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ADNOC, the state-owned oil company of Abu Dhabi, confirmed that one of its vessels was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday, August 8.The incident resulted in no injuries, and the situation has been brought under control, the company said. Source link
An Israeli army force Friday night incurred towards the town of Zawtar Al-Gharbiya (Western Zawtar) in southern Lebanon, after withdrawing from it last July, in a new breach of the arrangements established for the experimental area under the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel.Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the Israeli force, comprised infantry soldiers, several vehicles, and a bulldozer that was used in making an earthen berm approximately 100 meters from the town square.NNA explained that the Lebanese army remains stationed at its original position a few meters from the newly constructed berm, while Israeli drones and reconnaissance aircraft conduct intensive low-altitude flights over the town.The Lebanese army had deployed in Zawtar al-Gharbiya following the Israeli withdrawal on July 21, as it was the first experimental area from which the Israeli army withdrew in accordance with the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel on June 26. Related Story Source link
Kenya Monday kicked off a drive to register new voters ahead of next year’s general election, with youths using TikTok reels and music to shake off apathy among their peers.In June 2024, a wave of protests led by the so-called “Gen Z” swept the country after President William Ruto announced tax hikes, denting his popularity among young people.They escalated into wider unrest over corruption and rights abuses and left more than 100 people dead and dozens others missing, according to rights groups.While the protests have faded, many youths remain disillusioned with the Ruto administration, which came to power promising to uplift the young and the poor.”People are suffering, people are dying. Money is just getting lost out of thin air,” said 21-year-old Mark Kipchumba, citing economic hardship and rampant corruption as the catalyst for registering as a first-time voter.The 30-day mass voter registration drive launched by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) aims to enlist at least 2.5mn new voters in its first phase.The commission says it hopes to add 6.3mn new voters before next year’s election, 70% of them youths.”I am here because of the hope that this card brings for the future,” said Peter Mawangi,22, a film student at Multimedia University of Kenya.Despite the current low numbers, a youth-led campaign, called #NikoKadi (I have the voter’s card), is steadily turning voter registration into a fad by urging new voters to enlist.From TikTok reels to businesses offering discounts to those registered and a planned music concert in May requiring a voter’s card for entry, young people are deploying creative tactics to drive up registration.Activist Ademba Allans, the brains behind the #NikoKadi drive, says the mobilisation is gaining momentum, but added, “apathy is one of the main things that we are trying to fight.”Kenya’s 2022 election saw its lowest turnout in 15 years, with youth — who make up a large share of the population — accounting for just 39.8% of registered voters, a 5.2-point drop from 2017, according to the Kofi Annan Foundation.Allans hopes to change this and the east African nation’s politics, long dominated by politicians widely seen as out of touch with the realities of young Kenyans.”We want to shift the system. We want to take everybody that is in the government home,” the 26-year old said.Velma Omondi, a 22-year-old, said she threatened “to cut off” two friends if they did not register, which they did.”I gave them an ultimatum,” she said.”We cannot call for change if we are not willing to take part in the change,” she added. Related Story Source link
Israeli occupation authorities have continued, for the 32nd consecutive day, to close Al-Aqsa Mosque to worshipers, citing security conditions linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to Jerusalem-based sources.In a related context, alleged ‘Temple groups’ continue to incite incursions into the mosque compound during the Hebrew Passover celebrations, calling for the performance of sacrificial rituals within it and demanding that the mosque be opened from April 2 to April 9.The occupation authorities are using the prevailing situation as a pretext to tighten their control over Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid growing public and Jerusalemite calls to mobilize at surrounding checkpoints and military barriers in an attempt to break the imposed siege and reopen it to worshipers. Source link
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Four people sustained minor injuries after shrapnel fell on several homes in Dubai, UAE.The Dubai Media Office said in a post on X platform that authorities are responding to an incident caused by shrapnel from a successful interception, which fell on residential houses in southern Dubai.The incident, the office added, resulted in property damage and minor injuries to four Asian nationals. Source link
