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Egypt’s Foreign Minister visits United States for joint meeting on GERD
Egypt
January 12, 2020
Egypt’s Foreign Minister visits United States for joint meeting on GERD
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry traveled to the US on Saturday to participate in a joint Egyptian-Ethiopian-Sudanese meeting…
Firms in China remain wary despite US trade deal
World
January 12, 2020
Firms in China remain wary despite US trade deal
Washington and Beijing may be ready to sign a preliminary trade agreement, but companies in China are not taking any…
Ethiopia’s intransigence behind failure of GERD negotiations: Egypt
Egypt
January 11, 2020
Ethiopia’s intransigence behind failure of GERD negotiations: Egypt
Egypt said on Friday that negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) failed to lead to tangible progress because…
US rejects Iraq request to discuss troop withdrawal
Middle East
January 11, 2020
US rejects Iraq request to discuss troop withdrawal
The United States on Friday rejected a request by Iraq to start talks on pulling out its 5,200 troops, notching…
Senate Republican eyes rule change to kick start Trump impeachment trial
World
January 6, 2020
Senate Republican eyes rule change to kick start Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the US Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he wants the Senate to launch…
Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran as tension mounts
Middle East
January 5, 2020
Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran as tension mounts
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them “very fast…
Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of ‘endless wars’
Middle East
January 4, 2020
Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of ‘endless wars’
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a single drone strike, President Donald Trump did more than just take out an avowed enemy…
Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
Middle East
January 4, 2020
Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
NEW YORK (AP) — After Friday’s targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, newsrooms struggled with the question: Had the…
US ‘self-defense’ argument for killing Soleimani meets skepticism
Middle East
January 4, 2020
US ‘self-defense’ argument for killing Soleimani meets skepticism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday justified its killing of a top Iranian general as an act…
New air strike on pro-Iran convoy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani funeral
Middle East
January 4, 2020
New air strike on pro-Iran convoy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani funeral
A fresh air strike hit pro-Iran fighters in Iraq early Saturday, as fears grew of a proxy war erupting between…