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Sisi blames power cuts on lack of investment
Egypt's president has blaming widespread power cuts in recent days on years of lack of investment, while warning people were trying to cripple his government's efforts to rebuild the country. In a TV address on Saturday, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said that the power cuts were "the most significant incident over the last three decades", adding.. More -
Ukraine truce deal shaken by artillery attack
Ukrainian government forces have been hit by an artillery attack near the port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, in the first significant violation of a ceasefire declared little more than 24 hours earlier. The Reuters news agency early on Sunday said an industrial facility, a lorry and a petrol station were set ablaze in an area within the limits of.. More -
Floods wreak havoc in Kashmir, NE Pakistan
Heavy flooding hitting Kashmir and northeastern Pakistan has killed at least 100 people in the past two days and left some areas completely isolated. There have been more than 70 reported deaths in Indian-held Kashmir since Sunday, with at least 35 reported dead after a bus was swept away on Thursday. Pakistan's disaster management authority reported.. More -
Ukraine ceasefire with rebels takes hold
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have had a shaky start to a ceasefire aimed at ending nearly five months of fighting in the country's east. Three explosions were heard north of Donetsk just minutes after a ceasefire between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels went into effect on Friday, the Reuters news agency reported. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan, reporting.. More -
Iraq breaks Islamic State siege of Amerli
Government forces mainly composed of Kurdish peshmerga fighters and armed volunteers have broken through the Islamic State group siege on the town of Amerli located between Baghdad, and the northern city of Kirkuk, sources have told Al Jazeera. Iraqi forces and the armed volunteers entered the city on Sunday, where at least 12,000 people have been.. More -
US decries Israel's West Bank land grab
The United States has described Israel's announcement of a land appropriation for possible settlement construction in the occupied West Bank as "counterproductive" to peace efforts and urged the Israeli government to reverse the decision. Israel on Sunday laid claim to nearly a thousand acres (400 hectares) in the Etzion settlement bloc near.. More -
NATO: Russia supplying Ukraine rebels tanks
Russia has continued to supply pro-Kremlin separatists in Ukraine with tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers and artillery, NATO's Secretary General has said, echoing comments by Western leaders that the separatists seeking independence are being aided militarily by Moscow. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday that Russian troops had also "fired.. More -
UN accuses Islamic State group of war crimes
The United Nations has accused the Islamic State group of committing war crimes including amputations and public executions, sometimes in the presence of children. The world body also said it believed the Syrian government had used chlorine gas in combating its enemies. The fighters, who are bringing weapons from Iraq, have changed the power balance.. More -
Ebola-hit states slip further into isolation
Airlines ended more services to African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak that has left more than 1,400 people dead as health ministers prepared for a summit to deal with crisis. Air France agreed to a government request on Wednesday for a "temporary suspension" of services to Sierra Leone, leaving its capital Freetown and Monrovia in neighboring.. More -
Ukraine cites Russia support for peace plan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he has support for a peace plan from leaders who attended a summit meeting in Minsk, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Interfax news agency reported. But there were no indications that would mean an immediate end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian forces.. More -
Egypt denies role in air attacks in Libya
Egypt has denied any role in air attacks in Libya, as the US said it believed Cairo worked with the UAE to attack rebels in the capital Tripoli. The US government on Tuesday said it believed the UAE and Egypt carried out raids in Libya, a day after the New York Times quoted unnamed officials as saying the same. Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry.. More -
Palestinian joy as Israel agrees Gaza truce
Thousands of Palestinians are celebrating in Gaza after Israel and Palestinian groups agreed an open-ended ceasefire to end seven weeks of fighting in Gaza. The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Tuesday from the occupied West Bank that a formula had been accepted by all parties and that a ceasefire had gone into effect at 1600 GMT. He.. More -
Ukraine's president dissolves parliament
Ukraine's president has dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian uprising in its eastern regions. Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday in a statement posted on his website that he has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections on October 26. "Many deputies who are.. More -
Gaza high-rise hit by Israeli strikes
At least five Israeli air strikes have destroyed much of one of Gaza's tallest apartment and office buildings, setting off huge explosions and wounding 20 people, Palestinian health officials said. Israel had no immediate comment on Tuesday's attack. Seventy families lived in the building, which also housed offices and a shopping complex. Al Jazeera's.. More -
Obama 'authorises spy flights over Syria'
President Barack Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria in order to gather intelligence on the Islamic State group, a senior US administration official said. Tuesday’s move could mark the first step towards US air strikes against targets inside Syria. The official, who spoke to the AP news agency, was not authorized to discuss.. More
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