Trump administration
Relative of Blackwater victim in Iraq says pardons ‘unfair’
Middle East
December 25, 2020
Relative of Blackwater victim in Iraq says pardons ‘unfair’
BAGHDAD (AP) — Faris Fadel had just one word to describe the recent pardoning by the Trump administration of four…
Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands
World
December 23, 2020
Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a…
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
Middle East
December 23, 2020
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is working towards formalizing relations with a fifth Muslim country during US President Donald Trump’s term,…
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
Middle East
December 23, 2020
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
RABAT (Reuters) – Israeli envoys arrived in Morocco on Tuesday to meet the king and flesh out an upgrade of…
Kushner to lead maiden flight from Israel to Morocco
Middle East
December 22, 2020
Kushner to lead maiden flight from Israel to Morocco
JERUSALEM (AP) — Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner announced Monday that he will join an Israeli delegation on the…
Trump voters accept Biden victory ‘with reservations’
World
December 16, 2020
Trump voters accept Biden victory ‘with reservations’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The…
Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
Middle East
December 15, 2020
Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist…
US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors
Middle East
December 14, 2020
US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors
CAIRO (AP) — The US Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Sudan from the…
Israel, Morocco to normalize ties; US shifts W Sahara policy
Middle East
December 11, 2020
Israel, Morocco to normalize ties; US shifts W Sahara policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in…
China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong
World
December 10, 2020
China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong
BEIJING (AP) — China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some US officials and others in retaliation…