Daily Archives: 16 October، 2024

Travel bans unnecessary as Rwanda’s Marburg fever situation improves

Cairo – muhamad Yehia The head of Africa’s leading public health agency announced on Thursday that the Ebola-like Marburg fever outbreak in Rwanda is under control, making travel bans to the East African nation unnecessary. Rwanda reported the outbreak on September 27, with 13  fatalities  so far. Currently, there is …

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New Nile water sharing accord takes effect as Egypt, Sudan protest

Cairo-Muhamad yehia Known as the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), the treaty aims to ensure equitable utilization and sustainable management of the world’s longest river. Several upstream countries have long argued that the downstream states of Egypt and Sudan had been unfairly allocated greater rights over the river Nile by colonial-era …

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Bus crash in Northeastern Egypt kills 12 University students

Cairo- Muhamad yehia A bus carrying university students in northeastern Egypt has crashed, killing 12 people and wounding 33, according to the country’s health ministry. According to local media reports, the students on board the vehicle were returning from their classes to their dormitory when the crash occured. A group …

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Controversy surrounds Ghana’s unpassed anti-LGBTQ law

Cairo – Muhamad yehia A demonstration was held in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday to call for the approval of the anti-LGBT law. This law was adopted by Parliament on February 28 and is currently pending presidential assent. The reason given is that “not all parties submitted their requests within the deadlines …

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EU see UNIFIL mission as essential 

MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The EU countries contributing to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, dubbed as UNIFIL, say it is “essential and fundamental” and only the UN can decide whether to end it, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday after a video call with 15 …

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Italy transfers first group of asylum seekers to Albania

Muhamad Khalil Italy’s interior ministry announced on Monday that it is transferring a first group of migrants to Albania, where Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government opened two centres it plans to use to process thousands of male migrants. The ship, carrying 10 men from Bangladesh and 6 from Egypt, left the …

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Mixed reactions among Kenyans following the impeachment of the deputy president

Muhamad Yehia Kenyans reacted on Wednesday after parliament overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president. Kenya’s lawmakers approved a motion Tuesday to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against several charges, including allegations that he supported anti-government …

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Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing

Muhamad Yeia A Turkish Airlines flight en route from Seattle to Istanbul was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after one of the pilots collapsed mid-flight, the airline confirmed on Wednesday. The incident occurred shortly after the flight departed from Seattle on Tuesday evening. Despite immediate efforts …

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Nigeria Gasoline tanker explosion kills 90, injures 50

Muhamad Yehia More than 90 people have been killed and 50 others injured after a gasoline tanker overturned in Nigeria and sparked an explosion as dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to scoop up the fuel, police said Wednesday. The explosion occurred past midnight in Jigawa state’s Majiya town …

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Biden sends antimissile system and troops to Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send a T erminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a …

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