The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was in a collision with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near Egypt, the Navy said Thursday. There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the collision, a Navy spokesperson said in a statement. The collision happened late Wednesday night near Port Said, Egypt, according to…
Finding themselves in the fickle cross hairs of President Trump, Jordan and Egypt are moving with speed — and uncertain prospects of success — to dissuade, distract and divert him from forcing them to take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. For the two Arab governments, who view Mr. Trump’s proposal that they take in…
The future of the cease-fire in Gaza and the territory’s long-term fate hung in the balance on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned Hamas that if the scheduled release of hostages did not take place on Saturday, the truce would end and Israeli troops would resume “intense fighting.” Mr. Netanyahu’s warning came…
President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States had the authority to “take” Gaza and that other countries in the region would absorb the Palestinians who currently live there, speaking as he sat beside Jordan’s king in the Oval Office. “We will have Gaza,” Mr. Trump said. “It’s a war-torn area. We’re going to take…
President Trump’s executive order freezing most U.S. foreign aid for 90 days has thrown into turmoil programs that fight starvation and deadly diseases, run clinical trials and seek to provide shelter for millions of displaced people across the globe. The government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or U.S.A.I.D.,…
This article was originally published in French The Israeli Defence Minister has ordered the army to prepare for the “voluntary departure” of the inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave. ADVERTISEMENT Donald Trump’s statements on the Gaza Strip have not gone unnoticed: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has already ordered the army to prepare for the “voluntary departure”…
Donald Trump this week proposed the idea the U.S. should take over the Gaza Strip, turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” When asked where those left in Gaza after all the destruction would go, the president suggested that neighboring countries take them in — which made Seth Meyers laugh on Wednesday night….
President Trump’s brazen proposal to move all Palestinians out of Gaza and make it a U.S. territory sent shock waves around the world, where it was welcomed by Trump loyalists and members of Israel’s far right; rejected by American allies and adversaries alike; and criticized by experts as a breach of international law. Here’s what…
For decades, the question of whether and how Palestinians might build a state in their homeland has been at the center of Middle East politics — not only for the Palestinians themselves, but also for Arabs around the region, many of whom regard the Palestinian cause almost as their own. Forcing Palestinians out of their…
Technicians check solar panels in Rongcheng, Shandong province. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China plays a crucial role in Egypt”s renewable energy ambitions, said Ghada al-Gendy, executive director of Egypt’s Arab Company for Renewable Energy, which owns one of the first Egyptian factories that manufactures solar panels. “Our reliance on Chinese materials is fundamental to our…