Shorouk Express In pictures: Explosions seen over Gaza skyline after Netanyahu ordered ‘powerful strikes’ (AP) (AP) Harriette Boucher28 October 2025 21:10 Hamas delays return of hostage amid strikes Hamas delayed the hand over of another hostage on Tuesday after Israel revealed its plans to strike Gaza. Hamas’s armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, announced the postponement, citing…
Shorouk Express Speaking at a press conference in Sweden on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said he welcomed the efforts, though added that they needed to be discussed further. “There are propositions, like from France, from some Europeans and I think we understand each other and some European countries are really very helpful,” the Ukrainian president said. “It’s…
Shorouk Express What is the situation with the Rafah crossing? The Rafah crossing has largely been shut since May 2024. The ceasefire deal also includes the ramping up of aid to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people were determined in August to be affected by famine, according to the IPC global hunger monitor. The…
Shorouk Express Without reliable power, Europe’s largest nuclear plant risks losing the cooling needed to keep its reactors stable. “The situation is critical,” warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in late September. “The generators and the plant were not designed for this, and have never operated in this mode for so long. And we already have…
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Shorouk Express Trump says deal in ‘Middle East’ is ‘close’ after being handed a note by Marco Rubio On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said Israel and Hamas have…
Shorouk Express Humanitarian charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended its services in Gaza City Friday after Israeli forces encircled its clinics. There are hundreds of thousands trapped in the city, MSF said. Israel has so far defied pressure to end the conflict, with a growing number of states recognizing a Palestinian state. Addressing the U.N….
Shorouk Express Under EUMAM, 23 EU countries plus Norway and Canada have trained about 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers. But changing the mission’s mandate would require unanimity from the bloc’s 27 capitals, which gives pro-Russia Hungary a veto. The ministers’ meeting comes one day after Russian bombs damaged the EU delegation’s building in Kyiv. That underlines the…
Shorouk Express British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier Saturday, Starmer said in the same statement. According to a summary of that call, the two leaders agreed that the meeting taking place on Saturday in Kent would be a “vital forum to discuss progress towards securing a just and lasting…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Syria’s Islamist-led government has begun deploying internal security forces in Sweida, a predominantly Druze area, following intense sectarian bloodshed that has claimed hundreds of lives. The deployment,…
