Tag: Egypt
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‘Imran Khan to be eliminated in Morsi style,’ claims Aleema Khan
Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, has shared a message from her brother pertaining to the September 10 arrests of PTI lawmakers from parliament premises. She claimed in the tweet that Khan received information from credible and reliable sources, which disclosed, “A decision has been taken to eliminate Imran Khan.” The…
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New crime: Green eyes
A husband in Egypt divorced his new bride for an absurd reason. During a hearing at the family court of Cairo, the lawyer of the woman revealed that the morning after the wedding, the woman’s husband started quarrelling with her because of the colour of her eyes after she took off her contact lenses post-…
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McDonald’s CEO admits markets in Middle East affected by boycott
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski revealed on Thursday that a number of markets in the Middle East, and some beyond, were undergoing a “meaningful business impact” following the Israel-Hamas escalation and “associated misinformation” with regards to the brand. Since October 7, when Israel intensified its ground and air raids in Gaza and killed more than 22,000…
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40 countries to hold elections in 2024, including Pakistan
The new year is just over one month away and it is going to be the biggest election year in history yet. 40 countries are scheduled to vote in 2024 across the globe which, as calculated by Bloomberg Economics, represent 41% of the world’s population and 42% of its global GDP. The marathon will begin…
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29 premature babies evacuated from Gaza arrive in Egypt: media
AFP – Cairo, Egypt: Twenty-nine premature babies arrived in Egypt on Monday, Egyptian media said, after they were evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital which has become a focal point of Israel’s war with Hamas. The infants were evacuated Sunday from the Al-Shifa hospital, which the World Health Organization has described as a “death zone” as Israel…
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Death toll crosses 9,000: What we know about day 27
Biden finally calls for a ‘pause’ in war For the first time since October 7, US President Joe Biden has called for a humanitarian “pause” to Israel’s war in Gaza, asserting the eimportance of evacuation of all citizens in Gaza. “I think we need a pause,” he said on Wednesday when a heckler referred to…
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Wounded Gazans to cross Rafah border for treatment: What we know about day 26
Jabalia refugee camp attack On Tuesday, Israeli air strikes targeted the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza — the largest refugee camp in Gaza sheltering children, women, and men. Several Israeli airstrikes targeted apartment buildings in Gaza’s largest refugee camp, #Jabalia. At least 50 people were killed, including 19 family members of an Al Jazeera…
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80 per cent of Gaza burns victims are children: What do we know about day 15
13 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank At least 13 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli raid led to clashes in the Nur Shams refugee camp. Among the killed Palestinians are seven children whereas one Israeli officer also died. Israel-Lebanon border Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah alongside…
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Only 20 trucks of aid allowed into Gaza
The Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza has finally been opened for aid trucks into Gaza on Saturday. Al Jazeera reports that Hamas’s media office confirmed that “The relief aid convoy that is supposed to enter today includes 20 trucks that carry medicine, medical supplies, and a limited amount of food supplies [canned goods],” The…
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Surgeries conducted on floor, without anaesthesia: What do we know about day 12
Tuesday night, an Israeli air raid on al-Ahli Arab Hospital killed more than 500 Palestinians. Biden meets Netanyahu President Biden landed in Tel Aviv, Israel, today, to meet PM Benjamin Netanyahu, less than a day after more than 500 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike at a hospital. Without any proof to back…