Yearly Archives: 2025

Talks to end war in Ukraine start now, Trump says after Putin call

Muhamad Yehia U.S President Donald Trump announced that he and Vladimir Putin agreed to negotiate ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, following a surprise US President Donald Trump upended three years of Washington’s policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin …

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Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday vowed that “all hell will break loose” on Hamas if it fails to free hostages this weekend as planned, stepping up threats against the militant group as mediators worked to salvage their ceasefire. There were signs that the gaps could be …

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Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel

Muhamad Yehia US President Donald Trump accused the International Criminal Court of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the …

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?Which EU countries have the highest and lowest minimum wage growth

Muhamad Yehia In the last 10 years, Romania had the highest minimum wage growth in the EU. Only five member states do not have a national minimum wage. Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Poland have registered the highest average annual minimum wage growth rate in the EU between January 2015 and …

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Top US officials walk back parts of Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza

Muhamad Yehia Some of US President Donald Trump’s aides have softened his proposal to permanently resettle Gaza’s population, after international condemnation. Some of US President Donald Trump’s top aides have sought to soften parts of his proposal to take over Gaza and permanently relocate Palestinians from the war-stricken enclave, following …

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Austrian coalition talks led by far-right FPÖ break down

Muhamad Yehia The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) had been tasked with leading negotiations to form a government in Vienna after previous negotiations fell apart. Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Wednesday that his talks on forming a coalition government with the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) had collapsed. Kickl was given …

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‘We care a lot about Europe,’ Vance tells von der Leyen as trade tensions soar

Muhamad Yehia As the EU and US head towards a full-blown trade war, Ursula von der Leyen held her first meeting with Vice President JD Vance. The Trump administration cares “a lot about Europe”, US Vice President JD Vance told Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, mere hours after the …

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Egypt announces emergency Arab summit after Trump’s Gaza plan infuriates key allies

      Muhamad Yehia CAIRO ) — Egypt announced Sunday that it will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to discuss “new and dangerous developments” after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Trump’s suggestion, made at a White House meeting with Israeli Prime …

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Egypt’s Sustainable Economic Workers’ System” welcomes the first Libyan delegation of youth to activate the training programme on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence

Dr. Suad Farah Al-Shaari, Director of the Labour and Rehabilitation Office of the Libyan Government in Derna: Egypt is rich in resources and cultures in areas such as training, employment, cybersecurity, and information technology With a warm and distinguished welcome featuring bouquets of flowers for the delegation. The engineer Haitham …

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Muhamad Yehia TEL AVIV, Israel — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing the brutal detailapnews.com/…/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-02-08-2025-bf94014ccedeb15b4d235a1df57b563as of his captivity from freed hostages who had been held with him by …

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