Ahmed Shawkat

Cairo

Journalist at CBS News

Journalist @CBSNews in Egypt.

Articles

Trump remark about not “expelling any Palestinians” from Gaza welcomed by America’s Arab partners in Mideast

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Ahmed Shawkat

During a meeting on Wednesday with Ireland’s leader Michel Martin, President Trump made an offhand remark that was quickly picked up in the Middle East as a major change in his stance on the war-torn Gaza Strip and its roughly 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. “Nobody is expelling any Palestinians,” Mr. Trump told reporters.
Trump remark about not "expelling anyone from Gaza" quickly welcomed by America's Arab partners in the Mideast

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ahmed Shawkat |Ramy Inocencio

Trump: Nobody expelling Palestinians from Gaza During a meeting on Wednesday with Ireland's leader Michel Martin, President Trump made an offhand remark that was quickly picked up in the Middle East as a major change in his stance on the war-torn Gaza Strip and its roughly 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. "No one is expelling anyone from Gaza," Mr. Trump told reporters.
America's Mideast partners welcome Trump's U-turn on displacing Gazans

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ahmed Shawkat |Ramy Inocencio

During a meeting on Wednesday with Ireland's leader Michel Martin, President Trump made an offhand remark that was quickly picked up in the Middle East as a major change in his stance on the war-torn Gaza Strip and its roughly 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. "Nobody is expelling any Palestinians," Mr. Trump told reporters.
Doctors remove bullet from Palestinian woman’s head after 4 months of agony

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Cairo — Sarah al-Awady says she was sitting with her family early on the morning of Oct. 22, 2024, in their tent in Al-Zawaida, the town in the central Gaza Strip where the displaced Palestinians had taken shelter, when she was struck in the head by a bullet fired by an Israeli quadcopter drone. “Suddenly I felt pain in my head, like I had been hit with an iron bar or something,” the 18-year-old Gazan told CBS News this week.
Doctors remove bullet from Palestinian woman's head after 4 months of agony

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Future of Gaza ceasefire remains uncertain Cairo — Sarah al-Awady says she was sitting with her family early on the morning of Oct. 22, 2024, in their tent in Al-Zawaida, the town in the central Gaza Strip where the displaced Palestinians had taken shelter, when she was struck in the head by a bullet fired by an Israeli quadcopter drone. "Suddenly I felt pain in my head, like I had been hit with an iron bar or something," the 18-year-old Gazan told CBS News this week.
Doctors remove bullet from Gazan woman's head after 4 months of agony

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Cairo — Sarah al-Awady says she was sitting with her family early on the morning of Oct. 22, 2024, in their tent in Al-Zawaida, the town in the central Gaza Strip where the displaced Palestinians had taken shelter, when she was struck in the head by a bullet fired by an Israeli quadcopter drone. "Suddenly I felt pain in my head, like I had been hit with an iron bar or something," the 18-year-old Gazan told CBS News this week.
U.S., Israel reject Gaza reconstruction plan backed by Arab nations

Mar 5, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Arab nations, led by Egypt, that have strongly rejected President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to “take over” the Gaza Strip and displace its more than 2 million Palestinian residents so the enclave can be turned into a luxury real estate development have offered an alternative plan. Leaders from the 22-nation Arab League attended a summit in Cairo Tuesday and unanimously adopted the Egyptian proposal, which does not foresee any of Gaza’s residents being forced to leave during reconstruction.
U.S., Israel reject Gaza reconstruction plan backed by Arab nations

Mar 5, 2025 | aol.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Arab nations, led by Egypt, that have strongly rejected President Trump's proposal for the U.S. to "take over" the Gaza Strip and displace its more than 2 million Palestinian residents so the enclave can be turned into a luxury real estate development have offered an alternative plan. Leaders from the 22-nation Arab League attended a summit in Cairo Tuesday and unanimously adopted the Egyptian proposal, which does not foresee any of Gaza's residents being forced to leave during reconstruction.
U.S., Israel reject Gaza reconstruction plan backed by Arab nations

Mar 5, 2025 | yahoo.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Arab nations, led by Egypt, that have strongly rejected President Trump's proposal for the U.S. to "take over" the Gaza Strip and displace its more than 2 million Palestinian residents so the enclave can be turned into a luxury real estate development have offered an alternative plan. Leaders from the 22-nation Arab League attended a summit in Cairo Tuesday and unanimously adopted the Egyptian proposal, which does not foresee any of Gaza's residents being forced to leave during reconstruction.
U.S., Israel reject Gaza reconstruction plan backed by Arab nations

Mar 5, 2025 | aol.com | Ahmed Shawkat

Arab nations, led by Egypt, that have strongly rejected President Trump's proposal for the U.S. to "take over" the Gaza Strip and displace its more than 2 million Palestinian residents so the enclave can be turned into a luxury real estate development have offered an alternative plan. Leaders from the 22-nation Arab League attended a summit in Cairo Tuesday and unanimously adopted the Egyptian proposal, which does not foresee any of Gaza's residents being forced to leave during reconstruction.