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Shark attack in Egypt kills a Russian citizen

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:11:15 +0000

(CNN) — Egyptian authorities have banned swimming near a beach at an Egyptian Red Sea resort following a deadly shark attack that killed a Russian citizen on Thursday, according to Egyptian and Russian officials. The incident took place in the popular tourist city of Hurghada on Egypt’s eastern coast. Russian Consul-General Viktor Voropayev told Russia state-run

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At least 78 killed in Yemen crowd surge during packed Ramadan charity event

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:15:59 +0000

(CNN) — Dozens of people were killed in a crowd surge in Yemen’s capital on Wednesday as needy residents flocked to receive charity handouts from local merchants during the holy month of Ramadan, officials have confirmed. Video of the tragedy in Sanaa showed a chaotic scene with dozens of people packed tightly together, unable to

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Three rockets were launched from Syria toward Israel, IDF says

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 08:17:54 +0000

(CNN) — Three rockets were launched toward Israel from Syria on Saturday, the Israeli military said. One landed in the southern Golan Heights, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The IDF said it did not need to intercept the rockets, according to a post on Twitter. Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria during the

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Andrew Tate and brother to be moved from jail to house arrest as Romanian crime probe continues

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:19:36 +0000

(CNN) — Andrew Tate, the controversial former kickboxer turned social media influencer, and his brother Tristan will be moved out of jail and placed under house arrest in Romania, amid an ongoing criminal probe into allegations of organized crime, human trafficking and rape. The move was ordered by a Romanian court on Friday, CNN affiliate

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Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iran

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:45:20 +0000

(CNN) — A massive fire broke out at an oil refinery in northwestern Iran on Saturday, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. The refinery is near the city of Tabriz in East Azerbaijan Province. “The firefighting is still going on and the size and intensity of the fire made it difficult to extinguish,” Fars reported.

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Earthquake in Iran kills at least 2, injures hundreds

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:17:54 +0000

(CNN) — At least two people were killed, and more than 300 injured when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Saturday night local time. Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported the earthquake hit the city of Khoy, West Azerbaijan province, in northwest Iran, around 9:44 p.m. local time, citing the Iranian Seismological Center in Tehran.

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ISIS claims responsibility for Iraq blast that left dozens dead

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:35:07 +0000

(CNN) — ISIS have claimed responsibility for an explosion that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 32. Children and women were among the dead and wounded, according to health and security officials. The blast took place in the Wahailat outdoor market in Sadr

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At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:45:29 +0000

(CNN) —At least 82 people died in a hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday. Another 110 people were injured in the blaze at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, according to ministry spokesman Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna. The fire started after oxygen tanks exploded, two health officials at

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Iraq protests death toll rises to 319 with nearly 15,000 injured

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:47:43 +0000

(CNN) — At least 319 people have been killed in Iraq since the start of anti-government protests in October, according to the Iraqi Parliamentary Human Rights Committee. Four protesters were killed in Baghdad on Saturday after Iraqi Security Forces pushed back hundreds of protesters and burnt several tents that were being used for an overnight sit-in,

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ISIS claims suicide bombing in Baghdad

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:22:52 +0000

(CNN) — At least 11 people were killed and 25 others were wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded in an outdoor busy market in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, local police officials in Baghdad told CNN. A suicide bomber drove his car and detonated it in Alwat-Jamila market in eastern Baghdad’s Sadr City. This is

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