By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The main index of the Muscat Stock Exchange lost around 300 points last week and closed at 7,379 points, its lowest level since early August. The decline was attributed to selling by retail investors and Gulf and foreign institutions, according to Lebrief.
French police arrested 135 people during demonstrations involving about 35,000 participants in more than 100 cities, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. The authorities strengthened security arrangements after violence the previous weekend, while more than 2,700 arrests have been recorded since the unrest began, the BBC reports.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
The Colombian president announced the death of nine members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in a bombardment in Colombia. It was the second strike against the group since Abelardo de la Espriella came to power in early August; the air attacks have killed more than 50 people, including at least seven minors, Le Monde reports.
🇨🇴 Colombia · Source: Le Monde ·
The family of Kassim, a Comorian creator known on TikTok as Mkataba, confirmed his death on 23 October. The man in his thirties, who lived in Marseille, had been missing since 16 October and his body was found on the A7 motorway, according to Comores Infos.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Comores Infos ·
France will close several major Paris museums and deploy about 70,000 police officers ahead of a new day of protests. The movement, which began with high school students protesting their learning conditions, has widened amid rising living costs, according to France 24.
🇫🇷 France · Source: France 24 ·
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi sitesYemeni Houthi rebels say they attacked oil facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh-backed Yemeni government also said that three ballistic missiles targeted coast guard sites in Aden, according to France 24.The week in Africa
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