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12 hours ago
- Politics
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US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza
Basant Ahmed A U.S. plan for Gaza proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians. The document, seen by Reuters on Friday, says the plan is guaranteed by U.S. President Donald Trump and mediators Egypt and Qatar and includes sending humanitarian aid to Gaza as soon as Hamas signs off on the ceasefire agreement. The aid will be delivered by the United Nations, the Red Crescent, and other agreed channels. On Thursday, the White House said Israel had agreed to the U.S. ceasefire proposal. Israeli media said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the families of hostages held in Gaza that Israel had accepted the deal presented by President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Hamas told the outlet it was reviewing the plan and would respond on Friday or Saturday. The U.S. plan provides for Hamas to release the last 30 of the 58 remaining Israeli hostages once a permanent ceasefire is in place. Israel will also cease all military operations in Gaza as soon as the truce takes effect, it shows. The Israeli army will also redeploy its troops in stages. Deep differences between Hamas and Israel have stymied previous attempts to restore a ceasefire that broke down in March. Israel has insisted that Hamas disarm completely, be dismantled as a military and governing force, and return all 58 hostages still held in Gaza before it agrees to end the war. Hamas has rejected the demand to give up its weapons and says Israel must pull its troops out of Gaza and commit to ending the war. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
See - Sada Elbalad
12 hours ago
- Business
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MINEX Central Asia 2025 Forum to be held in Tashkent
Basant Ahmed On June 24-25, Tashkent will host the MINEX Central Asia 2025 Forum, one of the largest and most reputable industry events in the region. This forum, dedicated to the global future of critical minerals, is being organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology and the Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (TMK). The forum's business agenda will cover the following key areas: – Building resilient supply chains for rare and strategic metals; – Strengthening regional strategic partnerships and fostering investment confidence; – Implementation of ESG standards and sustainable practices in the mining sector; – Innovation, digitalization, and advanced processing technologies; – Scientific collaboration and training of qualified professionals; – Integration into global markets and support for high-tech initiatives with international participation. For the first time, the forum will include the presentation of the Central Asian Mining & Geological Exploration Award, which aims to recognize outstanding achievements, innovations, and contributions to sustainable development in the mining and geological exploration industries of Central Asia. Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (TMK) invites all those involved in critical minerals, sustainable supply chains, green transformation, or international cooperation to participate in MINEX Central Asia 2025 Forum. The upcoming forum promises to become a key platform for professional dialogue and partnership. For more information and registration, please visit: read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
See - Sada Elbalad
12 hours ago
- Business
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Trump tariffs to stay in place for now, appeals court rules
Basant Ahmed A federal appeals court temporarily paused a sweeping ruling against US President Donald Trump's global tariffs while it takes more time to consider the administration's request for a longer-lasting hold. A brief order granting a so-called administrative stay was issued Thursday by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the latest twist in a case that has upended a pillar of Trump's economic agenda. It pauses an order that had blocked the tariffs and given the administration 10 days to unwind the levies. The new order, which didn't include an explanation, creates fresh uncertainty about the fate of Trump's tariffs. In a court filing earlier Thursday, the Justice Department said the May 28 decision by the US Court of International Trade harmed US diplomacy and intruded on Trump's exclusive authority to conduct foreign affairs. It asked the Federal Circuit to put the ruling on hold while the US pursued a formal appeal. The Federal Circuit laid out a briefing schedule that runs through June 9 to decide on the request for a longer-term stay. The unsigned order was issued by a panel of 11 judges, all but three of whom were appointed by Democrats. In a ruling that took many by surprise, a three-judge panel of the trade court held that Trump exceeded the authority granted him by a 1977 emergency law in imposing his 'Liberation Day' global tariffs and other sweeping levies. The decision was handed down in a pair of related suits filed by a group of small businesses and about a dozen Democratic-led states. The Trump administration is simultaneously asking the Manhattan-based trade court to put its own order on hold while the case is on appeal. The plaintiffs were asked to file a response to that request by 12 p.m. in New York on Friday. The administration faced another setback Thursday when a federal judge in Washington released a separate ruling that declared a number of Trump's tariffs unlawful related to trade with China and other countries. US District Judge Rudolph Contreras limited his decision to the family-owned toy manufacturing businesses that sued. He also delayed his order from taking effect for 14 days to allow the Justice Department to appeal. Contreras denied the government's request to move that case to the Court of International Trade. A challenge to his decision would go to a different appeals court, the DC Circuit. The government is moving quickly to try to keep the sweeping tariffs in effect, arguing the US faces 'irreparable harm' if the order isn't blocked during its appeal. The Trump administration earlier said it would ask the Supreme Court to intervene as soon as Friday if a lower court didn't immediately put the Court of International Trade ruling on hold. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who's state is a plaintiff in the case, said he remains confident that Trump's tariffs will ultimately be blocked for good. 'This temporary stay does not change the underlying facts — Trump concocted a fake emergency to launch a lawless and pointless trade war,' Tong said. 'His tariffs have inflicted needless chaos and economic uncertainty.' The Justice Department has rejected that contention in court filings and said the emergencies were valid. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
See - Sada Elbalad
2 days ago
- Business
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US court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs
Basant Ahmed A US trade court has ruled Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs regime illegal, in dramatic twist that could block the US president's controversial global trade policy. The ruling by a three-judge panel at the New York-based court of international trade came after several lawsuits argued that Trump had exceeded his authority, leaving US trade policy dependent on the president's whims and unleashing economic chaos around the world. Tariffs typically need to be approved by Congress but Trump has so far bypassed that requirement by claiming that the country's trade deficits amounted to a national emergency. It left the US president able to apply sweeping tariffs to most countries in the world last month, in a shock move that sent markets reeling. The court's ruling stated that Trump's tariff orders 'exceed any authority granted to the president … to regulate importation by means of tariffs'. Judges were keen to state that they were not passing judgment on the 'wisdom or likely effectiveness of the president's use of tariffs as leverage.' Instead, their ruling centred on whether the trade levies had been legally applied in the first place. Their use is 'impermissible not because it is unwise or ineffective, but because [federal law] does not allow it,' the decision explained. Financial markets cheered the court's ruling, with the US dollar rallying in its wake, surging against the euro, yen and Swiss franc. Stocks in Asia also climbed on Thursday, while US futures pointed to a jump in Wall Street-listed shares. The Trump administration reportedly plans to appeal against the ruling, while White House officials have hit out at the court's authority..'It is not for unelected judges to decide how to properly address a national emergency,' Kush Desai, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement to Reuters. But the ruling, if it stands, blows a giant hole through Trump's strategy to use steep tariffs to wring concessions from trading partners, draw manufacturing jobs back to US shores and shrink a $1.2tn (£892tn) US goods trade deficit, which were among his key campaign promises. Without the help of the international emergency powers act (IEPPA), the Trump administration would have to take a slower approach, launching lengthier trade investigations and abiding by other trade laws to back the tariff threats. Any legal challenge to the ruling will have to be heard atthe US court of appeals for the federal circuit in Washington DC, and ultimately the US supreme court. The court was not asked to address some industry-specific tariffs Trump has issued on automobiles, steel and aluminum, using a different statute, so these are likely to remain in place for now. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, hit out at the ruling with on media post claiming 'the judicial coup is out of control'. Trump did not immediately post a response on Truth Social. Instead, he posted about what he characterised as a favourable ruling in another lawsuit, in which he is suing the Pulitzer board, which awards America's most prestigious journalism prizes. At least seven lawsuits have challenged Trump's border taxes, the centerpiece of Trump's trade policy. The tariffs lawsuit was filed by a group of small businesses, including a wine importer, VOS Selections, whose owner has said the tariffs are having a major impact and his company may not survive. A dozen states also filed a suit, led by Oregon. 'This ruling reaffirms that our laws matter, and that trade decisions can't be made on the president's whim,' Oregon attorney general Dan Rayfield said. The plaintiffs in the tariff lawsuit argued that the emergency powers law does not give the president the power to apply tariffs, and even if it did, the trade deficit does qualify as an emergency, which is defined as an 'unusual and extraordinary threat'. The US has run a trade deficit with the rest of the world for 49 consecutive years. Trump imposed tariffs on most countries around the world in an effort to reverse the US's massive and longstanding trade deficits. He also targeted imports from Canada, China and Mexico, claiming it was meant to combat the illegal flow of immigrants and the synthetic opioids across the US border. His administration pointed to the court's approval of the former president Richard Nixon's emergency use of tariffs in 1971, and claimed that only Congress, and not the courts, could determine the 'political' question of whether the president's rationale for declaring an emergency complied with the law. Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs shook global financial markets and led many economists to downgrade the outlook for US economic growth. So far, though, the impact of tariffs on the US economy has yet to be felt by consumers. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
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2 days ago
- Politics
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Pakistani President: Our country's nuclear power maintains strategic balance in South Asia
Basant Ahmed Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari asserted that Pakistan's transformation into a nuclear power was not merely a testament to the country's technological advancement, but rather a decision to ensure peace through force, protecting the country, and maintaining strategic balance in South Asia. Pakistan's nuclear capability, in the current evolving regional security situation, constitutes a credible deterrent that ensures our peace," Zardari said, according to the official Pakistani News Agency. The Pakistani president noted that his country does not seek conflict and is committed to the principles of peaceful coexistence and respect for international law. He emphasized that Pakistan, in its recent crisis with India, demonstrated its strategic patience and commitment to peace. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
