Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is returning to the polls as he bids to extend his presidency by a third term. The face may be the same, but the circumstances are different as Egyptians head to cast their ballots on December 10. The economy is in a tailspin, held up by support from foreign partners […]
Egypt has warned the United States and Israel that if Palestinians flee into the Sinai Peninsula from the Gaza Strip due to Israel’s ground offensive in the region, there could be a “rupture” in the diplomatic relation between Egypt and Israel, Axios reported. This warning came amid an increasing humanitarian crisis in Gaza owing to […]
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak , on December 7, defended an updated plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, with a bill that designated Rwanda a ‘safe’ country and allowed ministers to disregard some sections of U.K. human rights law. Mr Sunak’s vocal defence of the bill, which was unveiled on Wednesday, came as support for […]
Rishi Sunak said he would not allow a “foreign court” to dictate what UK could do (File) London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday insisted his government’s latest immigration plan will work, as the issue threatened to tear apart his ruling Conservatives, putting his position in jeopardy. Sunak’s government unveiled its latest attempt to […]
Discussions with Nigeria, Philippines and Argentina to export the Tejas fighter jets are progressing, C. B. Ananthakrishnan, chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics, told reporters in New Delhi. Egypt has also shown interest in the light combat aircraft but talks are at a preliminary stage, he said. The aerospace and defense manufacturer is also trying for a […]
London CNN — UK immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned over new government legislation on the Rwanda asylum transfer scheme published Wednesday, claiming that the proposed law “does not go far enough.” The government’s ill-fated plan to send some asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims to the African nation Rwanda has been the subject of extensive […]
Safety of Rwanda Bill to be introduced to Parliament tomorrow, making clear that Rwanda is a safe country where illegal migrants can be lawfully relocated. A Bill to conclusively deem Rwanda a safe country notwithstanding UK and international law and end the merry-go-round of illegal migration delay tactics by migrants, will be introduced to Parliament […]