Muhamad yehia (Reuters) – Bangladesh is on the boil again with close to 100 people killed on Sunday as protesters, calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, clashed with security forces and supporters of the ruling party. Last month, at least 150 people were killed and thousands injured in violence …
Read More »Donald Trump questioning Kamala Harris’ race
Muhamad Yehia Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band. It is a dexterity that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as …
Read More »Zimbabwe police arrest 18 political activists
Muhamad Yehia HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested 18 political activists and hauled some of them off a plane, their lawyers said Thursday, in the latest clampdown by the government after warning it would crush opposition protests ahead of its hosting of a meeting of the southern African heads of state this …
Read More »Gulf investors show renewed appetite
Muhamad yehia Venture capital companies are reporting renewed interest in Egyptian startups after a difficult few years for the country’s tech entrepreneurs. Emirati and Saudi investors are leading the return, say VC experts, after record-high inflation and a prolonged foreign exchange crisis dented deal-making. Since the Egyptian authorities floated the …
Read More »Saudi convert $10bn Egypt deposit to investment
Muhamad yehia Saudi Arabia is planning to convert its $10 billion deposit with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) into an investment. The Saudi investment minister Khalid al-Falih announced the news during a meeting with Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly on Thursday. It follows a $35 billion agreement by the …
Read More »Egypt receives second tranche of UAE
Muhamad Yehia Egyptian authorities have received the second tranche of a $35 billion investment from the UAE, local media reported on Tuesday. The payment secures the right of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ to develop the land of Ras El Hekma on Egypt’s north coast. The $20 billion tranche consists of …
Read More »Iran and Hamas Blame Israel for Killing Hanyia
Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM — The predawn killing of a top Hamas leader in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday left the entire Middle East on edge, bringing vows of revenge from Iran’s leaders and threatening to derail fragile negotiations for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, 62, …
Read More »Suez Canal monthly losses reach $550m
Muhamad Yehia Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly has said the Suez Canal is reporting losses of up to $550 million per month due to ongoing regional tensions. In January Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabie said dollar revenues from the Suez Canal were down 40 percent since the start of the year …
Read More »Amazon Founder Says His Company “Will Go Bankrupt
Muhamad Yehia Jeff Bezos recently shocked Amazon investors to the core with this bold prediction “I predict one day, Amazon will fail.” In a candid interview, Bezos explained that he believes “Amazon will be disrupted one day” and eventually “will go bankrupt.” What’s more, Bezos had been selling roughly $1 billion worth …
Read More »Police Investigating Fire at Toronto Jewish School
Muhamad Yehia Toronto Police Service (TPS) says it’s investigating a fire at a Jewish school that happened in the early hours of July 30. Officers responded to the fire at Leo Baeck Day School around 3:46 a.m., TPS told The Epoch Times in an email. “The fire originated in an …
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