Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The billionaire philanthropist had previously planned for his fortune to keep funding global health initiatives decades after his death. Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give his entire fortune away over the next 20 years to support global health initiatives. Gates, who co-founded tech …
Read More »Qatar says no final decision made on gifting Trump a jet to use as Air Force One
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reportedly is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft. The …
Read More »President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained …
Read More »US official reaffirms Washington’s commitment to peace in East Africa during Rwanda visit
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo Asenior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to peace and stability in East Africa during a visit to Rwanda on Tuesday and urged for a resolution to the insurgency in neighboring Congo. The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed M23 …
Read More »Mexico and Canada tariffs effective date remains March 4, despite Trump’s claims that they’ve been extended
Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump said that the drop in illegal border crossings into the United States since he took office is “not stopping” him from levying 25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian goods the US imports. This comes as a 30-day pause on those tariffs, which Trump tied …
Read More »Musk says weekend email blast was a “pulse check,” but Trump has a warning for non-responders
Muhamad Yehia Speaking from President Donald Trump’s first second-term Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk said the email blast requiring federal workers to detail their past week’s work was wrongly interpreted as a performance review, and “it actually was a pulse check.” “I think that, you know, perhaps, was first interpreted as …
Read More »Chinese markets rise as Trump hints of possible deal to avert trade war
Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump’s comments have raised hopes of a de-escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. This has further strengthened the Chinese currency and stock markets, which have gained throughout the month amid the surprising launch of DeepSeek’s AI model. US President Donald Trump …
Read More »Trump Says He Will Fire Kennedy Center’s Trustees, Name Himself New Chairman
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 said he will fire the chairman and multiple trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and name himself as the board’s new chairman. The Kennedy Center, opened in 1971, is the principal venue for performing arts …
Read More »Trump to Suspend Funding to South Africa Over Land Expropriation
Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2 that he would suspend future U.S. funding to South Africa in response to the country’s new controversial expropriation law, which allows land seizures by the state. In a Truth Social post, Trump accused South Africa of seizing land and “treating certain …
Read More »Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service. He also on Monday ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or been …
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