Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Amid a refugee resettlement freeze, 59 Afrikaners arrived in the US, welcomed by Trump officials, sparking debates over discrimination and refugee policies. A charter plane carrying 59 white South Africans made international headlines when it landed near Washington on Monday. The new arrivals at Dulles International …
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US accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump to potentially use as Air Force One
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The plane Qatar has offered Trump is estimated to be worth around $400 million (€352 million) which Trump called a “great gesture.” The United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a Boeing 747 as a gift from Qatar for President Donald Trump to potentially use as …
Read More »Fifth round of US-Iran nuclear deal talks to take place on Friday in Rome, Oman says
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic. Oman’s foreign minister has said the fifth round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran to discuss …
Read More »Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach people in Gaza in first general audience at Vatican
Muhamad Yehia..Cairo International pressure is mounting on Israel following a nearly three-month blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a widened offensive it has launched in the Strip. Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach those in need in Gaza and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll …
Read More »Israel ‘completely rejects’ EU decision to review trade and cooperation deal
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Israeli foreign ministry has denounced the European Union’s move to review a pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza. Israel has said it rejects a decision by the European Union to review the bloc’s wide-ranging trade and cooperation pact …
Read More »Poland intervenes after Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ship detected near Baltic Sea cable
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo A Russian “shadow fleet” ship performed suspicious manoeuvres near the cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s PM Donald Tusk said. The Polish military intervened in the Baltic Sea after a Russian ship carried out “suspicious manoeuvres” near a power cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s Prime …
Read More »Hungary approves bill to withdraw from International Criminal Court
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Hungary’s parliament approved a bill to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, following Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s criticisms of the. Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that would kickstart the country’s year-long withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The vote formalises a process started …
Read More »World Press Photo suspends Nick Ut’s credit for iconic ‘Napalm Girl’ Vietnam War image
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The haunting image, seen around the world and hailed as a defining symbol of the Vietnam War’s horrors, is once again under scrutiny as questions resurface about who actually took the photograph. More than 50 years after Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nine-year-old Phan Thi …
Read More »Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes premiere of ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo For his first time on the Croisette, legendary actor Denzel Washington was treated to a surprise honorary Palme d’Or. He stars in Spike Lee’s new joint ‘Highest 2 Lowest’. Legendary American actor Denzel Washington managed to sandwich a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of …
Read More »?Why is Donald Trump calling for ‘major investigation’ into Bruce Springsteen
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Another day, another bizarre and headline-hogging outburst from the US president… This time, he’s calling for a “major investigationinto musicians who supported Kamala Harris – and has started a childish back and forth between him and Bruce Springsteen. Here’s everything you need to know. Donald Trump …
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