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Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu’s coalition

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his moderate defense minister, the latest spat showing growing discontent with Netanyahu’s handling of the war at a sensitive time. Israel is bracing for potential Iranian retaliation after a blast in …

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Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh

Muhamad Yehia DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. Decked out in neon vests, their university IDs slung around their necks, they clutch sticks and umbrellas to wave cars this way and that, filling …

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Meet the press? Hold that thought

Muhamad Yehia During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn’t given an interview and has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic choice to replace Joe Biden. That’s about to change, …

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A ship in the Red Sea is targeted

Muhamad Yehia (AP) — A ship in the Red Sea was targeted in a third attack suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels Tuesday in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said. The attacks come as the rebels’ main sponsor, Iran, weighs possible retaliation against …

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محمد يحيى أثنت الحكومة البريطانية على تراجع أعمال الشغب التي اجتاحت البلاد لمدة أسبوع، واستهدفت المساجد ومراكز إيواء المهاجرين، مسفرة عن إصابة العشرات من عناصر الشرطة. وأكدت السلطات أن استجابة القضاء السريعة أدت إلى اعتقال أكثر من 900 شخص وتقديمهم للمحاكمة بسرعة، مع بقاء البلاد في حالة تأهب. وألغى رئيس …

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JADE Textile one of Turkish investments in Egypt

Sahar Ragab Ambassador Saleh Mutlu Shen, the Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, accompanied by a number of Egyptian journalists, inspected the “JADE Textile” factory in the Tenth of Ramadan City, JADE is one of the largest Turkish investments in Egypt in the field of sportswear and textiles. Ambassador Shen explained during …

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Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was convicted Thursday in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “ tuna bond ” scandal and swept into a U.S. court. A federal jury in New York delivered the verdict. Chang was accused of accepting payoffs to …

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As South Sudan’s oil revenues dwindle

Muhamad yehia JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven’t been paid in nine months. Some soldiers and civil servants are turning to side hustles or abandoning their jobs. …

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Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate

Muhamad yehia PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign has been generating. …

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Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel

Muhamad Yehia ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. Turkey’s ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court …

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