Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Two earthquakes struck near Crete and islands across the Aegean sea over the last two weeks. Experts are warning tourists to familiarise themselves with emergency guidance. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Crete on Thursday, just over a week after a similar undersea tremor near …
Read More »UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-minute legal delay
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo Under the agreement, the UK will pay Mauritius €120 million each year to lease back their military base for at least 99 years. The United Kingdom has signed an agreement handing over control of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with Westminster saying the deal protects the …
Read More »MEPs call on European Commission to cut Hungary off from EU funds
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Cross-party MEPs demand a complete cut of funds for Hungary, claiming it regressing alarmingly. The European Commission is willing to discuss the use of the budget tool to preserve democracy. A group of MEPs has called on the European Commission to freeze EU funding for Hungary …
Read More »Live updates: Administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students, says thousands must transfer
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security said the university allowed “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish …
Read More »Afrikaners’ arrival in US as refugees sparks international debate
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 …
Read More »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 …
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