Shorouk Express After Venezuela and its oil, which country and resources will the United States set its sights on next? In the aftermath of the controversial US military intervention on 2 and 3 January, which led to the arrest and extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to the United States…
Shorouk Express Trump has been to the U.K. for two lavish state visits. However, the U.S. president, who is divisive among British parliamentarians, did not speak on the estate during either trip. In 2017 then House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said he would be “strongly opposed” to Trump addressing parliament. This year’s state visit…
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 President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict in Gaza would be put under threat by the Israeli Knesset’s move towards the annexation of the West Bank,…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump visited his hometown of New York City on Sunday. The reception, as well as his team’s response, was highly predictable….
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email As Ursula von der Leyen left Scotland last weekend with the ink still drying on the US-EU trade deal she had just signed with…
Shorouk Express But it’s not all doom and gloom, as hopes grow that Britain could avoid tariffs on pharmaceutical products — which Trump had threatened to impose as soon as the start of August. A U.K. government figure said a deal on pharmaceuticals was “much more likely” than immediate progress on steel or the blanket…
Shorouk Express The high-profile visit coincides with a U.K. parliamentary recess — potentially helping sidestep a diplomatic row. Britain’s MPs, who have mixed views of Trump, will be out of Westminster, with some traveling to their annual party conferences. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed the invitation letter from King Charles to Trump during a…
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 An exasperated Donald Trump was visibly angry with both Israel and Iran on Tuesday after both sides violated a US-brokered truce minutes after it came into effect,…
Shorouk Express “When we focus our attention on tariffs between partners, it diverts our energy from the real challenge — one that threatens us all,” von der Leyen said in a pointed comment aimed squarely at Trump, who sat near her at the G7 roundtable. “On this point, Donald is right — there is a…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Donald Trump cast a long shadow over Canada’s national election — and many Canadian voters noticed. In his first 100 days back in the…
