Victoria – the BBC has agreed to not include her surname – 33, said her five-year-old daughter had “shot up” in size and needed more clothes for the new term. “She’s five but she’s in six and seven-to-eight stuff so we need summer dresses,” she said. Victoria described herself as “quite savvy” and said attending…
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 Any peace deal that would see Ukraine cede territory to Russia in hopes of ending the war would be deeply unpopular with the Ukrainian people. It would…
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 Moscow and Kyiv engaged in a significant prisoner exchange on Sunday, marking a rare instance of cooperation amid ongoing hostilities. The Russian defense ministry confirmed the swap,…
Boox, the maker of some of the best ereaders and E Ink writing tablets, has just announced its first ever color PC monitor. Called the Boox Mira Pro, it uses a 25.3-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 display that emulates the look of paper – a screen technology that’s already in use in several popular ereaders,…
Shorouk Express The UK Embassy is insisting Brits residing in Spain exchange their old green certificates for TIEs to avoid being labelled as overstayers under the EU’s upcoming EES system. But does this apply to Brits who’ve taken up Irish citizenship since Brexit? The British Embassy in Madrid on Tuesday wrote their third Facebook post…
Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A US ballerina jailed for 12 years in Russia after donating $51 to a charity supporting Ukraine…
Shorouk Express In exchange, the U.S. freed Artur Petrov, a German-Russian dual citizen who was arrested in 2023 in Cyprus at the request of U.S. authorities for allegedly exporting sensitive microelectronics. “American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States. She was wrongfully detained by Russia for over a year and…
Shorouk Express ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 6. Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani discussed issues related to the supply of Turkmen gas via a SWAP agreement through Iran during a phone conversation, Trend reports. Moreover, it was noted that Turkmenistan remains committed to its policy of exporting energy resources to…
Shorouk Express Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday morning in a televised event in central Gaza in the latest exchange under the cease-fire agreement in the region. The Palestinian militant group freed Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who were captured in the Oct. 7. 2023, attack on Israel. The three men…
Shorouk Express Hamas fighters presented the hostages to the crowds, who were waving Palestinian flags. The Israelis, all aged 19 or 20, flashed smiles and peace signs. The highly choreographed presentation was a show of force and organization by Hamas. In a statement, the Israeli military confirmed the hostages had crossed the border and entered…
