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CAIRO – 7 November 2017: Egypt Today briefs top political, economic news of the past 12 hours and issues related to accident, starting with Saudi banks have frozen more than 1,200 bank accounts for individuals and companies in the kingdom
Saudi banks freeze over 1,200 accounts in probe
Saudi banks have frozen more than 1,200 bank accounts for individuals and companies in the kingdom as part of a government crackdown on corruption, bankers and lawyers said on Tuesday, stressing that the number is continuing to rise.
Caption photo 1: A man walks past a branch of Qatar National Bank (QNB) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 5, 2017 - REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
The Saudi attorney general said that those who prove his involvement in corruption will be referred to the judiciary, adding that what happened this month is not the beginning, but rather the completion of the first phase of the campaign against corruption, according to Al-Arabiya news channel.
Catalan ex-leader causes Spain over planned wave of violence
The sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont confirmed that he had gone to Belgium because the Spanish government was "preparing for a wave of violence" that he intended to take responsibility for.
Caption photo 2: Carles Puigdemont arrives for a news conference in Brussels October 31, 2017 – Reuters
Puigdemont didn't explain how his travelling to Belgium avoided the violence he claimed Madrid had been planning.
Puigdemont and his four suspected ministers, like all the members of the Catalan government sacked by Madrid, face charges of "rebellion, disobedience and misappropriation of public funds.”
Trump arrives in South Korea for talks on nuclear crisis
US President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea Tuesday for the second leg of a 12-day Asian tour dominated by the North Korean nuclear crisis.
Caption photo 3: Donald Trump waved to the crowds when he arrived at Osan Air Base in South Korea with his wife Melania today – Reuters
South Koreans expect Trump's visit to provoke further tension with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who has stepped up his drive to develop nuclear weapons that could soon be capable of striking the U.S. mainland.
IMF visits Myanmar for annual economic checkup
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation visits Myanmar this week for an annual economic checkup of a country whose treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority has put it in the international spotlight, according to Reuters.
Caption photo 4: IMF visits Myanmar for annual economic checkup
This will be the IMF's first visit since more than half a million Rohingya fled into Bangladesh after a military crackdown that the United Nations has said is tantamount to ethnic cleansing.
New Delhi wakes up in a smoky haze
New Delhi, one of the world's most heavily polluted cities, has seen smog on Tuesday. The gray fog caused by the pollution dominated the main streets of the Indian capital in the morning. Street shopkeepers held a patch of cloth over their noses and mouths.
Caption photo 5: Indian commuters drive amid heavy smog in New Delhi on Nov 7, 2017 – AFP
Last month an environmental watchdog ordered the shutting down of all diesel generators and the city's lone coal-fired power plant as part of a slew of measures to curb pollution.
Death toll from Vietnam typhoon rises to 69
The Vietnamese government announced Tuesday that the death toll of typhoon Damre rose to 69 people. Thirty people are missing.
The Vietnam Disaster Management Agency said that the government has ordered them to provide aid worth $44 million for typhoon victims.
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