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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes northern Marsa Matrouh
Al-Masry Al-Youm ·
The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in Egypt announced on Tuesday that a 4.9-magnitude earthquake was recorded 353 kilometers north of Marsa Matrouh, according to data captured by the institute’s national seismic monitoring network. In a statement, the institute…
The Democratic Party’s victory in the U.S. midterm elections could complicate Seoul’s push to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington, with experts warning that the new congressional majority may seek tougher conditions for the transfer. Democrats secured control of both the House…
A parliamentary subcommittee on Wednesday approved a bill calling for a special counsel to investigate allegations of fabricated indictments under the previous administration, including those involving President Lee Jae Myung. The subcommittee of the National Assembly's legislation and judiciary…
Seven banks and six securities firms were slapped with a combined 370 billion won ($276 million) in penalties by the financial regulator Wednesday over their mis-selling of equity-linked securities (ELS) products tracking Hong Kong's H Index. The amount is a sharp cut from the initial 1.4…
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Iranian media is reporting that Tehran is not planning to attend talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in…
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history after winning Georgia’s gubernatorial election, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state. Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Tuesday’s election, according to projections by US media…
Last year, California voters approved a bill to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional map to make certain congressional districts more favourable to the Democrats – itself a response to a Republican-led redistricting push that began in Texas. France 24’s Wassim Cornet in Los Angeles takes a…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka plantation company Kahawatte Plantations, part of the Dilmah group, has appointed Anura Weerakoon as its chief executive officer with effect from 1 December 2026. He replaces Binesh Neomal Pananwala, who has tendered his resignation as CEO and as a director with effect from…