Cairo .. Muhamad Yehia Migration agreement between Libya and Italy An Italian navy vessel returned 12 migrants to Italy from an Albanian center on Saturday, following a court decision that questioned the Italian government’s strategy to transfer migrant processing to the Balkan nation. The migrants boarded the Guardia Costiera ship …
Read More »UN urges ceasefire in the wake of killing of Hamas leader
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Will the warring parties in the Middle East agree to a ceasefire in the wake of the killing of Hamas’ chief That is the call of UN Secretary General and the U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process. “The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) is interested that …
Read More »Kenya: High Court issues order halting replacement of Rigathi Gachagua as DP
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Kenya’s High Court has issued a temporary order stopping the replacement of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. The announcement came minutes after both parliament and the senate approved the appointment of Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as the country’s new deputy. Kindiki is a close ally of President William …
Read More »South Africa asks Taiwan to move de facto embassy out of Pretoria
South Africa asks Taiwan to move de facto embassy out of Pretoria Cairo — Muhamad Yehia South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its de facto embassy out of its administrative capital, Pretoria. It has given Taipei six months to relocate its liaison office to the commercial hub of Johannesburg. The …
Read More »Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an assault that sparked a war that has devastated the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip, fueled bloodshed in other Mideast lands and stirred protests and divisions far …
Read More »Pro-Israel professor at Columbia barred from campus after harassing and intimidating other employees
Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — An outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University has been temporarily barred from campus, a university spokesperson said Wednesday. Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at the Manhattan university’s business school, had his campus access restricted effective Tuesday after repeatedly harassing and intimidating other employees, according …
Read More »In northern Gaza, Palestinians eat grass to survive Israeli siege and food shortages
Cairo .. Muhamad Yehia On 29 February, the killing of more than 100 people waiting for food aid in Gaza City put a spotlight on the extreme deprivation and violence facing those who have remained in the north of the enclave during Israel’s nearly five-month long military campaign and siege. …
Read More »Behind the numbers: Gaza’s unprecedented aid worker death toll
Cairo.. Muhamad Yehia Farah* decided to write the name of her children on their wrists and legs after surviving a 5am airstrike that killed several of her neighbours. That way, her children’s bodies would be identifiable if the family were hit again, the doctor wrote in a text message to her colleagues …
Read More »Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader ? Israel says it killed
Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight. In Gaza, no figure loomed larger in determining the war’s trajectory than the 61-year-old Hamas leader. Obsessive, disciplined and dictatorial, he was a rarely seen …
Read More »Biden says Sinwar’s death is an ‘opportunity’ for a hostage deal and an end to war in Gaza
Muhamad Yehia BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a “ President Joe Biden ” calling it an opportunity to free hostages held by the militant group and end the yearlong war in Gaza. “Now’s the time to move …
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