Monthly Archives: September 2024

The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

Muhamad khalil Tunisia (AP) — The official start of the presidential campaign season in Tunisi began on Saturday, a day after Tunisians took their anger to the streets of the capital to decry what protesters say is the deteriorating state of the country. In what appeared to be the largest …

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Senegal’s media outlets stage a blackout day to bring attention to press freedom concerns

Muhamad Yehia DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Media organizations in Senegal staged a blackout day on Tuesday to protest a government crackdown they say targets them directly and is aimed at curtailing press freedoms in the West African country. Television screens went blank on the main TV stations TFM, ITV and …

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Senegal’s president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election

Muhamad khalil DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. The new election will take place Nov. 17, Faye said in a televised address Thursday evening …

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Algerian court certifies Tebboune’s landslide reelection win

Muhamad Yehia ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s constitutional court on Saturday certified the landslide victory of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in last weekend’s election after retabulating vote counts that he and his two opponents had called into question. The court said that it had reviewed local voting data to settle questions about irregularities that …

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Biden to host ‘Quad’ leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown

Muhamad khalil WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to host a summit of the so-called Quad leaders in …

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California

Muhamad Yehia In a press conference from his Los Angeles-area golf club, former President Donald Trump revisited several topics from Tuesday night’s debate, repeating several false and misleading claims on issues including crime, the economy and immigration. Here’s are the facts: Trump again falsely claims crime skyrocketed under the Biden administration CLAIM: New …

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After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling

Muhamad Yehia ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order Thursday night temporarily freezing the matter …

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The president of Comoros is ‘slightly injured’ in a knife attack, his office says

Muhamad khalil MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros was “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader on Friday, his office said. One other person was also hurt trying to protect him, authorities said. President Azali …

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Israel strikes Gaza as an American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried

Muhamad Yehia DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit central and southern Gaza overnight into Saturday, killing at least 14 people as friends and family members of a Turkish-American activist killed by an Israeli soldier prepared to honor her in a funeral. The airstrikes in Gaza City hit one home …

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Meet the straight ally who is protesting Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill

Muhamad Yehia ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Texas Kadiri Moro stood in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Accra on Thursday, dressed in short pink Speedos and a pink polo shirt. Accompanied by trumpet players, carrying a banner with slogans including, “Why should a society of evildoers judge others?” …

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