CAIRO - Egypt is to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the CAF says.
BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi people are killed and six others injured in a bomb car blast in Tikrit.
KHARTOUM - Sudanese President says he would not mind handing power over to the army.
LONDON - Heathrow airport resumes operation after a brief hiatus due to a drone in the vicinity.
BRUSSELS - UK minister of state rules out the possibility of postponing UK exiting from the EU.
BRUSSELS - The EU reiterates the call for ending the Israeli blockade on Gaza Strip.
WASHINGTON - The World Bank revises downwards the forecasts of global economic growth to 2.9 percent in 2019. (end) gb