Spain PM hits opposition over Andalusia cancer screening row

Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday criticised the conservative opposition’s “immoral” healthcare conduct in the regions where they govern, after a cancer screening scandal provoked outrage. His comments follow last month’s revelation that hundreds of women in Spain’s most populous region, Andalusia, did not receive their breast cancer screening results. The regional…

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France: Sarkozy hits rock bottom

Shorouk Express Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first former French head of state to be sent to prison since Philippe Pétain in 1945, and the first former European leader. An impressive record for Sarkozy, who was imprisoned on 21 October at the La Santé prison in Paris. The French ex-president was convicted on 25 September…

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Kazatomprom hits new heights with record market capitalization

Shorouk Express ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 20. In September 2025, the market capitalization of Kazakhstan’s national atomic company, Kazatomprom, reached a historic high of over $14 billion, Chairman of the Management Board Meirzhan Yusupov said during his report to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh president. According to Yusupov, the…

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Greta Thunberg hits back over Gaza flotilla claims

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 Greta Thunberg has hit back at claims that the flotilla of Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ships she is on is a “publicity stunt”. The Swedish activist is one…

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