Muhamad Yehia Both sides thanked the United Arab Emirates for their ‘humanitarian mediation efforts.’ Ukraine carried out a prisoner swap with Russia on Wednesday that saw 150 of its fighters returning home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on his Telegram page. Footage posted by Zelenskyy showed jubilant prisoners, many wrapped …
Read More »Concerns and doubts mount over EU plan to build deportation camps outside its borders
Muhamad Yehia The EU’s plan to outsource migration through so-called “return hubs,” which has never been tried before, is shrouded in legal uncertainty. The European Union’s novel idea to build deportation camps outside its borders to house the asylum seekers whose applications have been denied continues to fuel concerns and …
Read More »Kim Jong-un blasts North Korean officials over ‘drinking spree’ in rare public rebuke
Muhamad Yehia At a meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) this week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticised dozens of officials for drunken misconduct. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has delivered a rare public rebuke to dozens of party officials for misconduct related to a “drinking spree”, according …
Read More »Hundreds of tourists flee Santorini after powerful earthquake warning
Muhamad Yehia Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini after experts warned of a spike in seismic activity. Hundreds of tourists and locals scrambled to leave the Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a …
Read More »Iraq’s Supreme Court freezes controversial laws on women’s rights, detainees, and land disputes
Muhamad Yehia The move follows a complaint by lawmakers who argued that the voting process was unlawful. Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, including a measure that activists argue erodes women’s rights. The Federal Supreme Court issued a ruling …
Read More »Brussels metro lines closed as police hunt for gunmen in underground network of tunnels
Muhamad Yehia Two men wearing balaclavas exchanged fire outside the Clémenceau metro station in the Belgian capital early on Wednesday. Belgian police are searching for armed gunmen following a shooting outside a metro station in Brussels on Wednesday morning. Two metro lines and multiple trams in the Belgian capital were …
Read More »First military flight carrying deported US migrants lands in Guantanamo
Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump wants to use the facility as a holding centre and said it has the capacity to hold as many as 30,000. The first US military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a US …
Read More »Over 50 people killed in attack on open-air market in Sudan’s second city
’Muhamad Yehia An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said on Saturday. An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people …
Read More »‘Our water is vital. The oil isn’t’: Inside the French village that’s saying ‘non’ to big oil
Muhamad Yehia There are fears that an oil spill could make water around Paris undrinkable. An hour’s drive south of Paris, a small oil operation is causing a big stir as local officials fear an oil spill could threaten the water supplies of 180,000 inhabitants in the French capital and …
Read More »Syria’s interim president meets Erdoğan to discuss joint strategy to confront security threats
Muhamad Yehia Turkey, who shares a 910 kilometre border with Syria, is considered a key ally of its new administration. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss Syria’s economic recovery and its security and …
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