2nd term
Reuters, Cairo
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in at the Egyptian parliament for a second term on Saturday after winning an election by a landslide in March.
A 63-year-old former intelligence chief and defence minister, Sisi overthrew Islamist Mohamed Mursi – Egypt’s first freely-elected president – after protests against Mursi’s rule in 2013.
Israel troops kill Palestinian
Reuters, Ramallah
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who tried to ram his car into them in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said.
“A terrorist attempted to run over IDF (Israel Defence Forces) troops located at the site with his vehicle. In response, the troops fired toward the terrorist, killing him. No IDF troops were injured,” the military said.
28 killed in Yemen fighting
AP, Sanaa
Yemeni officials say heavy fighting between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels has killed at least 28 people.
Government forces, backed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, have been advancing along the western coast in recent weeks as they battle the rebels, known as Houthis.
The officials say the rebels have killed 18 pro-government forces and wounded 30 in an attack on the town of el-Faza. At least 10 rebels were killed in Friday’s attack.
Gunmen kill six Mexican traffic police
Reuters, Mexico City
Gunmen shot dead six traffic police in the central Mexican city of Salamanca on Friday, authorities said, one of the deadliest attacks on security forces in recent months.
The six were carrying out routine checks when they were killed, Guillermo Maldonado, a senior Salamanca city official, said in a video broadcast on Mexican television.
The motive for the daylight attack was not clear.
