France too has struggled to maintain warm relations with the two bitterly opposed Maghreb rivals. But it is Spain that finds itself particularly vulnerable because of Ceuta and Melilla. Both towns have origins dating back millennia to the Phoenician era, then later fell under Arab rule before being seized by Spain in the 16th Century,…
Shorouk Express Macron’s ultimate goal is to show there is a global counterweight to Trump’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza, and to ramp up the pressure for peace. Comparisons are already being made with France’s defiance under Jacques Chirac to stand up to the U.S. over the invasion of Iraq in 2003 — a…
Shorouk Express ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 1. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Arman Isetov held a meeting with Romanian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Madalina Lupu, Trend reports via Kazakh MFA. During the talks, both sides highlighted the dynamic and steadily progressing nature of cooperation, discussing a wide range of issues in bilateral and multilateral formats….
Shorouk Express BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 21. The agreement on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and service passports between Kyrgyzstan and Venezuela has officially entered into force, Trend reports, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. The instrument was executed on the 27th of September, 2024, in the jurisdiction of New York. In accordance…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. An agreement between the Governments of Azerbaijan and North Macedonia on the exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service/official passports was signed, the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan wrote on its X page, Trend reports. The document was signed by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Minister…
Shorouk Express Vance railed against establishment politics, urged Europe to curb migration and compared EU leaders to Soviet commissars because they had criticized far-right leaders. The tongue-lashing cemented fears among Europe’s security elites that the United States was diverging from the transatlantic status quo at a rapid pace, and there was little they could do…
Shorouk Express Trump has previously expressed skepticism of U.S. military backing for Ukraine, but more recently he said that he was open to a deal with the country provided that Kyiv opens up its mineral resources, including rare-earth elements, to U.S. exploitation. The minerals — which have also fuelled the administration’s recent interest in Greenland…
