may 2019 - 21:26:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Nigeria drew 1-1 against Ukraine on Thursday in Bielsko-Biala in its third match in Group D [...] Full text...

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Burundi president's family donates US$1,644 to national team for CAN

30 may 2019 - 14:28:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday, donated 3 million Burundian francs (equivalent to US$ 1,644) as [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Senegal tops Group A, Nigeria for a place in the Round of 16

29 may 2019 - 21:35:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal ended its Group A matches at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup in Lodz with a [...] Full text...

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U20 World Cup: Senegal, Mali progress to next stage of competition

28 may 2019 - 23:46:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Malian "Eaglets", defending African champions, after being led 2-0 and then 1-3 by Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Results of Day 2 matches in Groups C and D

28 may 2019 - 05:16:47
Tychy, Poland (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 2 Groups C and D matches at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Day 2 matches in Groups C and D

27 may 2019 - 07:37:54
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - Here are Day 2 matches in Groups C and D at the ongoing 2019 FIFA Under-20 [...] Full text...

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