Daily Archives: 14 April، 2025

EU sanctions Iranian prison and justice officials over ‘unlawful’ arrests of its citizens

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot welcomed the sanctions, describing Iran’s actions as a “state policy” of hostage taking. The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the bloc says is a politically motivated campaign to detain EU citizens. Brussels has for …

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Mauritius: Ex-finance minister released on bail after corruption charges

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo court in Mauritius on Monday granted bail to former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy who was charged with embezzlement last week. Padayachy was charged alongside former central bank governor Harvesh Seegolam. They are accused of embezzling about $6.7 million from the Mauritius Investment Corporation. The fund was set …

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Roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Aroadside bomb suspected to have been planted by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria struck a passenger bus, killing eight people and wounding more than a dozen others, authorities said. The bus was traveling along the Damboa-Maiduguri highway in the conflict-battered Borno state on Saturday when it drove …

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Sudan: World Food Programme warns of hunger crisis, asks for more funding

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo  .. That’s how many people experience extreme hunger in Sudan They represent half the war-ravaged country’s population, and many of them are at risk of acute famine, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). The organisation called on all parties involved in the Sudan conflict, which started …

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news EU foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Syria and EU-African relations in Luxembourg.

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo On Monday, the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Poland, and Finland condemned the recent Russian assault on Ukraine, highlighting it as evidence of Russia’s disinterest in pursuing a ceasefire. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, whose nation currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, expressed his shock at the Russian …

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Sudan’s cultural heritage in ruins: Khartoum’s National museum ravaged by war

  Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Once a proud guardian of Sudan’s ancient legacy, the National Museum in Khartoum now lies in ruins, a somber reflection of the country’s ongoing descent into chaos. After nearly two years of brutal conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the museum, …

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At least 50 dead in violent attacks in eastern DRC

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in Congo’s conflict-battered east, authorities said Saturday. The government traded blame with Rwanda-backed rebels over who was responsible for the violence that quickly escalated the conflict in the region, with Congolese armed forces denying any role in the …

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French diplomats given 48-hour notice to leave Algeria

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Algeria has instructed 12 French officials to leave the country within 48 hours, as stated by the French foreign minister on Monday. This action is reportedly related to the arrest of three Algerian nationals in France. “I am asking Algerian authorities to abandon these expulsion measures… …

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US official reaffirms Washington’s commitment to peace in East Africa during Rwanda visit

Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo Asenior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to peace and stability in East Africa during a visit to Rwanda on Tuesday and urged for a resolution to the insurgency in neighboring Congo. The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed M23 …

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Guinea-Bissau’s president Embalo to seek second

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo uinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with an opposition that refuses to recognize him as the country’s current president. Meanwhile, a delegation from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS that had been sent to Guinea-Bissau in hopes of resolving …

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