The French President and the German Chancellor on Thursday said it was necessary to maintain a close dialogue with their US counterpart, despite disagreements on topics such as the fight against global warming. Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel had just finished a Franco-German council of ministers meeting when they discussed Donald Trump, Efe reported. “The […]
The US special envoy for the Middle East announced on Thursday that an agreement has been signed between Israelis and Palestinians to build a canal between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, which includes selling about 33 million cubic meters of water annually to the Palestinian National Authority. At the press conference with Israeli […]
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Mulla said on Thursday that new areas in the Red Sea will be open for bidding for exploration as part of Egypt’s effort to expand oil, gas production. Mulla did not disclose the exact date for the bidding. He told a news conference that the bidding comes after the recent approval […]
The US said on Thursday it would add an additional $119 million for humanitarian aid in Iraq. The announcement was made by Brett McGurk, the US special envoy for the coalition against the Islamic States (IS), in a meeting in Washington. It came three days after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared that Mosul in […]
Time magazine has featured Donald Trump Jr. on the cover of its latest issue with the words “red handed” printed on his face over his alleged plans of meeting a Russian lawyer to obtain “incriminating information” about Hillary Clinton, the media reported. The cover on the magazine’s July 24 issue features an image of Trump […]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after talks with Foreign Ministers of the four anti-Qatar countries on the month-long dispute among Gulf states, with no announcement released so far. He met the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain – the four countries boycotting […]
Pointing the finger at Qatar, Egypt said on Tuesday that the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition should not include member states that support terrorism. “It is unacceptable for the coalition to have amongst its members states that support terrorism or advocate for it in their media,” said Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid in a […]
The US Secretary of State and his Qatari counterpart signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding against the financing of terrorism, Qatari media reported. In live footage, Rex Tillerson and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed the pact, which they had been working on for a year, Tillerson explained, Efe news reported. The head of […]
The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed sanctions related to Moscows alleged meddling in the 2016 US election, the media reported. “There were sanctions specific to election meddling that I believe were discussed, but not beyond that,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday […]
California Governor Jerry Brown has issued a state of emergency due to the effects of a wildfire that has caused the evacuation of thousands of residents. As of Sunday, the Wall Fire swept through grassy foothills in the Sierra Nevada, about 60 97 km, north of state capital Sacramento, burned nearly 10 sq.km, forcing about […]