Jordan
Lower House approves cybercrime bill after Senate amendments | Jordan Times
AMMAN — The Lower House on Wednesday approved the amended cybercrime bill as referred from the Senate.The Senate on Tuesday made some amendments that included replacing "and" in articles 15, 16 and 17 of the draft law with "or" and permitting judges to choose one of two verdicts (imprisonment or fine) compared with the original bill that allowed for combined penalties, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The Muslim World
Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas | AP News
A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders.
Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal | AP News
Egypt and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan are worried about what comes next after Russia pulled out of a crucial wartime grain deal.
Saudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 billion in economic aid | AP News
Saudi Arabia said it would grant $1.2 billion of financial aid to Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a bid to buoy the country's struggling economy.
Soaring hunger in Sudan as nearly 4m displaced — UN | Jordan Times
WAD MADANI, Sudan — The UN sounded the alarm on Wednesday of impending famine in Sudan, where months of war have hit food supplies and pushed nearly four million people to flee the fighting."Over 20.3 million people, representing more than 42 per cent of the population in the country, are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity," the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation announced.
Secular Winter
Renewed clashes break out at Palestinian camp in Lebanon ending a brief cease-fire | AP News
Heavy clashes have resumed in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, ending a cease-fire there following a day of relative calm.
Jeddah talks steppingstone to Ukraine peace summit this autumn, Zelenskiy says | Reuters
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped a Ukraine "peace summit" could be held this autumn, and that this week's talks in Saudi Arabia were a stepping stone towards that goal.
Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis | AP News
Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a Quran burning crisis that has shaken the country and neighboring Denmark in recent weeks.
Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US's first public religious school | AP News
A group of parents, faith leaders and a nonprofit public education group are suing to stop Oklahoma from funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school.
Finance and Economy
Bank of England set to join Fed in raising interest rates again amid high UK inflation | AP News
The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates for the 14th time in a row to a fresh 15-year high and keep the door open for further increases as it tries to tamp down persistently high inflation.
The US government's debt has been downgraded. Here's what to know | AP News
Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government’s credit worthiness.
Quds Matters
Israel holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That's the most in 3 decades, a rights group says | AP News
A rights group says that Israel is holding 1,201 detainees without charge or trial, nearly all of them Palestinians, the highest number in over three decades.