Monthly Archives: August 2024

A ship in the Red Sea is targeted

Muhamad Yehia (AP) — A ship in the Red Sea was targeted in a third attack suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels Tuesday in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said. The attacks come as the rebels’ main sponsor, Iran, weighs possible retaliation against …

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محمد يحيى أثنت الحكومة البريطانية على تراجع أعمال الشغب التي اجتاحت البلاد لمدة أسبوع، واستهدفت المساجد ومراكز إيواء المهاجرين، مسفرة عن إصابة العشرات من عناصر الشرطة. وأكدت السلطات أن استجابة القضاء السريعة أدت إلى اعتقال أكثر من 900 شخص وتقديمهم للمحاكمة بسرعة، مع بقاء البلاد في حالة تأهب. وألغى رئيس …

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JADE Textile one of Turkish investments in Egypt

Sahar Ragab Ambassador Saleh Mutlu Shen, the Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, accompanied by a number of Egyptian journalists, inspected the “JADE Textile” factory in the Tenth of Ramadan City, JADE is one of the largest Turkish investments in Egypt in the field of sportswear and textiles. Ambassador Shen explained during …

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Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was convicted Thursday in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “ tuna bond ” scandal and swept into a U.S. court. A federal jury in New York delivered the verdict. Chang was accused of accepting payoffs to …

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As South Sudan’s oil revenues dwindle

Muhamad yehia JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven’t been paid in nine months. Some soldiers and civil servants are turning to side hustles or abandoning their jobs. …

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Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate

Muhamad yehia PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign has been generating. …

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Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel

Muhamad Yehia ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. Turkey’s ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court …

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Bolivia’s president promises public votes on fuel subsidies

Muhamad yehia LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s socialist President Luis Arce said Tuesday national referenda would be held soon on the removal of politically combustible fuel subsidies and on the constitutionality of presidential reelections, offering for the first time a concrete path out of the country’s economic morass and …

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Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Bangladesh

  Muhamad yehia DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh …

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What polling shows about Minnesota Gov

Muhamad yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to the vast majority of Americans. But his track record in his home state offers clues on what he might bring to the Democratic ticket. In 2022, he won young …

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