Muhamad Yehia ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from the stalls selling used and low-quality apparel imported from the West In the trash …
Read More »Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
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 their …
Read More »Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
Muhamad Yehia UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. Ahmed Khalefa’s life turned upside down after he was …
Read More »Police in Finland arrest five suspects over separatist violence in southeast Nigeria
Muhamad Yehia HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria and were seeking a court extension of the detentions. The police did not identify the suspects, only saying that a dual Finnish-Nigerian citizen, born in the 1980s, …
Read More »Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops, South Korea says
Muhamad Yehia SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine, a top South Korean official said Friday. The U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea sent more than 10,000 troops …
Read More »Muhamad Yehia JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signaled the government was taking a more conciliatory …
Read More »German ex-leader Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump’s comeback and recalls awkward non-handshake
Muhamad Yehia BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.” In an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel published Friday, Merkel said that Trump “is a challenge for …
Read More »A former staffer exposes how Russia’s disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic
Muhamad Yehia DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing. But he soon …
Read More »X Eroğlu, a new investment worth $40 million in Ismailia
Wagdy Abd Alaziz Engineer Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Major General Akram Mohamed Galal, Governor of Ismailia, Saleh Mutlu Shen, Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, Shahin Eroğlu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish X Eroğlu Holding Company, and member of the company’s Board …
Read More »International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Muhamad Yehia Human rights advocates warn ICC decision “must be a turning point” for Israel’s war in Gaza Several humanitarian agencies warned the international community must heed a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over alleged war crimes committed …
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