Monthly Archives: October 2024

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

Muhamad Yehia QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. Elsewhere in the south, a city’s …

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Mass burial held for victims of tanker explosion in northern Nigeria

cairo – Muhamad Yehia Local government officials joined hundreds of mourners in northern Nigeria on Wednesday for the mass burial of more than 140 victims killed in a devastating tanker explosion. The tragedy occurred in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state, when an overturned gasoline tanker exploded as residents attempted …

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Haitian prime minister urges Kenyan president to reinforce security mission

Cairo- Muhamad Yehia prime Minister Gary Conille made an urgent appeal to Kenyan President William Ruto, requesting the immediate deployment of 600 additional police officers. Conille emphasized the need for reinforced support during his trip to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, where he discussed the challenges faced by the …

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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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