Saturday, November 16, 2024

Blinken claims progress in effort to boost Gaza truce

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day Mideast mission on Wednesday, winning valuable diplomatic support and hundreds of millions of dollars of pledges from Arab allies as he moved to shore up the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Blinken claims progress in effort to boost Gaza truce

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day Mideast mission on Wednesday, winning valuable diplomatic support and hundreds of millions of dollars of pledges from Arab allies as he moved to shore up the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Blinken claims progress in effort to boost Gaza truce

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day Mideast mission on Wednesday, winning valuable diplomatic support and hundreds of millions of dollars of pledges from Arab allies as he moved to shore up the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Qatar pledges $500 million for postwar construction in Gaza

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken jetted to Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday as he pressed ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Blinken turns to 'effective partner' Egypt to calm Mideast

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken jetted to Egypt on Wednesday as he pressed ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Blinken arrives in Egypt to shore up Gaza cease-fire efforts

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt on Wednesday as he pressed ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Blinken heads to Egypt to shore up Gaza cease-fire efforts

JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday as he presses ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy

CAIRO (AP) — As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed the number for migrants in distress frantically. In the series of calls to the Alarm Phone hotline, passengers explained that the dinghy had run out …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy

CAIRO (AP) — As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed the number for migrants in distress frantically. In the series of calls to the Alarm Phone hotline, passengers explained that the dinghy had run out …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egypt

MANIAL SULTAN, Egypt (AP) — Yassin Saeed remembers when the Nile’s annual flood drenched his village in the years before the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Now, former flood lands are green fields year-round.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudanese military helicopter crashes near Ethiopian border

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese military helicopter loaded with weapons and ammunition crashed Wednesday, shortly after taking off from an airport in an eastern province bordering Ethiopia, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Libya’s rival governments discuss unifying 2021 budget

CAIRO (AP) — Officials from Libya’s rival governments met Tuesday for talks aimed at unifying the national budget, officials said, another step forward in efforts to end the yearslong conflict in the oil-rich country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US terror designation for Yemen rebels raises famine fears

CAIRO (AP) — The Trump administration’s out-the-door decision to designate Yemen’s Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization sparked confusion in aid agencies and warnings from the United Nations and senior Republicans on Monday that it could have a devastating humanitarian impact on a conflict-wracked nation facing the risk of famine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US terror designation for Yemen rebels raises famine fears

CAIRO (AP) — The Trump administration’s out-the-door decision to designate Yemen’s Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization sparked confusion in aid agencies and warnings from the United Nations and senior Republicans on Monday that it could have a devastating humanitarian impact on a conflict-wracked nation facing the risk of famine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Aid agencies fear impact in Yemen after US terror decision

CAIRO (AP) — The Trump administration’s out-the-door decision to designate Yemen’s Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization sparked confusion in aid agencies and warnings from the United Nations and senior Republicans on Monday that it could have a devastating humanitarian impact on a conflict-wracked nation facing the risk of famine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Egypt, Germany, France, Jordan meet to revive Mideast talks

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Jordan to discuss ways to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudan says it signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with the United States that paves the way for the cash-strapped African nation to normalize relations with Israel and help clear some of its massive debt to the World Bank.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudan says it signs deal on normalizing ties with Israel

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with the United States that paves the way for the cash-strapped African nation to normalize relations with Israel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudan says it signed 'Abraham Accords' with US

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday said it signed the “Abraham Accords” with the U.S., paving the way for the African country to normalize ties with Israel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US, Sudan agree to settle African country's World Bank debt

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. and Sudan on Wednesday agreed to settle the African’s country’s debt to the World Bank, widely seen as a key step toward the nation’s economic recovery after the 2019 overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US treasury chief visits Sudan after ending pariah status

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrived in Sudan Wednesday, the first visit by a senior American official since President Donald Trump’s administration removed the African country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Yemen's PM says airport attack aimed to 'eliminate' Cabinet

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant “to eliminate” the country's new government as it arrived in the key southern city — a daring assault which he blamed on Iran-backed rebels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 25 people were killed and 110 wounded in the blast.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Yemeni official: Blast at Aden airport kills 16, wounds 60

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 16 people were killed and 60 were wounded in the blast.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudanese bury man apparently tortured during detention

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese on Tuesday attended the funeral service of a man who was apparently tortured to death this month at a detention center run by a paramilitary force whose members once belonged to a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Egypt court sentences ex-student to 3 years in #MeToo case

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court Tuesday convicted a former student at an elite university of sexual misconduct charges and sentenced him to three years in prison, the first conviction in a case that has fueled the #MeToo movement in the Arab world’s most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO (AP) — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Darfur clashes kill 15 amid calls for peacekeepers to stay

CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region have killed at least 15 people in recent days, forcing authorities to deploy more troops, the state-run news agency reported.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rival leaders kicked off a U.N.-brokered prisoner exchange, United Nations and Libyan officials said Saturday, which was part of a preliminary cease-fire agreement between the warring Libyan groups.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO (AP) — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Egypt delegation visits Libyan capital, meets Tripoli gov't

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian diplomats and intelligence officials arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday, Libyan officials said, the most senior Egyptian delegation to visit the western part of the conflict-stricken country in years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudanese man's death draws attention to paramilitary force

CAIRO (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked controversy around the scope of a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rival leaders kicked off a U.N.-brokered prisoner exchange, United Nations and Libyan officials said Saturday, which was part of a preliminary cease-fire agreement between the warring Libyan groups.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO (AP) — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rival leaders kicked off a U.N.-brokered prisoner exchange, United Nations and Libyan officials said Saturday, which was part of a preliminary cease-fire agreement between the warring Libyan groups.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO (AP) — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO (AP) — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UN to halt joint UN-AU peacekeeping in Darfur by year's end

CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Security Council members decided to end the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s western Darfur region when the mission's mandate runs out on Dec. 31, after pressure from the country's transitional government, Russia and African nations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sudan says US Congress moves ahead on ending pariah status

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's Justice Ministry said Tuesday the U.S. Congress has moved forward on Washington's promise to end the African country's pariah status, passing legislation that grants Sudan some immunity from legal action by Americans against its involvement in militant attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sudan’s PM meets Ethiopian leader after cross-border attack

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister met his Ethiopian counterpart Sunday, as Sudanese forces continued their advances to reclaim territories controlled by Ethiopian militias along the two countries' shared border.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Palestinian foreign minister urges Israel to return to talks

CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Saturday urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of the transition to a new U.S. administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Palestinian foreign minister urges Israel to return to talks

CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Saturday urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of the transition to a new U.S. administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sudanese protesters mark anniversary of anti-Bashir uprising

CAIRO (AP) — Protests in Sudan's capital and across the country on Saturday demanded a faster pace to democratic reforms, in demonstrations that marked the two-year anniversary of the uprising that led to the military’s ouster of strongman Omar al-Bashir.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UN: Libya’s rivals fail to agree on how to name government

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals failed to agree on a mechanism to choose a transitional government that would lead the conflict-stricken country to elections in December next year, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump's administration has removed Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country get international loans to revive its battered economy and end its pariah status.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Egypt receives 1st shipment of Chinese vaccine tested in UAE

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Thursday received its first shipment of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine, which was tested in the United Arab Emirates and is said to be 86% effective.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UN-African Union envoy says mistrust deep in Sudan’s Darfur

CAIRO (AP) — The joint U.N.-African Union envoy for Darfur cautioned on Wednesday that mistrust still runs deep in Sudan’s troubled region and urged the transitional government in Khartoum to embark on the “huge task” of gaining the trust of the local people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Libya's east-based forces seize Turkish-owned vessel

CAIRO (AP) — Forces of a Libyan commander who rules the eastern half of the country and who was behind a year-long military attempt to capture the capital, Tripoli, have seized a Turkish vessel heading to the western town of Misrata.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Top Saudi diplomat on 1st Sudan visit since al-Bashir ouster

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday, Sudan’s state-run news agency reported, the first visit by the kingdom’s top diplomat since Sudan’s military overthrew former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir last year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Building collapses in Egypt; officials say at least 6 dead

CAIRO (AP) — An apartment building collapsed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least six people Wednesday, Egyptian officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UN: 20,000 foreign fighters in Libya are a 'serious crisis'

CAIRO (AP) — The top U.N. official for Libya said Wednesday there are at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the war-torn nation, and warned of a “serious crisis” as weapons continue pouring into the North African country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Charity says shelling kills 11 civilians in Yemen’s Hodeida

CAIRO (AP) — Artillery fire killed at least 11 civilians, including four children, near Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeida amid that country's grinding war, an international charity said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian celebrity has sparked an uproar after a photo of him with an Israeli pop star was posted online, prompting angry rants from newscasters and the actor-singer's suspension from a stage and film professionals’ union.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian celebrity has sparked an uproar after a photo of him with an Israeli pop star was posted online, prompting angry rants from newscasters and the actor-singer's suspension from a stage and film professionals’ union.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian celebrity has sparked an uproar after a photo of him with an Israeli pop star was posted online, prompting angry rants from newscasters and the actor-singer's suspension from a stage and film professionals’ union.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian celebrity has sparked an uproar after a photo of him with an Israeli pop star was posted online, prompting angry rants from newscasters and the actor-singer's suspension from a stage and film professionals’ union.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals began a second round of talks Monday on a mechanism to choose a transitional government that would lead the conflict-stricken country to elections in December next year, the United Nations said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Liverpool striker Salah tests positive for coronavirus again

CAIRO (AP) — Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah will likely miss the club's next Premier League game after the Egyptian soccer association said on Wednesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

UN: Over 25,300 fleeing Ethiopia fighting have reached Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Ethiopia’s growing conflict has resulted in more than 25,300 refugees fleeing the Tigray region into Sudan, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday, as fighting spilled beyond Ethiopia’s borders and threatened to inflame the Horn of Africa region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UN-led Libya talks end without naming interim government

GAMMARTH, Tunisia (AP) — Libya's rival sides wrapped up a week of U.N.-brokered talks without agreeing on a transitional government that would lead the county to an election in December next year, the top U.N. official for Libya said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Rebel leaders who inked deal with government return to Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s rebel leaders returned to the capital, Khartoum on Sunday, signaling the first major steps toward implementing a peace agreement with the government that aims to end the country’s decades-long civil war.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Activist lawyer who targeted officials shot dead in Benghazi

CAIRO (AP) — Armed men Tuesday shot dead a lawyer and activist who was a vocal critic of authorities in eastern Libya, security and judicial officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ethiopia's conflict spills over border as thousands flee

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s deadly conflict with its northern Tigray region spilled over the border Tuesday as several thousand people fled into Sudan, along with soldiers seeking protection, while the Tigray regional leader accused Eritrea of attacking at the request of Ethiopia’s federal government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ethiopian troops, refugees fleeing fighting cross into Sudan

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 30 armed Ethiopian troops and “large numbers” of refugees fleeing the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have crossed the border into Sudan, the state-run SUNA news agency reported, while one diplomat on Tuesday said hundreds of people have been reported killed on both …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ethiopia says its jets are 'pounding' targets in Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's air force is “pounding targets with precision," a military official said Monday, as the federal government continues its offensive against the heavily armed northern region of Tigray and no clear route to peace is seen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Libya rivals start UN-led talks in Tunisia on political deal

GAMMARTH, Tunisia (AP) — The U.N chief appealed on Libya’s warring sides to work together on a path to peace as the rival factions gathered Monday in Tunisia for the start of much-awaited talks brokered by the United Nations, with a goal of drawing a roadmap to presidential and parliamentary …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Libya's rivals start UN-led talks to reach political accord

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Libya’s rival factions began much-awaited political peace talks in Tunisia’s capital on Monday brokered by the United Nations, with a goal of drawing a roadmap to presidential and parliamentary elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Egyptians vote in 2nd stage of parliamentary election

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians began voting Saturday in the second and final stage of the country’s parliamentary elections, after a relatively low turnout in the first round that embarrassed the government of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Libya’s rivals urge UN Security Council to back cease-fire

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to implement a cease-fire deal inked last month, the U.N. said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to implement a cease-fire deal inked last month, the U.N. said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Libya's warring sides meet, discuss implementing cease-fire

CAIRO (AP) — Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides met on Monday in the oasis town of Ghadames, the United Nations said, for the first face-to-face talks inside Libya since last year's months-long attack on the capital by forces loyal to the country's east-based military commander.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Libya's warring sides discuss implementing cease-fire

CAIRO (AP) — Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides arrived Monday in the oasis town of Ghadames, the United Nations said, for the first face-to-face talks inside Libya since last year's attack on the capital by the forces of military commander Khalifa Hifter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudan says deal with US blocks further compensation claims

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says it has signed an agreement with the U.S. that could effectively stop any future compensation claims being filed against the African country in U.S. courts, following Washington's decision to remove the country from
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ukrainian tourist, Egyptian guide lose limbs in shark attack

CAIRO (AP) — A young Ukrainian tourist lost an arm and an Egyptian tour guide a leg in a rare shark attack over the weekend off Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, officials said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudan’s leader: Israel deal 'incentive' to end pariah status

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s leader said Monday that the decision to normalize ties with Israel was an incentive for President Donald Trump’s administration to end Sudan’s international pariah status.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudan says it will discuss trade, migration with Israel

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese and Israeli officials will meet in the coming weeks to discuss a package of cooperation deals to “achieve the mutual interests of the two peoples,” Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians on Sunday trickled into polling stations on the second day of voting for the country’s parliamentary election, amid a slight uptick in daily recorded coronavirus cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Egypt's parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader's grip

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians cast ballots Saturday in the first stage of the country's parliamentary election, a vote which is highly likely to produce a toothless lower chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Head of Sudan’s largest party slams Trump and Israel deal

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi on Saturday slammed an announcement by President Donald Trump that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Egypt's parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader's grip

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians cast ballots Saturday in the first stage of the country's parliamentary election, a vote which is highly likely to produce a toothless lower chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudanese officials: Diplomatic deal with Israel is near

JERUSALEM (AP) — Sudanese officials confirmed on Thursday that a senior U.S.-Israeli delegation flew to Sudan on a private jet this week to wrap up a deal that would make Sudan the third Arab country to normalize ties with Israel this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudanese officials: Diplomatic deal with Israel is near

JERUSALEM (AP) — Sudanese officials confirmed on Thursday that a senior U.S.-Israeli delegation flew to Sudan on a private jet this week to wrap up a deal that would make Sudan the third Arab country to normalize ties with Israel this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sudanese return to streets over dire living conditions

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese protesters took to the streets in the capital and across the country Wednesday over dire living conditions and a deadly crackdown on demonstrators in the east earlier this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list

CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims and their families, but some hurt in the attacks weren't happy with the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list

CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims and their families, but some hurt in the attacks weren't happy with the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump says Sudan will be removed from terrorism list

CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that would open the door for the African country to get the international loans and aid that are essential for reviving its battered economy and rescue …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

ICC prosecutor arrives in Sudan to discuss Darfur charges

CAIRO (AP) — The International Criminal Court's prosecutor arrived in Sudan late Saturday to discuss cooperation with local authorities over bringing to trial those internationally wanted for war crimes and genocide in the country's Darfur conflict, the Sudanese official news agency said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

ICC prosecutor arrives in Sudan to discuss Darfur charges

CAIRO (AP) — The International Criminal Court's prosecutor arrived in Sudan late Saturday to discuss cooperation with local authorities over bringing to trial those internationally wanted for war crimes and genocide in the country's Darfur conflict, the Sudanese official news agency said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

PM office: ICC prosecutor visits Sudan over Darfur charges

CAIRO (AP) — The International Criminal Court's prosecutor is arriving Saturday in Sudan to discuss cooperation with local authorities over bringing to trial those internationally wanted for war crimes and genocide in the country's Darfur conflict, the Sudanese government said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies at age 79

CAIRO (AP) — Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Libya says human trafficker sanctioned by UN arrested

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan security forces said they have arrested one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers in the capital, Tripoli, more than two years after the United Nations’ Security Council imposed sanctions against him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Filmmaker's trial raises concerns over freedom in new Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — More than a year after the overthrow of Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir, amid the promise of new leadership, Sudanese film director Hajooj Kuka was arrested during a theater workshop by the security forces that had served al-Bashir for years. He was tried and sentenced to prison on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies at age 79

CAIRO (AP) — Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Tribal clashes over governor's sacking kill 6 in east Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes erupted on Wednesday in eastern Sudan over the prime minister’s decision to sack a provincial governor, killing at least six people, a medical group said.
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Tribal clashes over governor's sacking kill 6 in east Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes erupted on Wednesday in eastern Sudan over the prime minister’s decision to sack a provincial governor, killing at least six people, a medical group said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies at age 79

CAIRO (AP) — Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sudan inflation hits new record in September as prices spike

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s annual inflation has hit a new peak as prices of bread and other staples keep surging, according to official figures.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Filmmaker's trial raises concerns over freedom in new Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — More than a year after the overthrow of Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir, amid the promise of new leadership, Sudanese film director Hajooj Kuka was arrested during a theater workshop by the security forces that had served al-Bashir for years. He was tried and sentenced to prison on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Filmmaker's trial raises concerns over freedom in new Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — More than a year after the overthrow of Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir, amid the promise of new leadership, Sudanese film director Hajooj Kuka was arrested during a theater workshop by the security forces that had served al-Bashir for years. He was tried and sentenced to prison on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sudan’s premier sacks provincial governor after protests

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister on Tuesday sacked the governor of an eastern province, less than three months after his appointment, the state-run news agency reported.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Libya to resume oil production at largest field amid talks

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s national oil company announced Sunday it was resuming production at the country’s largest oil field as rival officials from eastern and western Libya began peace talks, part of preliminary negotiations ahead a U.N.-brokered dialogue set to take place next month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan armed group is holding hostage at least 60 migrants, including two dozen children, in “appalling” conditions after abducting them almost two weeks ago, an aid group said on Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Libya to resume oil production at largest field amid talks

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s national oil company announced Sunday it was resuming production at the country’s largest oil field as rival officials from eastern and western Libya began peace talks, part of preliminary negotiations ahead a U.N.-brokered dialogue set to take place next month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Libya to resume oil production at largest field amid talks

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s national oil company announced Sunday it was resuming production at the country’s largest oil field as rival officials from eastern and western Libya began peace talks, part of preliminary negotiations ahead a U.N.-brokered dialogue set to take place next month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts

CAIRO (AP) — An international aid group said Wednesday that closures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic are preventing it from reaching 300,000 people in conflict zones across the Middle East, as the virus arrived in war-torn Libya and case counts rose in Syria and the Gaza Strip, among the …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Officials: Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s defense minister, Gen. Gamal al-Din Omar, died Wednesday of a heart attack while on an official visit to neighboring South Sudan, Sudanese military and government officials said Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Libya sees 1st virus case as more curfews called in Mideast

CAIRO (AP) —
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Sudan will mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute, general says

CAIRO (AP) — A top Sudanese general on Sunday said his country would mediate a deal on an escalating dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over Ethiopia's controversial dam on the Nile River.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sudan PM says he survived 'terror attack' in capital

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sudan PM says he survived 'terror attack' in capital

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sudan PM says he survived 'terror attack' in capital

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Egypt says cruise ship quarantined over new virus cluster

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — A cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew was in quarantine Saturday in the southern city of Luxor, as 45 people on board tested positive for the new coronavirus, authorities said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Libya says oil shutdown losses close to $2.6 billion

CAIRO (AP) — Economic fallout continues from a protracted blockade of Libya’s vital oil fields and ports, with losses close to $2.6 billion, the national oil corporation announced Tuesday, intensifying the pressure on a U.N.-supported government in the capital.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO