Monthly Archives: October 2024

What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would change the country for the better, according to a recent poll from the   AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll, which was conducted in mid-September, found about …

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Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending and seems to be getting worse. Israel’s retaliatory offensive was initially centered on the Gaza Strip. But the focus has shifted in …

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A year of war, with no end in sight

                                                              Yehia  Muhama It has been a year since the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel led by Hamas, in which officials …

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Turkish Ambassador visits Cairo Fashion Tex Exhibition

Sahar Ragab The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Cairo, Salih Mutlu Şen, participated in Cairo Fashion Tex Exhibition, which is held in Cairo at the Conference Center in Misr City from October 3 to 5, 2024. Cairo Fashion Tex Exhibition is one of the largest fashion and ready-made …

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Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab Spring

Muhamad Yehia TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — With his major opponents imprisoned or left off the ballot, Tunisian President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to winning reelection on Sunday, five years after riding anti-establishment backlash to a first term. The North African country’s Oct. 6 presidential election is its third since protests led to the 2011 ouster …

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Israel’s multilayered air-defense system passes another test in fending off Iranian missile strike

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s multilayered air-defense system appears to have passed another test after fending off Iran’s latest missile barrage. In Tuesday’s night’s strike, Iran fired over 180 missiles toward Israel. The attack set off air raid sirens across the country and sent residents scrambling for shelter, but caused …

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Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli strike killed 4 of its medics and a Lebanese soldier

Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli strike killed four of its paramedics and a Lebanese army soldier as they were evacuating wounded people from the south. It says the convoy near the village of Taybeh, which was accompanied by Lebanese troops, was targeted Thursday …

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