Daily Archives: 3 February، 2025

Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return

Muhamad Yehia  Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran. Facing difficulties at …

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Paris protest calls for action on DRC Violence

Muhamad Yejhia Over the weekend, nearly 1,500 demonstrators took to the streets of Paris in a powerful show of solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), demanding an end to the violence ravaging the eastern part of the country. The march, organised by the group ‘Urgence Pona Mboka,’ was …

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Blow to Meloni after Italy transfers migrants from Albania after court ruling

Muhamad Yehia An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country. A coast guard ship took 43 migrants from …

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Arab nations reject Trump’s Gaza relocation proposal

Muhamad Yehia Powerful Arab nations on Saturday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring Egypt and Jordan. Trump proposed the idea last month, stating that he would urge the leaders of Jordan and Egypt to accommodate Gaza’s now largely displaced population. He suggested that …

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?Does Syria’s visit to Saudi Arabia signal a shift in alliances

Muhamad Yehia Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, travelling to Saudi Arabia. Some say the move could be seen as a shift away from Iran as its main regional ally. Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with al-Qaida, landed in Riyadh alongside his government’s foreign minister, Asaad …

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Burkina Faso residents celebrate one year since exit from ECOWAS

Muhamad Yehia Thousands of people gathered to celebrate one year since Burkina Faso’s withdrawal from ECOWAS in Ouagadougou and across the country. The official launching of the Alliance of Sahel States was marked in Ouagadougou by a meeting attended by Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo and other personalities. Proposer Simporé, …

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Egypt rejects displacement, unveils Gaza reconstruction plan

Muhamad Yehia Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated on Sunday that Egypt has a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that does not involve displacing Palestinians from their land. “We have a definitive plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip that ensures no citizen is expelled from their homeland. …

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