Muhamad Yehia Major parties and minnows are all promising more and quicker deportations to solve the migration debate as the country is set to hold elections next Sunday. As Germany gears up for general elections next Sunday, migration has crystallised as a top concern among voters. Two weeks ago, a …

Muhamad Yehia Five exchanges between the two sides have freed 21 hostages and 730 prisoners so far. A spokesperson for militant group Hamas on Monday accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement between the two sides and has said the next hostage release, planned for Saturday, will be delayed. …

Muhamad Yehia A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took hold in January. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Tuesday that Israel would end the ceasefire in Gaza if hostages held by Hamas were not returned as scheduled by Saturday. “If Hamas does not …

Muhamad Yeia The Israeli Defence Minister has ordered the army to prepare for the “voluntary departure” of the inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave. Donald Trump’s statements on the Gaza Strip have not gone unnoticed: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has already ordered the army to prepare for the “voluntary departure” …

A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) shows that Europeans no longer see the US as an ‘ally’, and revealed a broad variety of opinions on the future of the EU. A majority of Europeans considers the US is a “necessary partner” rather than “an ally”, according to …

Muhamad Yehia More than 1,200 police officers carried out a series of dawn raids targeting the Cosa Nostra mafia in and around Sicily’s capital of Palermo. Around 150 people were arrested on Tuesday in a huge sting operation against the mafia in Sicily’s capital of Palermo, according to local police. …

Muhamad Yehia The European Union is up in arms as Donald Trump carries out his tariff threat. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and some MEPs called for unity. Tension has risen a notch after US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on aluminium and steel. The European Commission reacted in the …

Muhamad Yehia The US president suggested this week that a nuclear deal with Tehran might be possible. Iran’s supreme leader has reacted with scepticism to US President Donald Trump’s plan to hold bilateral talks over the country’s nuclear enrichment programme. Speaking to air force officers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah …

Muhamad Yehia The number of migrants arriving Cyprus has fallen massively over the past three years after tough measures from the government. A Syrian man has been jailed for three years by a Cyprus court for causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl who died of dehydration aboard …

Muhamad Yeehia Donald Trump has warned that if all the Israeli hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday at noon he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and letting “all hell break loose”. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office late on Monday, the US president also said …