JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has confirmed a crisis with Egypt over a recent Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. “We have constant contact with Egypt, and in the last two years, there have been ups and downs,” Gantz said in a statement. “In the last few days, there has been […]
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): As it prepares to expand to serve a population now exceeding 20 million, the Cairo metro has recruited Egypt’s first female train drivers, a novelty in a country where few women have formal jobs. Since April, commuters on the network’s newest line have seen women take the controls in the driver’s cab, [&he...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somali security forces fighting al-Shabaab militants inside a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu ended the siege after nearly 30 hours of operations, a security official said on Sunday. Security forces eliminated al-Shabaab militants and ended the siege which had started on Friday evening in Hayat hot...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has said the country’s new constitution “lacks legitimacy”. “The 2022 constitution lacks legitimacy and represents an attempt to legitimize the coup against [Tunisia’s] revolution and dismantle its institutions and gains,” the moderate Islamist movement said in a statement. Ennahda s...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – At least 79 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Sudan since June, said a local official on Saturday. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, a spokesman of Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense, said dozens of homes were damaged by the floods. “Most of Sudan’s 18 states have been [...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least 10 people were killed and 15 others wounded after al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabaab attacked a popular hotel on Friday night in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a security official said on Saturday. A security official, asked not to be named due to security restrictions, told Anadolu Agency over phone t...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – The death toll of Algeria’s forest fires rose to 31, the Algerian Civil Protection authority said on Thursday. In a statement, it said that four deaths were reported in the northeastern El Tarf province along the borders with Tunisia and one death was reported in another northeastern province, Guelma. Local ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali army claimed to have killed 17 al-Shabaab men in the country’s central region of Hiran. In a brief statement issued on Twitter on Thursday, the army said that the al Shabaab men were killed in counter-terrorism operations. The military also liberated three villages from al-Shabaab during the operation...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – A total of 26 people have died in Algeria as of Wednesday due to forest fires that broke out in several provinces of the North African country. Civil protection officials stated that teams were working to put out 39 fires across 14 provinces, most of them in the country’s northeast. President […]
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has accepted the resignation of central bank governor Tarek Amer who will work as his adviser. A statement by Sisi’s office said the Egyptian leader thanked Amer for his efforts during his tenure as central bank governor. Amer was appointed for a four-year term as central bank governor [&helli...
