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Dar al-Iftaa denounces Trump’s Muslim ban call as ‘hatred’
Egypt
December 8, 2015
Dar al-Iftaa denounces Trump’s Muslim ban call as ‘hatred’
Egypt’s top Islamic Sharia legislation body Dar al-Iftaa has denounced a call by US presidential candidate Donald Trump to deny Muslims…
Tricky issue of gender pay gap surfaces in White House race
Life & Style
October 18, 2015
Tricky issue of gender pay gap surfaces in White House race
The persistent pay gap between women and men in the United States — right up to Hollywood stars — is…
Kanye West gets political action committee, presidential jokes go viral
Art news
September 1, 2015
Kanye West gets political action committee, presidential jokes go viral
Images of Kanye West's face on Mount Rushmore and a potential White House takeover by the Kardashian reality TV clan…
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
Health & Fitness
August 17, 2015
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pairing law enforcement…
White House condemns Cairo attack that killed Egyptian prosecutor
Egypt
June 29, 2015
White House condemns Cairo attack that killed Egyptian prosecutor
The White House on Monday condemned a car bomb attack in Cairo that killed Egypt's top public prosecutor and injured…
Obama hosts Ramadan Iftar at White House
World
June 24, 2015
Obama hosts Ramadan Iftar at White House
President Barack Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Tuesday evening in celebration of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, which began…
NYT: Russian hackers read Obama’s unclassified emails last year
World
April 26, 2015
NYT: Russian hackers read Obama’s unclassified emails last year
Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails,…
White House: US concerned about sentencing of Morsi in Egypt
Egypt
April 21, 2015
White House: US concerned about sentencing of Morsi in Egypt
The United States is concerned about the sentencing of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said…
UPDATE: US lawmaker pushes White House to aid allies in Islamic State fight
Egypt
February 20, 2015
UPDATE: US lawmaker pushes White House to aid allies in Islamic State fight
A senior Republican lawmaker warned President Barack Obama she would do "everything within my power," including holding up money, to…
White House: ISIS’s ‘barbarity knows no bounds’
Egypt
February 16, 2015
White House: ISIS’s ‘barbarity knows no bounds’
The United States is condemning the purported killing of 21 Egyptians by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State…