Author: Steven Sahiounie

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for an end to the fighting in Gaza, saying France was lending its “full support” to mediation efforts in the war between Israel and Hamas.“The war in Gaza must stop,” Macron wrote on X. “This must be clear to everyone.”An end of hostilities was “crucial for the people of Gaza, for the hostages, and for the stability of the region, which is at stake today.” On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel had agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on August 15 at the request of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators.US,…

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the Lagos State government said it has concluded plans to launch the Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP), which would provide a one-stop shop for the payment of taxes

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Egypt aims to reduce inflation to less than 10% by the end of 2025 or the beginning of 2026, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday.

Al Mayadeen correspondent to Southern Lebanon reported on Friday that a drone strike targeted a civilian vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. In a statement, the Hamas Movement announced the martyrdom of official Samer Al-Hajj, who was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid” in the city of Sidon, southern Lebanon. Al Mayadeen correspondent reported seeing emergency personnel retrieve a charred body from the vehicle as soldiers secured the area. In the aftermath of the attack, residents of Ain al-Helweh Palestinian Refugee Camp staged a march in condemnation of “Israel’s” aggression. In January 2024, an Israeli drone strike in Beirut killed Saleh…

The price of Bitcoin ticked up by 10.3% during the trading session on Friday and reached $61,128, according to Binance platform trading data.