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☆ Manchester City’s $500 Million Payroll Is Largest in English Soccer History
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Tariq Panja | More About Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Manchester City, the Premier League’s dominant team for much of the past decade, announced on Wednesday it had spent more on player salaries last season than any team in British soccer history, paying out more than $500 million as it claimed English and European championships. Cup and its first Champions League title — completing a so-called treble that only one English team had previously managed to do. City now trails only Barcelona in how much it pays its players in salaries, but unlike that Spanish superteam City’s expenditure has not resulted in financial crisis. Instead, City also announced record revenues of 712.8 million pounds, or almost $900 million — another British record — for the year through June 2023. The club’s annual statement also boasted a profit of 80 million pounds, double what it reported a year earlier.

Persons: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nayhan, City, Pep Guardiola Organizations: Manchester City, League’s, United Arab Emirates, Premier League Locations: Manchester, Spanish, City, Barcelona

☆ Manchester City report record profits to match best season on pitch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"The 2022-23 season saw Manchester City scale new heights and set new benchmarks," City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, said in a statement. "In short, last season saw Manchester City achieve the greatest football and commercial year of its storied history." Commercial revenues accounted for 341.4 million pounds, followed by broadcast at 299.4 million and then matchday at 71.9 million, for a profit of 80.4 million, nearly doubling the previous year's record profit of 41.7 million pounds. Profits also benefited from significant player trading with 121.7 million pounds generated from transfers, up a significant 79.8% over the previous 12 months. On the pitch, manager Pep Guardiola guided City to a third successive Premier League title, an enthralling 2-1 FA Cup final victory over rivals Manchester United, and a first ever Champions League title.

Persons: Lee Smith, Sheikh Mansour, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Pep Guardiola, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester City, Chelsea, Etihad, Premier, Rights, Manchester City FC Ltd, Broadcasting, Champions League, FA, City, Brand Finance, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Deloitte Football Money League, soccer, Real, Club, Super League, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, Rights MANCHESTER, England, Real Madrid

☆ Israel weapons makers leave stands empty at Dubai Airshow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The exhibition stands of Israeli weapons makers Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems were empty at the start of the opening day of the weeklong Dubai Airshow on Monday, amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. It was not immediately clear why there were no staff at either exhibition stand, which were located close to the pavilion of United Arab Emirates state arms maker EDGE. IAI and EDGE signed joint development programmes at the last Dubai Airshow in 2021. The IAI exhibition stand was blocked off with red rope. The UAE became the most prominent Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel in 30 years under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020.

Persons: Rafael, Gaza –, Abraham, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohamed, Alexander Cornwell, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Israel Aerospace Industries, IAI, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, United Arab, EDGE, Palestinian Hamas, UAE, Israel, Elbit Systems, Reuters, The, U.S, Abraham Accords, Arab League, of Islamic Cooperation, Thomson Locations: DUBAI, Dubai, Israel, Gaza, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian, Israeli, UAE, Arab, U.S, The UAE

☆ How the mighty watermelon became a symbol of pro-Palestinian resistance on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some social media users say tech platforms are unfairly removing pro-Palestinian content. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe watermelon emoji, meanwhile, gained traction as a symbol of protest on social media in 2021 after another outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas. At the time, pro-Palestinian activists said social media platforms were restricting pro-Palestinian content and deleting accounts. The watermelon is not the only workaround to social media algorithms that have surfaced over the past few weeks. Social media users have also resorted to alternative spellings of words like "Palestinians" (like shifting it to P@lestinians or P*les+in1ans) to evade algorithmic detection.

Persons: —, Jourdan Louise, Louise, she'll, ike Organizations: West Bank, Service, Meta, Intercept Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Instagram, Palestine

☆ UN bodies make united call for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The heads of several major United Nations bodies on Monday made a united call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify nearly one month into the conflict. "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour responded that Griffiths should call for a full ceasefire. "You should be saying clearly and loudly in line with IHL (International Humanitarian Law) that a ceasefire should take place," Mansour said. Israel has rebuffed mounting international pressure for a ceasefire, saying hostages taken by Hamas militants during their rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7 should be released.

Persons: Mohammed Al, Masri, Volker Turk, Tedros Adhanom, Martin Griffiths, It's, Griffiths, United Nations Riyad Mansour, Mansour, Israel, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Emma Farge, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Human Rights, World Health Organization, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza City, Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The average Gazan is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the U.N. had stockpiled in the region, yet the main refrain now being heard in the street is “Water, water,” the Gaza director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday. Political Cartoons View All 1234 Images“Many people are relying on brackish or saline ground water, if at all,” she said. Fuel, he said, is essential for the functioning of institutions, hospitals and the distribution of water and electricity. An average of 4,000 displaced Gazans are living in the schools without the resources to maintain proper sanitation, he said. The U.N. can’t provide them safety, White said, pointing to over 50 UNRWA facilities impacted by the conflict, including five direct hits.

Persons: Thomas White, ”, White, “, U.N, Lynn Hastings, Martin Griffiths, ” Hastings, ’, can’t, Griffiths, Antonio Guterres, Riyad Mansour, Israel, ” Mansour Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, UNRWA Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Israel, Egypt, United States, dependently, israel

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, crisis in Gaza, Bolivia cuts Israel ties
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

He accused Israel of attempting to justify what he described as a "heinous crime against safe civilians, children, and women in Jabalya camp." Here's the latest:Strike impact: The Ministry of Interior in Gaza reported that 20 homes "were completely destroyed" in the Jabalya camp. The Ministry of Interior in Gaza reported that 20 homes "were completely destroyed" in the Jabalya camp. Global reaction: A Doctors Without Borders nurse said the group was "horrified" by the Jabalya strike as reaction poured in worldwide. A Doctors Without Borders nurse said the group was "horrified" by the Jabalya strike as reaction poured in worldwide.

Persons: Ibrahim Biari —, Richard Hecht, Hazem Qassem, Israel, Riyad Mansour, Atef, Mohammad al Rann, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Lloyd Austin Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Observer, UN, of Interior, CNN, State Department, US Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thirty-four journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, an international media freedom group said Wednesday, accusing both sides of committing possible war crimes. It’s the third such complaint to be filed by the group since 2018 alleging war crimes against Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Israel says it makes every effort to avoid killing civilians and accuses Hamas of putting them at risk by operating in residential areas. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesAnother media freedom organization, the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Wednesday that it was investigating reports of journalists “killed, injured, detained or missing” in the war, including in Lebanon. It said its preliminary death toll was at least 31 journalists and media workers.

Persons: ” Christophe Deloire, “, “ CPJ, ”, Sherif Mansour, Karim Khan, Israel, Israel isn’t, Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, Al Jazeera, Samy Magdy Organizations: Hamas, Criminal, ICC, Protect Journalists, Reuters, AFP, Associated Press Locations: HAGUE, Netherlands, Israel, Gaza, Israeli, France, Gaza ”, Lebanon, New York, East, North Africa, Rafah, Palestine, Al, Lebanese, Cairo, israel

☆ UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and demanded aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip and protection of civilians. The General Assembly voted after the Security Council failed four times in the past two weeks to take action. The goal of this resolution truce is that Israel should cease to defend itself to Hamas, so Hamas can light us on fire," he told the General Assembly after the vote. The General Assembly called on Israel to rescind its order for civilians in Gaza to move to the south of the enclave. The General Assembly called for "the immediate and unconditional release of all civilians who are being illegally held captive."

Persons: Riyad Mansour, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Michelle Nichols, Grant McCool Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations General Assembly, Hamas, Gaza, General, Security, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Israel's, United States, Iraq, Palestinian, Canadian

“There is no time to mourn — more death is on the way,” Mr. Mansour said. “The answer to the killing of Palestinian civilians is not the killing of Israeli civilians,” Mr. Mansour said. Mr. Mansour, the Palestinian representative, also directly responded to a speech the Israeli foreign minister, Eli Cohen, made at the U.N. Security Council this week. Mr. Cohen called for Israeli hostages to be brought home, but “for millions of Palestinians, there is no home to go back to,” Mr. Mansour said. “For thousands, there is no family left to embrace.”“He told you how horrible it was to kill civilians,” Mr. Mansour continued, “just before justifying the killing of Palestinian civilians by the thousands.

Persons: Riyad Mansour, —, ” Mr, Mansour, ”, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Mr, Eli Cohen, Cohen, “, Dennis Francis of Trinidad, Jordan, Ayman Safadi, ” Anushka Patil Organizations: United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, Palestinian, Islamic, . Security, Arab Locations: Gaza ., Israel, Gaza, Islamic State, Iran, Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago, Jordan

☆ At UN podium, Israel's envoy plays gruesome Hamas attack video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel's United Nations envoy showed the 193-member General Assembly a brief video on Thursday that he said showed a Hamas fighter trying to decapitate a man with a garden tool during the Palestinian militants' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. At each seat in the hall at United Nations headquarters, Israeli diplomats placed a print out of a QR code with the title "Free Gaza from Hamas, scan to see Hamas' atrocities". Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, which rules Gaza, in retaliation for the attack that killed 1,400 people. Israel has struck Gaza from the air, imposed a siege on the enclave of 2.3 million people and is preparing a ground invasion. Arguing for a ceasefire, Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour said certain nations, which he did not name, were applying a clear double standard.

Persons: United Nations Gilad Erdan, Mike Segar, Gilad Erdan, Allahu Akbar, pummels, Erdan, Ayman Safadi, Israel, Safadi, Riyad Mansour, Mansour, Daniel Wallis Organizations: United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, Israel's United Nations, Jordan's, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.N, New York City, U.S, Thailand, Gaza, Palestinian

CNN —A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by the country’s morality police for not wearing a headscarf is “brain dead,” state-aligned media said. Earlier in October, the Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, which focuses on Kurdish rights, said Geravand was “assaulted” by morality police and fell into a coma. “This request resulted in an altercation with the morality police officers physically assaulting Geravand. Iranian authorities have denied the allegations, saying Geravand was hospitalized due to an injury caused by low blood pressure. Armita Geravand was hospitalized in October following an incident at a Tehran metro station.

Persons: Armita Geravand, Geravand, “, ” Hengaw, Awyer Shekhi, ” Shekhi, Mahsa, Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi, Hamedi’s, Mohammad Hossein Ajorloo, ”, Sherif Mansour Organizations: CNN, Organization for Human Rights, UN, Shargh, Twitter, Committee, Protect Journalists Locations: Tehran, Iran, Norway, Shohada, United States, Niloofar, Middle East, North Africa

Abed Khaled/AP Bodies of Palestinians killed in the blast at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital lie in front of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 17. Yousef Masoud/The New York Times A morgue worker arranges body bags at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 12. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 10. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8. It was at the time… when there were reports of an explosion at the hospital in Gaza City,” he said.

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☆ UN Security Council to vote Wednesday on Israel-Gaza conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will now vote on Wednesday on a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. The 15-member council had initially been due to vote Monday on the Brazilian draft, but it was postponed 24 hours to allow more time to negotiate. It was unclear if the United States, a veto-power who traditionally shields its ally Israel from any Security Council action, would allow the resolution to pass. Instead of calling for a ceasefire, it calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict to allow aid access to Gaza.

Persons: Anas, Riyad Mansour, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Joe Biden, Israel, Michelle Nichols, Kanishka Singh, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, United Nations Security Council, Hamas, United Arab, Islamic Jihad, Jihad, Israel, Thomson Locations: Jabalia, Gaza, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Palestinian, United States, Israel's

☆ At UN, Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Guterres briefed the 15-member U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Friday. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said after the meeting, adding that Russia was also ready to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians. The United States has traditionally shielded its ally Israel from any Security Council action. He said the United Nations and the Security Council were "facing one of their most pivotal moments," adding: "Will they remain true to their founding values? The Arab Group ambassadors called for a ceasefire, humanitarian aid access to Gaza and a stop to any mass displacement of Palestinians.

Persons: Ahmed Zakot, Antonio Guterres, Riyad Mansour, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Guterres, U.N, Vassily Nebenzia, Israel, Barbara Woodward, we've, Zhang Jun, Erdan, Mansour, Michelle Nichols, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Gaza UN, Lebanon UNITED NATIONS, Palestinian United, Arab Group, United Nations, Security, West Bank, Security Council, Reuters, UNSC, United, Hamas, Arab, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, West Bank, Lebanon, Palestinian United Nations, Israel, Russia, United States, Britain, France, China, British

☆ Palestinian UN envoy accuses Israel of 'genocidal' campaign against Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hamas militants carried out their deadliest attack in Israel's history on Saturday, when gunmen rampaged through Israeli towns, killing more than 1,000 people and taking scores of hostages to Gaza. Israel has retaliated with air strikes on Gaza that have razed entire districts as it prepares for a possible ground offensive. Ambassador Gilad Erdan on Sunday accused Hamas of war crimes and said it was time to "obliterate Hamas terror infrastructure," as the 15-member U.N. Security Council met behind closed-doors on the conflict. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said he was "deeply distressed" by Israel's announcement of a complete siege on Gaza. "The humanitarian situation in Gaza was extremely dire before these hostilities; now it will only deteriorate exponentially," Guterres said.

Persons: H, Mansour, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Israel, Riyad Mansour, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gilad Erdan, U.N, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Michelle Nichols, Grant McCool Organizations: Observer, United Nations, . Security, Council, UNITED NATIONS, Gaza, Hamas, Israel's, Reuters, Washington, Israeli, Security, Thomson Locations: Palestine, U.N, New York City , New York, U.S, Gaza, Israel

☆ ‘They have made those sacrifices’: Israel-Hamas war claims the lives of several journalists reporting from the raging conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Some journalists are making the ultimate sacrifice while covering the war between Israel and Hamas. At least seven journalists have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Hamas launched its brazen assault on Saturday, according to press freedom groups and media reports. Meanwhile, journalists based in Gaza, which has been battered with airstrikes from Israel, are at an even greater risk. For those reasons, and other logistical difficulties, there are very few Western journalists in Gaza. “They have made those sacrifices to show what is happening on the ground,” Mansour added, speaking about the at least seven journalists killed this week while reporting from the Gaza Strip.

Persons: ” Sherif Mansour, “, …, ” Mansour, CPJ, Mansour, ” Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Protect Journalists, BBC, Associated Press, Reuters Locations: Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Latin America

☆ UK inquiry starts hearings into Afghan extra-judicial killings' claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An armed police officer patrols near the Ministry of Defence in London, Britain May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - An inquiry investigating allegations that British special forces carried out dozens of extra-judicial killings in Afghanistan a decade ago will begin hearing evidence in public on Monday. The independent inquiry was ordered by Britain's defence ministry last December after a BBC TV documentary reported that soldiers from the elite Special Air Service (SAS) had killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances. "The bereaved families look to the inquiry to fearlessly uncover the truth of the deaths of their loved ones and to ensure that those responsible are held to account." While the hearings will begin in public, some of the evidence relating to special forces will be restricted on national security grounds.

Persons: Neil Hall, Tessa Gregory, Leigh, Charles Haddon, Cave, Mansour Aziz, Leigh Day, Michael Holden, William Maclean Organizations: Ministry of Defence, REUTERS, BBC, Special Air Service, SAS, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Afghanistan, Haddon

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors Sunday, with the United States demanding all 15 members strongly condemn “these heinous terrorist attacks committed by Hamas,” but it took no immediate action. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood said afterward that “a good number of countries” did condemn the Hamas attack but not all council members. He said Beijing condemns all attacks on civilians, though he did not mention Hamas. Malta’s U.N. ambassador, Vanessa Frazier, who called for the meeting, said she didn't know if the council would adopt a statement, but added that any condemnation must be mostly against Hamas. Council members were briefed virtually by U.N. Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland.

Persons: Robert Wood, Russia’s U.N, Vassily Nebenzia, ”, “, ” Nebenzia, Zhang Jun, ” Zhang, “ What’s, ” Wood, impportant, we’ve, Russia’s Nebenzia, Malta’s U.N, Vanessa Frazier, Tor Wennesland, Nebenzia, Wennesland, Lana Nusseibeh, Wood, Biden, Gilad Erdan, ” Riyad Mansour Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, . Security, Associated Press, Security Council, U.N, United Arab Emirates, Hamas, Israel Locations: United States, Russia, Beijing, Palestinian, Gaza, Israel

☆ Israel UN envoy decries 'war crimes,' UN Security Council meets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ambassador Gilad Erdan ahead of the closed-door meeting of the 15-member Security Council meeting. "The era of reasoning with these savages is over," he told reporters. Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting. Diplomats said it was unlikely the Security Council would issue a statement, which are agreed to by consensus. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood told reporters that it was not a priority for Washington at the moment.

Persons: United Nations Gilad Erdan, Mike Segar, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Egypt's, Riyad Mansour, Tor Wennesland, Robert Wood, Wood, Lana Nusseibeh, Michelle Nichols, Susan Heavey, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Mark Porter Organizations: United Nations, United Nations Security Council, REUTERS, . Security, Hamas, Security, U.N, Diplomats, U.S, Washington, United, United Arab Emirates U.N, Israel, Thomson Locations: U.N, New York City, U.S, Gaza, Israel, U.N ., United Arab, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Riyadh

☆ Arab family of five shot dead as crime rates in Israel soar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] People attend a protest against a spike in deadly crime-related violence in Israel's Arab communities after a family of five, including a woman and two teenagers, were shot dead in their home in Basmat Tab'un, northern Israel September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Five members of an Arab family were shot dead in their home in Israel, police said on Wednesday, in the latest in a wave of crime-related killings in Israel's Arab communities that has reached a new peak this year. Arab mayors have accused the government and police of deliberately neglecting their communities and of enabling criminals to act with impunity. "As police, we will do everything to get to the killers," police spokesman Eli Levi told reporters at the scene of Wednesday's crime. Arab citizens, most of whom are descendants of Palestinians who remained in Israel during the mass exodus of refugees in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, make up about a fifth of the country's population.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Basmat Tab'un, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Mansour Abbas, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Netanyahu, Eli Levi, Henriette Chacar, James Mackenzie, William Maclean Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, National, Israel, Jewish, Thomson Locations: Basmat Tab'un, Israel, Basmat

☆ Arab Family of Five Shot Dead as Crime Rates in Israel Soar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Five members of an Arab family were shot dead in their home in Israel, police said on Wednesday, in the latest in a wave of crime-related killings in Israel's Arab communities that has reached a new peak this year. Arab mayors have accused the government and police of deliberately neglecting their communities and of enabling criminals to act with impunity. With Israel facing its worst political crisis in decades, over Netanyahu's drive to push through divisive changes to the judiciary, Arab citizens say the collapse of personal safety in their communities must receive more government attention. "As police, we will do everything to get to the killers," police spokesman Eli Levi told reporters at the scene of Wednesday's crime. Arab citizens, most of whom are descendants of Palestinians who remained in Israel during the mass exodus of refugees in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, make up about a fifth of the country's population.

Persons: Basmat Tab'un, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Mansour Abbas, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Netanyahu, Eli Levi, Henriette Chacar, James Mackenzie, William Maclean Organizations: National, Israel, Jewish Locations: JERUSALEM, Israel, Basmat

☆ Top Libyan officials detained in investigation into deadly floods
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Eyad Kourdi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sixteen officials in Libya have been detained amid an investigation into the deadly collapse of two dams after heavy rain in the coastal city Derna earlier this month, according to a statement by the Libyan attorney general’s office. “The investigating authority initiates a criminal case against sixteen officials responsible for managing the country’s dam facilities,” the attorney general’s statement reads. The Derna dam is 75 meters (246 feet) high with a storage capacity of 18 million cubic meters (4.76 billion gallons). The second dam, Mansour, is 45 meters (148 feet) high with a capacity of 1.5 million cubic meters (396 million gallons). “The current situation in the Wadi Derna reservoir requires officials to take immediate measures to carry out periodic maintenance of existing dams,” the paper recommended last year.

Persons: Ahmed Madroud, Al Jazeera Organizations: CNN, World Health Organization, Libya’s Sebha University, University Locations: Libya, Derna, Yugoslav, Mansour, Wadi

☆ World’s 50 best hotels for 2023 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —It opened just over a year ago, but a luxurious 24-key Italian property has already been named the best hotel in the world. Passalacqua, which overlooks Lake Como, beat off stiff competition to receive the top spot on the first-ever edition of the World’s 50 Best Hotels list, which was announced at an awards ceremony in the UK on Tuesday night. The highly-anticipated list honored 50 hotels from 35 destinations across the world. “After seeing the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality industry, it’s been especially fulfilling to see so many hoteliers from around the world gather in London to celebrate each other’s achievements under one roof for the first-ever awards ceremony of The World’s 50 Best Hotels,” Tim Brooke-Webb, managing director for the World’s 50 Best Hotels, said in a statement. The World’s 50 Best Hotels: Full list1.

Persons: –, Aman Tokyo, ’ Capello, Aman, Rosewood São, ” Valentina De Santis, Passalacqua, Silvio Vettorello, Vincenzo Bellini, ”, De Santis, it’s, Tim Brooke, Webb, Soneva, Chablé, Aman Venice, Le Sirenuse, Borgo, Royal Mansour, São, Cheval Blanc, Soneva Jani, Eden, Oberoi, Hôtel de Crillon Organizations: CNN, London CNN, Firenze, Rosewood, ’ Capello Bangkok, Capella, Hudson Yards, NoMad, CNN Travel, Somerset, Park, Eco, Hospitality, Lodges, Hotel Academy, Singita, Raffles, Madrid, Capella Singapore, Le Bristol Paris, Hyatt Kyoto, Hoshinoya, Atlantis, Equinox Locations: London, Lake Como, Europe, Florence, Asia, Rosewood Hong Kong, Bangkok, Chao Phraya, Hong Kong, Capella Bangkok, Aman New York, York, Hudson, Connaught, Rosewood São Paulo, Brisbane, South Africa, Scotland, Bruton , Somerset, Utah, Italy, Aman Tokyo, Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco, Soneva Fushi, Maldives, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, Australia, Chocholá, Mexico, Claridge’s, Raffles Singapore, Wanokaka, Indonesia, Tulum, France, São Paulo, Brazil, Kyoto, Japan, Réserve, Paris, Auchterarder, Du, Antibes, Somerset, Bruton, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Hoshinoya Tokyo, Bali, Barths, Siam, Badrutt’s, Moritz, Switzerland, Dubai, Agra, India, Spain

☆ Authorities try to contain anger in aftermath of Libya floods
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A week after a flood wiped out much of the centre of the city, furious Derna residents demonstrated on the streets and torched the home of the mayor overnight. They accuse the authorities of failing to maintain the dams that protected the city, and failing to evacuate residents before the storm. "Haftar's forces are under pressure to show they have control of the situation, and that they can handle the fallout. A spokesperson for the state-owned Libyan Telecommunications Holding Company, Mohamed Albdairi, told Libya Alahrar television that the communications had gone down in the area because some fiber optic cables had been severed. [1/6]Volunteers carry victims of a powerful storm and heavy rainfall that hit Libya to bury them at a cemetery in Derna, Libya September 19, 2023.

Persons: Derna, Khalifa Haftar, Tim Eaton, Mohamed Albdairi, Hichem Abu Chkiouat, Zohra, Antonio Guterres, Abdulmenam, Muammar Gaddafi, Mansour, Peter Graff, Tom Perry, Alexandra Hudson, William Maclean, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Communications, The United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Libyan Telecommunications Holding Company, Engineers, Reuters, Volunteers, REUTERS, World Health Organization, General Assembly, Libyan National Army, Islamic, Thomson Locations: Derna, Benghazi, Libya's, Libya, York, U.N, Islamic State, al Qaeda

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