CAIRO—Nine people including five Sudanese citizens were killed and 43 people were injured in a road collision in southern Egypt early on Thursday, a senior health ministry official said. Of those injured, 40 were thought to be Sudanese, though identification procedures were ongoing, said health ministry undersecretary Ehab Hanafi. Witnesses told Reuters the bus came…
US Sanctions Network for Selling Iranian Oil to China, East Asia
July 7, 2022
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The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an international network of companies for having allegedly violated oil sanctions on Iran by selling Iranian oil to China and other countries in east Asia. The Treasury Department said in a release it imposed sanctions on the companies that are accused of having facilitated the sale of hundreds of…
Dubai Plane Finishes 13 Hour Flight to Australia With Large Hole in Side
An Emirates flight from Dubai flew for more than 13 hours to Australia with a large hole on its left side. It took off on July 1 and landed safely at night but passengers noted a surprising discovery on arrival. The Middle Eastern airline says the hole was created when one of the Airbus A380’s…
Chlorine Gas Leak in Iraq’s South Injures at Least 300
BAGHDAD—A chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in southern Iraq injured at least 300 people, officials said Monday. The incident happened Sunday night when the potentially fatal gas leaked from a container in the plant in the district of Qal’at Sukkar north of the southern city of Nasiriyah. Hundreds of people suffering severe…
Origin of Bullet That Killed Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ‘Inconclusive’: US State Department
The U.S. Department of State on Monday said that independent investigators couldn’t clearly conclude the origin of the bullet that killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The 51-year-old reporter for Al-Jazeera’s Arabic language channel died on May 11 while on assignment covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin and becoming caught in crossfire. When she was…
Saudi Arabia to Announce Billions to Ease Inflation Burden
Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it was providing 20 billion riyal (US$5.3 billion) directly to citizens in a bid to mitigate the impacts of inflation and rising prices. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud by royal decree approved the allocation of 20 billion riyal in financial support “to protect the beneficiary families from the repercussions…
Turkey Inflation Hits Highest in 24 Years, CPI Increases Almost 80 Percent Annually
July 4, 2022
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Inflation in Turkey has hit multi-decade highs as policies implemented by President Tayyip Erdogan continue to take a toll on the country’s economy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation, rose by 78.62 percent annually and 4.95 percent monthly in June, according to a July 4 press release by the Turkish Statistical Institute….
Israel’s Caretaker Prime Minister Lapid Holds First Cabinet Meeting
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid held his first Cabinet meeting on Sunday since taking over as leader, promising a functional government despite the political instability that is sending Israel to its fifth elections in less than four years. Lapid, sitting next to his predecessor power-sharing partner Naftali Bennett, also warned that Israel…
At Least 5 Killed in Magnitude 6.1 Quake on Iran Gulf Coast
DUBAI—At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. Some 24 tremors, two with a magnitude of 6.3 and 6.1, followed the 2 a.m. local…
Frenchman Loses Appeal of 8-Year Sentence in Iranian Prison
TEHRAN, Iran—An Iranian appeals court upheld the eight-year prison sentence of a French tourist for taking photos in a prohibited area and asking questions about Iran’s obligatory Islamic hijab for women, his lawyer said Tuesday. Benjamin Briere, 36, was arrested in May 2020 and sentenced in January. He went on a hunger strike on Dec….
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