Muhamad Yehia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved, and he vowed to continue battling the Lebanese Hezbollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip until “total …
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Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people
Muhamad Yehia AITO, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The Israeli military did not immediately comment and the target was not clear. The strike hit a small apartment building in …
Read More »Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians
Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave …
Read More »Harris slams Trump for suggesting military handle ‘enemy from within
Muhamad Yehia ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris zeroed in on former President Donald Trump ‘s comments suggesting the U.S. military could be used to deal with “the enemy from within” as the two presidential nominees took the fight for battleground Pennsylvania to opposite ends of the state on Monday. Harris, at …
Read More »Nigerian air force expands fleet with 34 Italian jets
Muhamad Yehia ABUJA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s air force is acquiring 24 Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ten AW-109 Trekker helicopters as part of a fleet renewal strategy, a spokesperson said on Monday. Air Force spokesperson Olusola Akinboyewa said in a statement that a team led by Nigeria’s Chief …
Read More »Senegal unveils 25-year economic and social development plan
Muhamad Yehia DIAMNIADIO, Senegal, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance. The agenda was launched seven months after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye clinched a landslide election …
Read More »Independent candidate in Mozambique poll threatens nationwide strike
Muhamad Yehia MAPUTO, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Independent presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane on Friday threatened to call a nationwide strike and bring Mozambique to a standstill if ruling party Frelimo claimed victory in the presidential election. Mondlane told Reuters that, based on figures collected by his delegates at polling stations, …
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Muhamad Yehia MORONI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Comoros will hold elections to its 33-seat parliament on Jan. 12, according to a decree published on Saturday, although opposition parties have said they will boycott the poll. The Indian Ocean archipelago, with a population of about 800,000, last had parliamentary polls in …
Read More »US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. U.S. President Joe Biden said the …
Read More »Inflation in Europe falls below 2% and opens the way for faster rate cuts
Muhamad Yehia FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three years as falling energy prices give consumers relief from a burst of inflation that …
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