JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army and civilian bodies placed huge loudspeakers on trucks along the Gaza Strip and remotely took control of Gaza residents' mobile phones to play live Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
A statement from the Israeli prime minister's office said the loudspeakers were placed only on the Israeli side. However, several Israeli media outlets quoted military sources as saying that the loudspeakers were brought into the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City. (Israel-Gaza-Attacks)
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CAIRO -- At least eight people were killed and 35 others wounded when a fire broke out on Friday in a dyeing factory in El Mahalla El Kubra, the largest city in Egypt's northern Gharbia province, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population.
Some 26 ambulances rushed to transfer the wounded to the nearest hospitals, the ministry added. (Egypt-Fire-Deaths)
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TEHRAN -- Iran and Russia signed a 25-billion-U.S. dollar agreement to build four third-generation nuclear power units in the Sirik region of Iran's southern Hormozgan province, state news agency IRNA reported Friday.
The signing took place at the Iran pavilion during the 2025 World Atomic Week in Moscow. Each new unit is projected to generate about 1,255 megawatts of electricity, for a total of approximately 5,020 megawatts, according to the report. (Iran-Russia-Nuke Cooperation)
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ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that "meaningful progress" was made on bilateral and regional issues during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
"We are leaving Washington with satisfaction," Erdogan told reporters on his flight back to Türkiye, according to a transcript shared by his office. (Türkiye-US-Ties) ■
