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Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers' deposits to finance attacks against Israel. At least 15 branches of Al-Qard...
Part of a memo authorizing probe of election interference remains secret. A judge wants to know why
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge is pressing the U.S. government to explain why a portion of the memo authorizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of foreign election interference and former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign remains classified seven years after it...
Egypt increases fuel prices by 10% to 17%
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt raised fuel prices Friday by between 10% and 17%, a move likely to impact the cost of both goods and services. The Egyptian government said in a statement on Facebook that the decision was made in order to “reduce the gap between the selling prices of...
Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade. Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian...
Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt's backing
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt. The legal status of the “cooperative framework” was formally confirmed...
A bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in Egypt's northeast
CAIRO (AP) — A bus carrying university students crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 33 others, the health ministry said in a statement. Students from the Suez-based Galala University were on board. Local media reported...
Somalia says it welcomes Egypt's offer to deploy peacekeepers there
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia says Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops to the Horn of Africa nation in a security partnership that is emerging as the mandate of a long-time group of African Union peacekeepers winds down. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on...
Today in History: October 6, Anwar Sadat assassinated
Today is Sunday, Oct. 6, the 280th day of 2024. There are 86 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad while reviewing a military parade. Also on...
2 sisters from Egypt were among those killed in Mexican army shooting
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — An 11-year-old Egyptian girl and her 18-year-old sister were among those killed after Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants earlier this week, an official said Friday. The sisters, and four other migrants from countries including Peru...
Mother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release
LONDON (AP) — The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist said Monday that she started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time...
