DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries’ governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington perplexed on Sunday. Fighting that broke out in the territory after ruling Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023…
A suggestion by President Trump to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and ask Egypt and Jordan to take in more Palestinians raised new questions on Sunday about United States policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and two of its most important allies in the Middle East. Mr. Trump’s comments appeared to echo the wishes of the…
A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does not apply to weapons support to Israel and Egypt and emergency food assistance, according to a memo issued by the department to bureaus and U.S. missions overseas on Friday. The same day, the White House told the Pentagon it could proceed…
Mainland China “needs the support of Hong Kong” as the country looks to establish a squash team that could compete at the 2028 Olympics, the vice-president of the sport’s world governing body has said. David Mui Ying-yuen met Liu Guoyong, deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China and vice-chairman of the Chinese…
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways CAIRO (Reuters) – The new stretch of the Suez Canal near Egypt’s Little Bitter Lake will be operational in the first quarter of this…
CAIRO – 13 December 2024: Egypt and China issued a joint statement at the conclusion of the fourth round of their strategic dialogue. The round was held in Beijing on Friday, headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. The…
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Israel mounted a series of air strikes in Syria on Sunday, including the capital Damascus, the first since rebels ended Assad’s rule and forced him to flee, a monitoring group reported. Israeli warplanes targeted military depots in the vicinity of a scientific centre near Damascus and an army outpost in the countryside of the capital,…
CAIRO – 7 December 2024: Egypt has officially launched eSIM technology, allowing mobile users to activate digital SIM cards (embedded chip technology) on their phones. Starting Thursday, Dec. 5, customers across the country can visit the branches of all four mobile operators to activate eSIM on their devices. The National Telecommunications Regulatory…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab…