Unidentified gunmen killed two customs officers and wounded two others in an attack targeting them in a designated area on a busy highway.

The attacks come a few days after five other customs officers were killed in the same area, raising concerns about security and stability in the region.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, adding to tension and anxiety between local residents and security authorities.

An area police official, Mohammed Adnan, said the employees were performing their routine work when they were shot by unknown assailants, killing two and wounding two others.

The border areas with Afghanistan have seen an escalation in violence in recent years, with attacks particularly targeting security and police officials, raising concerns about the continued deterioration of security in the region.
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🗯 A Hamas leader announced that the military commander Yahya Sinwar was seen inspecting some of the movement's fighter sites on the frontlines facing the Israeli army, indicating that Sinwar inspected the combat groups above ground, not in the tunnels.

🗯 Roman Chekushov, Director of the Department of International Cooperation in Foreign Trade at the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, stated that Russia is working on studying the establishment of ports to facilitate traffic and the flow of goods with African countries, specifically in Egypt, Algeria, Tanzania, and Senegal.

Egypt has strongly denied US press reports circulating in some newspapers about its circulation with Israel of military plans regarding the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

In a statement issued by the Egyptian Information Service affiliated with the presidency, its chairman, Diaa Rashwan, affirmed Egypt’s total rejection of any possible invasion of Rafah, warning of the catastrophic repercussions that may follow.

The statement pointed out that Egypt’s warnings were repeatedly addressed to the Israeli side regarding the dangers of the planned invasion of Rafah, while stressing the continuation of Egyptian efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement and the exchange of prisoners and detainees.
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🗯 Hamas denied reports in the media that it had requested to move its leadership to Syria, with the movement's spokesperson, Jihad Taha, stating that the movement did not ask to move from Qatar to Syria or from anywhere else.

🗯 The Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, stated that "anti-Russian political forces" in Western countries have launched a "hybrid aggression" against Russia and are trying to bring history into the battlefield.

🗯 Niger's Interior Minister, Mohamed Toumba, said that his country's cooperation with Russia pertains to (military) training as it is necessary for combating terrorism. He indicated that Niger wants the Russians to train its forces in combat and weapon use, confirming there is a plan to purchase weapons from Russia.

🗯 Civil society activist in Italy, Majdi Al-Karbai, reported that 13 prison officers in Italy have been arrested and 8 other staff members suspended, on charges of torturing minors inside a prison in Milan.

🗯 Rapper Tomaj Salehi’s lawyer said that a revolutionary court has sentenced his client to death after convicting him of charges related to the unrest in Iran during 2022 and 2023.

Salehi had supported the protests that lasted for several months in Iran in 2022 through his songs, protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini (22 years old) in a police detention center after the Iranian-Kurdish woman was arrested for allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab.

Russia is considering establishing ports to regulate the flow of goods with African countries, in particular in Algeria, Egypt, Tanzania and Senegal.

Roman Chekushov, Director of the Department of International Cooperation in the Field of Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, made the announcement during his participation in an industrial exhibition in Uzbekistan.

Chekoshov explained that there are several future projects in Africa that are being studied, including the establishment of ports to regulate the entry and flow of Russian products.

The Russian official added that the establishment of a port is being discussed in Tanzania, for example, on the eastern side of Africa, in Senegal on the western side, in addition to Algeria and Egypt in the northern part.
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Egyptian security forces have taken control of the situation in the village of al-Fawakher in the city of Samalut in the southern governorate of Minya, restoring calm after rumored violence.

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Copts in the village were attacked by a group of people over a rumor about building a new church, and some Copts’ homes were torched, beaten, and tried to be evicted from their homes.

Bishop Makarios of Minya posted on his page on the “X” website at the beginning of the events: “The Copts in the village of Al-Fawakher in Minya are under attack by extremists, as many houses were burned, and the people were prevented from leaving.”

“We have informed the concerned authorities of the expected attacks, promised to take the necessary steps, and we trust the speed of their action,” he said.

Quickly, security forces deployed in the village, and were able to control the situation and arrest a large number of instigators and perpetrators, and imposed a security cordon around the village and its entrances and exits.
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🗯 The security services of Algiers province announced the dismantling of an international criminal network specializing in the importation and trafficking of drugs such as cannabis and cocaine, and the arrest of nine suspected individuals.

Nigerian Defense Minister Mohamed Badaro has called on Libya to cooperate with his country in tackling the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, as well as drug smuggling from Libya to Nigeria.

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During a meeting with a Libyan delegation on the sidelines of the African counter-terrorism meeting in Abuja, Badaro stressed the importance of joint action in curbing the proliferation of weapons and enhancing security, according to the Nigerian Ministry of Defense.

The two sides discussed other vital security issues affecting security in both countries, as well as cooperation and intelligence exchange to promote and guide policies between the two countries.
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🗯 A French airline "Air France" aircraft carrying 280 passengers on a flight between Osaka and Paris made an emergency landing at Baku International Airport in Azerbaijan due to a smoke alert on board.