Shorouk Express Egypt’s minister holds calls with Iranian counterpart and US envoy Egypt’s top diplomat has held calls with both Iran’s foreign minister and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Cairo and Tehran say. Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty held the calls yesterday with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Mr Witkoff. Mr Abdelatty reportedly…
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 U.S. State Department officials on Monday updated a travel advisory for Israel, Gaza and the West Bank territory to “do not travel” as…
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 For Britain, Israel is mostly a strategic liability – but a very close ally in stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Now that Israel is locked…
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 The UK is sending more RAF jets to the Middle East, Sir Keir Starmer said, after Iran threatened to target British, French and US bases if the…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14. Tehran has warned against supporting Israel, the statement of local media said, Trend reports. The Iranian government noted that if the European countries and the US help Israel repel Iranian attacks, Tehran will target those countries’ facilities in the Middle East, including cargo and military ships in the Persian…
Shorouk Express The dramatic escalation raises fears that the Middle East could be on the brink of a devastating new regional conflict. “The reports of these strikes are concerning and we urge all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently,” Starmer said Friday, urging parties to show “restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy.”…
Shorouk Express Watch | Israeli government blasts Greta Thunberg and her ‘selfie yacht’ for ‘feeding her ego’ Israeli government blasts Greta Thunberg and her ‘selfie yacht’ for ‘feeding her ego’ The Israeli government has slammed a Gaza-bound ship carrying 12 activists, including Greta Thunberg, as a “selfie yacht” that exists simply to “feed her ego”….
Shorouk Express The French president also said that recognition of a Palestinian state is a “moral duty” and a “political necessity.” Macron, who is on a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia, recently criticized Israel’s “shameful” policies in Gaza. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accused him of siding with Hamas and spreading “blood libels.” German…
Shorouk Express Earlier this week, the U.N. World Food Programme warned that 470,000 Gazans “are facing catastrophic hunger” because of Israel’s action to shut down aid flows since March 2. It said more than 116,000 metric tons of food aid was being blocked. Israel did not immediately respond to the leaders’ statement, but has previously…
Shorouk Express Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff met with the families of Israeli hostages on Tuesday after having slammed Israel for prolonging the war the day before. Israeli negotiators head to Doha for peace talks on Wednesday, with Witkoff saying he’s optimistic that progress will be achieved, per local media. It’s not clear if…
