Pezeshkian who rose to power in parliament AP) — After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was “unacceptable in the Islamic Republic to arrest a girl for her hijab and then hand over her dead body to her family.” Days later as nationwide protests …
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Tunisia’s leader dissolves parliament
sahar ragab- muhamad yehia TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president dissolved parliament Wednesday in the latest blow to the North African country’s young democracy. President Kais Saied announced the decision in a televised address, after lawmakers led by the opposition Islamist party held a virtual session seeking to annul moves …
Read More »Tunisia sets elections for October
muhamad yehia Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian leader has scheduled the next presidential election for October without saying whether he will seek a second term after five tumultuous years at the head of the North African nation once seen as a model of democracy for the Arab world. President Kais Saied set Oct. …
Read More »Life and death in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike slammed into a residential building next to the main medical center in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, wounding at least seven people, hospital authorities and witnesses said Wednesday. Nasser Hospital sits in the western part of the city, which is …
Read More »Central African Republic faces increased rebel activity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Activities of armed groups in the volatile Central African Republic have increased, complicating a security landscape that has seen a spillover of the conflict in neighboring Sudan, U.N. experts warn in a new report. The panel of experts cite confirmed reports of air raids by the …
Read More »aaThe deputy leader of the Lebanese militant grop Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaz
BEIRUT (AP) — The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza. “If there is a cease-fire in Gaza, we will stop without any discussion,” Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, said in an …
Read More »Rep. Lloyd Doggett first Democrat in Congress to rep .lloydto call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race
Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party’s nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing …
Read More »Depiction of Nepali Faces by Egyptian Artists
muhamad khalil . Sahar Ragab The Embassy of Nepal in Cairo hosted an Art Exhibition titled “Curves & Wires: Depiction of Nepali Faces by Egyptian Artists” at the Embassy, as part of efforts aimed at promoting cultural collaboration between the two nations. The exhibition featured an array of artworks from …
Read More »Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine
Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. That, in turn, has brought new threats by President Vladimir Putin to retaliate against the West — either directly or indirectly. …
Read More »2 Algerian journalists arrested
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian authorities arrested two journalists for publishing a video showing businesswomen protesting how they were treated at a government-sponsored event. Journalists in Algeria have faced mounting repression since President Abdelmadjid Tebboune came to power four years ago, with possible long jail time on flimsy charges, experts …
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