Egypt unveils $53B Gaza rebuilding plan
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BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi leader and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has refused to participate in a new Iraqi government being formed by Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shia al-Sudani. Al-Sudani was nominated by the Coordination Framework, a coalition of Shia groups close to Iran, to form the new government. His candidacy has been strongly opposed by al-...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president after he secured more votes than incumbent Barham Salih. Rashid received 162 votes, while his predecessor Salih received only 99 votes, according to the official Iraqi news agency. A second round of voting was held after the...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Chad’s opposition politician Saleh Kebzabo has been named the country’s new transitional prime minister, said a decree issued by the country’s military leader and interim president. Kebzabo will replace Albert Pahimi Padacke who resigned on Tuesday to allow the formation of a new government. Padacke had been appoint...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): Mali’s junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita has received the draft of a new constitution for the country, a key part of the military’s bid to retain power until 2024 in the crisis-hit country. The text of the “preliminary draft constitution” has not been made public and arrived two months after it was [...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian factions have agreed on most points on an Algerian document for inter-Palestinian reconciliation, a Palestinian representative said on Wednesday. “Factions have agreed on core issues as the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),” Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Iraqi Parliament is set to hold a session on Thursday to elect the country’s new president, Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi has announced in a statement. The statement said that Thursday’s session will have a “single item on the agenda — the election of the President of the Republic.” The move comes as […]...
N’Djamena, Chad (AFP): Chad’s ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has said that a “government of national union” would be created in the coming days to steer the course toward new elections following a forum on the country’s future. The government “will put its heart and soul into ensuring that the will of the Ch...
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA) – A global human rights watchdog has accused Bangladeshi authorities of launching crackdowns on opposition political parties. In a statement, Human Rights Watch said: “Opposition groups are reporting an escalation of repression by Bangladesh authorities and attacks by the ruling party (Awami League) supporter...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday dissolved the parliament, setting the country on the path to early elections. The general elections to the 222-seat 15th parliament must be held within 60 days from now. Yaakob announced the dissolution of the parliament in a special address, saying that the change of [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, is set to visit Russia on Tuesday for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the state news agency WAM. Bin Zayed will be the first Arab leader to visit Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in […]
