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U.S. Navy · IranU.S. seeks to keep more than 1 million rounds of ammunition seized in December. The ammunition was in transit from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to militant groups in Yemen. "The United States disrupted a major operation by Iran," Attorney General Merrick Garland says.
U.S. seeks to keep Yemen-bound ammunition seized from Iran
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
Middle East · TurkeyThe 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6, and its aftershocks, killed more than 55,000 people and left many more in dire conditions. The Food and Agriculture Organization said initial assessments in Turkey revealed "severe damage to agriculture" It estimated the quake had caused $1.3 billion in damage, through the destruction of infrastructure, livestock and crops.
Quake hit one-fifth of Turkey's food production: UN
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
Business · CairoThe bank set the lending rate at 19.25% and the deposit rate at 18.25%. The median forecast in a Reuters poll of 15 analysts on Monday was for the bank to increase rates by 200 bps. Seven of the analysts expected an increase of 300 bps."The MPC stresses that achieving a tight monetary stance is a necessary condition to attain the CBE's upcoming inflation targets," it said.
Egypt's cenbank raises interest rates by 200 bps to tame inflation
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
IDFThe first Land Day took place on March 30, 1976, in the Galilee village of Tamra. Six Palestinian citizens were killed when Israeli police and soldiers attacked protesters. The 1973 Yom Kippur War restored much of the Arab national honor that had crumbled following the 1967 war. Tawfiq Zayyad was the most important of the young generation of Palestinians born after the Nakba.
Palestinians commemorate Land Day, remember sacrifices
60% Left coverage: 5 sources
Benjamin Netanyahu · JerusalemIsrael’s right-wing coalition government and opposition parties began talks on Tuesday evening (March 28). This comes a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a pause on his legal reform plan which has sparked weeks of mass protest in the country.
Israel: First round of talks between parties on judicial overhaul reforms conclude
34% Center coverage: 9 sources
Middle East · BaghdadA sandstorm enveloped central Iraq, including Baghdad, on Friday, the first such weather event to hit the arid country this year.In 2022, Iraq experienced more than a dozen sandstorms, an unprecedented number that was attributed to desertification.Iraqis who ventured outside on Friday afternoon were greeted with the increasingly familiar ochre sky and unbreathable air typical of sandstorms, with AFP journalists reporting greatly reduced visibili…
Iraq's first sandstorm of the year blankets Baghdad
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Archaeologist · CairoAt least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt, antiquities officials said on Saturday.
Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads at Abydos
39% Center coverage: 61 sources
Mohammed Bin SalmanAbu Dhabi [UAE], March 30 (ANI): The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Wednesday named his eldest son Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and his likely successor as UAE’s president, according to […]
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan named Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince
Coverage: 5 sources
