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‘A lot more’ Arab states to normalise ties with Israel ‘sooner than people expect’: Netanyahu

After decades without progress in achieving recognition of the Jewish state, Israel has managed to establish diplomatic ties with four Arab states over the last four months with assistance from the Trump administration. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with the US envoy to the […]

COVID-19 cases on rise in Arab countries

Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya, and Algeria, on Thursday announced more coronavirus fatalities and culminating death toll as they continued efforts to contain the disease. As many as 1,704 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Palestine, bringing the total to 145,422. Some 17 new […]

US continues to pardon war criminals in Iraq, Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump announcing this week a wave of pardons was the latest in a series of wielding his clemency powers over the years for war criminals that were convicted of killing civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. As US presidents have used their authority for more […]

Iran builds up air defense systems near nuclear sites over possible US strikes

Iran is strengthening air defense systems located near its nuclear facilities as a precaution against possible US missile strikes, the Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper reported on Thursday, citing informed sources from Iran. The measure is taken amid growing tensions between Tehran and Washington ahead of US […]

US may reportedly close embassy in Iraq in prelude to attacking Iran

The United States may close its embassy in Iraq to pave the way for an attack on Iran, the Axios website reported on Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the discussions. US officials earlier said that they were seeing troubling indicators of “potential attack preparations” from […]

Pfizer to supply additional 100m vaccine doses to US

US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, agreed Wednesday to supply an additional 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses to the US. The agreement will bring the total to 200 million and all doses will be produced by American manufacturing facilities, the companies said in […]

Trump rejects Covid relief bill, calling it ‘a disgrace’

Washington -President Donald Trump rejected a $900 billion bipartisan Covid stimulus package, calling it “a disgrace” and demanding that lawmakers more than triple relief payments to Americans. While he did not explicitly say he would not sign the bill, which passed overwhelmingly Monday in both […]

Defense Chiefs to give Trump response options to Iran after embassy attack

While US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed Iran is responsible for the December 20 bombardment of the Green Zone in Baghdad, Tehran has strongly denied involvement. Similar claims were made a year ago, just days before the US assassinated Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani […]

Trump wants special counsel to investigate ‘most corrupt election’ in US history

Trump announced last week that now-dismissed Attorney General William Barr would resign from his post on 23 December. This followed weeks of criticism coming from Trump in relation to Barr’s lack of support towards claims the November vote was rigged and an unwillingness to disclose […]

Trump administration considering immunity for Saudi Crown Prince: Report

INEW YORK, Dec 24 (APP):US State Department is considering immunity for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a lawsuit accusing him of attempting to have a former Saudi intelligence official assassinated. In August, Saad al-Jabri, a longtime aide to former Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]

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