Early Mauritania poll results show ruling party candidate ahead
Early poll results put Mauritania ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani comfortably ahead after Saturday’s presidential election, taking 50.41% of the ballot with more than half votes counted, data from the electoral commission showed.
Lebanon refuses investment at expense of Palestinian cause: Berri
Lebanon does not want investment at the expense of the Palestinian cause, its parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday after the White House unveiled the $50 billion economic part of its Middle East plan.
Ethiopia’s chief of staff killed in coup attempt in Amhara state
Ethiopia’s chief of staff and at least three other senior officials have been killed during a coup attempt by an army general in the northern state of Amhara, state television said on Sunday.
Indonesia police arrest three suspects over deadly factory fire
Indonesian authorities have arrested three people suspected of negligence after a fire ripped through a makeshift factory in North Sumatra, killing 30 people, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
West African force killed 42 Islamic State fighters in Lake Chad area: statement
A military task force from West African countries killed 42 Islamic State fighters in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the force said in a statement.
India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims
India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims.
Ethiopia says at least two senior officials killed in coup attempt in Amhara state
At least two senior Ethiopian officials were killed during an attempt by an army general to seize power in Ethiopia’s northern state of Amhara, state television reported on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s PM says army chief of staff shot thwarting coup
Ethiopia’s army chief of staff was shot while trying to thwart an attempted coup on Saturday in a federal state north of the capital Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
Head of Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state and advisor killed: state media
The head of Ethiopia’s Amhara state and his advisor were killed during a coup attempt in their state, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran lawmakers chant ‘Death to America’ as U.S. called ‘terrorist’
Iranian lawmakers chanted “Death to America” during a parliament session on Sunday after a speaker accused the United States of being the “real world terrorist”, amid escalating tension with Washington following the downing of an unmanned U.S. drone.
