Egypt unveils $53B Gaza rebuilding plan
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JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli police on Tuesday after an alleged stabbing attack in southern Israel, according to police. A police statement said an officer approached a Palestinian man who was acting in a “suspicious way” in the city of Ashkelon and during the check, the man drew a knife and […]
SIDON, Lebanon (AA) – At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in an explosion near Sidon in southern Lebanon, local media reported early Tuesday. The Al Arabiya television network reported that the explosion occurred near the office of the Shia Amal Movement. Images and videos were shared on social media of […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel rounded up 21 Palestinians in raids carried out across the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to a local NGO. In a statement, the Asra Media Office said the arrests took place in the cities of Nablus, Tulkarem, Jenin, East Jerusalem, Ramallah and Bethlehem. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said [&hell...
MOSCOW – Russia’s watchdog Roskomnadzor has demanded from Google to unblock the DumaTV channel on YouTube video hosting. “Roskomnadzor demanded from the American company Google LLC, which owns the Internet service YouTube, immediately restore access to the channel of the State Duma of the Russian Federation DumaTV on the video hosting an...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan authorities have exhumed 11 bodies from a mass grave in the coastal city of Sirte. In a statement, the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the mass grave was discovered on April 8 in Sirte’s Al-Giza Al-Bahriya District, adding that the corpses will be taken to laboratories [&h...
ISTANBUL – Saudi Arabia has raised the number of Hajj pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to 1 million in 2022 after two years of restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia released a statement that said Hajj is open to those under 65 years of […]
ANKARA – Australian authorities have released more asylum seekers from detention centers after nine years, a local human rights body said. The authorities released around 20 refugees from immigration Transit Accommodation across the country, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), a rights organization, said in a statement, adding these refu...
MOSCOW – Four large fuel bases were destroyed in Ukraine with high-precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “High-precision air- and sea-based missiles hit four fuel bases in area of the settlements of Mykolaiv, Zaporozhizhia, Kharkiv and Chuhuiv, from which fuel was supplied to the Ukrainian troops near Kharkiv, Mykol...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye killed three PKK members in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Turkish forces targeted two PKK members when they allegedly attempted to attack the Operation Peace Spring zone, and another one who opened harassing fire on the Operation Olive Branch area, the ministry said on Twitter. “We ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for the coronavirus, her spokesman said Thursday. “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic. The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the r...
