Monthly Archives: April 2025

?How the US is relaxing regulations to lead the self-driving car race

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The Trump administration is loosening regulations to help US carmakers like Elon Musk’s Tesla develop self-driving cars and compete with Chinese rivals. American companies developing self-driving cars will be granted exemptions from certain federal safety regulations for testing purposes, the US Department of Transportation announced on Thursday. …

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Trump claims meeting with China after Beijing denies any trade negotiations

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Trump insisted that a meeting with China had taken place regarding tariff negotiations, despite Beijing denying any such talks. Investors, however, saw signs of a de-escalation in the trade war, as global stock markets recovered most of the losses in April. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday …

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Morocco launches construction of Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed railway

Morocco launched the construction of the Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed railway on Thursday at the Rabat Agdal train station in the Moroccan capital, marking the start of the second phase of the country’s high-speed railway project. This phase will add 430 kilometers of high-speed rail connecting Kenitra to Morocco’s economic hub, Casablanca, …

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بدء أعمال الاجتماع الـ40 لمبادرة “5+5 دفاع” بتونس

بدأت أعمال الاجتماع الـ40 لمبادرة “5 +5 دفاع” أمس الخميس بتونس، وذلك بمشاركة ممثلين عن وزارات الدفاع من الجزائر وفرنسا وإيطاليا وليبيا ومالطا وموريتانيا والمغرب والبرتغال وإسبانيا وتونس، بحسب بيان نشرته وزارة الدفاع التونسية في صفحتها الرسمية على ((فيسبوك)). أفاد البيان بأن وزير الدفاع التونسي خالد السهيلي افتتح هذا الاجتماع …

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Experts highlight global significance of Chinese modernization

Chinese modernization is not only improving the lives of the Chinese people but also creating shared development opportunities globally, particularly for developing nations, experts said at a forum in the Egyptian capital on Thursday. The event, titled “Hong Ting Forum Cairo Dialogue: Chinese Modernization, Valuable Experience to the World,” convened …

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?Poland’s top diplomat decries Russia’s war in Ukraine: ‘Don’t you have enough land

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo In a wide-ranging speech to the lower house of the Polish parliament, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski crticised Russia’s “fantasies of dominance”. Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Wednesday launched a scathing rebuke of Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, asking: “Don’t you have enough land?” In …

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Trump says Russia made ‘big concession’ by not seizing all of Ukraine

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Trump says he believes both Russia and Ukraine want peace, adding that he has his own deadline for ending the war, but warning that Washington’s attitude could drastically change if an agreement fails to materialise by then. US President Donald Trump says Russia has made a “pretty …

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حماس ترد على أبو مازن بعد نعتهم بـ«أولاد الكلب»

محمد خليل .. القاهرة قالت حركة حماس، إن شعبها الفلسطيني يستحق قيادة وطنية جامعة ترتقي إلى مستوى تضحياته الجسيمة وتكون أمينة على حقوقه لا قيادة تنسق أمنيا مع الاحتلال. ويعد هذا أول تعليق لحركة حماس على حديث الرئيس الفلسطيني محمود عباس أبومازن الذي نعت الحركة بــ«أولاد الكلب»، مطالبًا إياهم بالإفراج …

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Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10, rebel-appointed authorities say

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo GOMA, Congo  — An artisanal gold mine collapsed in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo, killing at least 10 people, authorities said Thursday. The collapse at the Luhihi mine in Kabare territory took place late Wednesday and was caused by “a natural disaster caused by climate change,” …

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IMF chief urges countries to move ‘swiftly’ to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo  .. The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move “swiftly’’ to resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth. IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the unpredictability arising from President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign of taxes on foreign imports is causing companies to delay investments …

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