Trump administration
In travel ban case, US judges focus on discrimination, Trump’s powers
World
May 16, 2017
In travel ban case, US judges focus on discrimination, Trump’s powers
US appeals court judges on Monday questioned the lawyer defending President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban about whether it discriminates…
Erdogan visits Trump, amid much friction between US, Turkey
World
May 15, 2017
Erdogan visits Trump, amid much friction between US, Turkey
The United States is on a collision course with its NATO ally Turkey, pushing ahead with arming Syrian Kurds after…
Trump considering how move of US Embassy in Israel could affect Mideast peace
Middle East
May 15, 2017
Trump considering how move of US Embassy in Israel could affect Mideast peace
President Donald Trump is trying to determine how keeping his promise to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem…
Tumultuous week puts Trump presidency on perilous path
World
May 13, 2017
Tumultuous week puts Trump presidency on perilous path
Another self-inflicted crisis has left Donald Trump’s critics outraged and some of his Republican allies dismayed, but a bedrock of…
Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria
World
May 11, 2017
Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkey warned the United States on Wednesday that a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria could…
US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe: government officials
World
May 11, 2017
US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe: government officials
The Trump administration is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but…
House Republicans repeal Obamacare, hurdles still await in US Senate
World
May 5, 2017
House Republicans repeal Obamacare, hurdles still await in US Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly approved a bill to repeal Obamacare, handing Republican President Donald Trump a…
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
Middle East
May 4, 2017
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in talks with the Trump administration to keep American troops in Iraq after the fight…
Arab entrepreneurs are making US more innovative: Harvard study
Egypt
May 3, 2017
Arab entrepreneurs are making US more innovative: Harvard study
In a response to the US President Donald Trump's recent visa ban on citizens from or born in seven countries in…
Trump aide lays out ‘disruptive’ approach on eve of Mideast talks
World
May 3, 2017
Trump aide lays out ‘disruptive’ approach on eve of Mideast talks
Donald Trump’s national security adviser described his boss’s foreign policy approach as "disruptive" on the eve of the US president’s…