Noontime News Recap: Iranian missile barrage over Doha deepens regional tensions as Israel heads to election
Qatar said its air defences intercepted a fresh Iranian missile barrage over Doha on Friday, after explosions were heard and the security alert was raised, underlining the widening fallout from the confrontation between Iran and the United States. ๐In the wider Middle East, Israel's parliament has been dissolved, setting the country on course for national elections on October 27 and ending the 25th Knesset. ๐ At the same time, a Trump backed Gaza reconstruction plan has been cut back to a limited pilot camp near Rafah, far smaller than the original proposal. ๐Germany has renewed its push for a European... [Continue Reading]
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Seven US aid workers quarantined in Kenya Ebola isolation facility after new travel restrictions
Seven American humanitarian workers who had been operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Ebola response work are now in quarantine at an isolation facility in Kenya. The group is being held at a bio-isolation unit on a Kenyan air force base after the United States introduced new travel restrictions linked to the outbreak. They are the first people known to use the facility, which was built with US backing to receive Americans potentially exposed to Ebola in Congo or Uganda.The workers are associated with Samaritan's Purse, whose president said the seven do not have symptoms of the disease.... [Continue Reading]

