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Rouhani says Iran will not let Trump rip up nuclear deal
Middle East
December 6, 2016
Rouhani says Iran will not let Trump rip up nuclear deal
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he would not let U.S. President-elect Donald Trump rip up a global nuclear…
Egypt FM says Washington visit targets talks with new administration
Egypt
December 4, 2016
Egypt FM says Washington visit targets talks with new administration
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said that his visit to the US targets following up on bilateral ties between the…
Unemployment drops to 4.6%, lowest since 2007
Business
December 2, 2016
Unemployment drops to 4.6%, lowest since 2007
America kept hiring amid election shock. The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department reported Friday, and the…
Two dead in shootings outside US stores on Black Friday
World
November 26, 2016
Two dead in shootings outside US stores on Black Friday
A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a woman being assaulted was shot to death outside a Texas Walmart packed…
U.S. authorities warn of al Qaeda threat to election
World
November 4, 2016
U.S. authorities warn of al Qaeda threat to election
Federal officials have warned authorities in New York City, Texas and Virginia about an unspecific threat of attacks by al…
Dollar rises to three-month high vs. yen before U.S. GDP data
Business
October 28, 2016
Dollar rises to three-month high vs. yen before U.S. GDP data
The dollar advanced to a three-month high against the yen on Friday, on track for monthly gains against most major…
Duterte didn’t really mean ‘separation’ from U.S., Philippine officials say
World
October 21, 2016
Duterte didn’t really mean ‘separation’ from U.S., Philippine officials say
Philippine officials sought on Friday to play down comments by President Rodrigo Duterte who announced his "separation" from the United…
750,000 Egyptians applied for US green-card lottery in 2016
Egypt
October 12, 2016
750,000 Egyptians applied for US green-card lottery in 2016
Some 750,000 Egyptians have applied for entry to the United States through the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program in 2016,…
Salafi MP slams US law on state-sponsored terrorism, charges hypocrisy
Egypt
October 3, 2016
Salafi MP slams US law on state-sponsored terrorism, charges hypocrisy
MP Ahmed al-Sherif, a member of the Salafi-oriented Nour Party, has attacked the new JASTA law, which was passed in…
Official, church delegations prepare for Sisi’s US visit
Egypt
September 14, 2016
Official, church delegations prepare for Sisi’s US visit
An Egyptian delegation headed to the US on Tuesday to prepare for the visit of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to…