The EU announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt amid concerns over economic pressure and regional conflicts
CAIRO (AP) — The EU announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt amid concerns over economic pressure and regional conflicts.
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Evening StandardBallistic missile launched by Houthis from 1,000 miles away hits central Israel for first time
Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the Houthis will pay a ‘heavy price’
- The New York Times
How Hamas Uses Brutality to Maintain Power
Early this summer, Amin Abed, a Palestinian activist who has spoken out publicly about Hamas, twice found bullets on his doorstep in the northern Gaza Strip. Then in July, he said he was attacked by Hamas security operatives, who covered his head and dragged him away before repeatedly striking him with hammers and metal bars. “At any moment, I can be killed by the Israeli occupation, but I can face the same fate at the hands of those who’ve been ruling us for 17 years,” he said in a phone interv
- The Guardian
Israel’s prime target: the hunt for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Motivated pursuers using advanced technology and brute force have yet to pin down their cautious quarry. Would his death or capture stop the war?
- CNN
Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in several areas of Lebanon
The Israeli military says it targeted Hezbollah “weapons storage facilities” in multiple airstrikes across Lebanon on Saturday.
- The Telegraph
UAE using Wagner fighters to smuggle weapons into Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has used Russia’s notorious Wagner mercenary group to ship arms to rebels in Sudan’s civil war, experts and a paramilitary group say.
- Reuters
Georgia's most powerful man suggests an apology for 2008 war with Russia
Georgia's most powerful man, Bidzina Ivanishvili, suggested that the South Caucasus country could apologise to Ossetians for the 2008 war with Russia that led to Moscow recognising two rebel Georgian regions, Georgian media reported. Russia recognised South Ossetia and another breakaway region, Abkhazia, as independent states after Russian troops repelled a Georgian attempt to retake South Ossetia in a five-day war in 2008. Ivanishvili, a billionaire ex-prime minister who is the lead candidate of the ruling Georgian Dream party in an Oct. 26 election, said the "criminal regime" of former President Mikheil Saakashvili triggered the war on the orders of foreign powers, according to Georgian public broadcaster 1TV.
- Associated Press
A missile fired by Yemen's rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport
Israel hinted that it would respond militarily. There were no reports of casualties or major damage, but Israeli media aired footage showing people racing to shelters in Ben Gurion International Airport. A fire could be seen in a rural area of central Israel, and local media showed images of what appeared to be a fragment from an interceptor that landed on an escalator in a train station in the central town of Modiin.
- AFP News
Iran two years after Mahsa Amini: persecution and defiance
Persecution of bereaved relatives.
- Associated Press
An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza
A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. Thousands of people lined the streets in the Turkish coastal town of Didim on the Aegean Sea, as Eygi was buried in a coffin draped in a Turkish flag, which was taken from her family home.
- CNN
‘We no longer study.’ Gaza’s children lose out on school, as Israel’s war disrupts a year of education
Multicolored posters, white streamers and Palestinian flags made of paper decorate a tent in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. School rucksacks stuffed with clothes, small pillows and floral blankets are strewn on the floor.
- Malay Mail
Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong highest paid world leader
SINGAPORE, Sept 15 — For a small island nation, Singapore surprisingly pays its prime minister Lawrence Wong more than a...
- Malay Mail
Did you know that ‘Maggi’ wasn’t Malaysian? A look at the brand that is now synonymous with our kitchens
SHAH ALAM, Sept 15 — When you hear the name Maggi, instant noodles immediately comes to mind for many. Or maybe it could...
- Malay Mail
Girl in Bukit Beruntung escapes abduction attempt while waiting for school van, bystanders come to the rescue
PETALING JAYA, Sept 15 — A nine-year-old girl had a terrifying experience when she was nearly abducted while waiting for...
- Malay Mail
After Mat Sabu slept overnight at Maha 2024 expo site, Anwar praises minister’s dedication, work on halting seed, fertiliser ‘cartels’
SERDANG, Sept 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today praised Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Se...
- The Telegraph
Taylor Swift’s endorsement backfires on Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris appears to have backfired, according to a poll.
- The Independent
Airline kicks 14-year-old off flight and leaves her alone in the airport over weight imbalance
The airline said they did not know the girl was an unaccompanied minor
- Malay Mail
Be transparent over hiring practices, Tony Fernandes tells SIA Engineering over recruitment of Malaysia Airlines engineers
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has urged SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) to be more transparent about it...
- Malay Mail
‘There is no other woman’: Actor Fattah Amin reveals he found out actresss-wife Fazura filed for divorce, from social media (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — “I would like to stress that there is no other woman in my life, as alleged and spread on social...
- Futurism
Paranoid Elon Musk Now Constantly Surrounded by 20 Armed Bodyguards and a Medic
Safety First As his public profile grows ever larger, Elon Musk has apparently resorted to employing a massive security team to fend off would-be attackers. As the New York Times reports based on insider interviews and leaked documents from both Tesla and the police, Musk's private security force has ballooned in recent years as the billionaire […]
- People
Jennifer Lopez Shows Off Toned Abs in Stylish White Turtleneck Crop Top While Out and About in L.A.
The singer and actress recently returned from the Toronto International Film Festival