Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Monday it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, several years after they were suspended over human rights concerns in Yemen. Since the freeze, and with a truce holding in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has “met their end of the deal, and we are prepared […]
Washington, United States – AFP The United States warned Iran on Monday of consequences for arming Russia, saying it has seen accounts Tehran will provide Moscow with hundreds of ballistic missiles. “We are prepared to deliver a swift and severe response if Iran were to move forward with the transfer of ballistic missiles, which wo...
The US is set to release $3.5 billion to Israel for the purchase of American weapons. The funds are from a $14.1 billion supplemental bill passed in April. The State Department notified Congress of the decision on Aug. 8. The funding comes as Israel faces potential backlash from Iran and Hezbollah following its recent military […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden again warned Iran on Saturday about a possible retaliatory attack against Israel amid rising tensions in the Middle East. “Don’t,” Biden responded to reporters before entering his vehicle, when he was asked: “What’s your message to Iran?” Biden issued the same warning in April...
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian presidency has held the US government responsible for Israel’s attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza. In a statement, Nabih Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson for the Palestinian Presidency, condemned the attack and held the US administration “responsible for the massacre due to it...
Tokyo, Japan — AFP The US ambassador to Japan skipped a ceremony on Friday marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in protest at Israel not being invited. Rahm Emanuel instead attended a prayer meeting at a Tokyo temple with Israeli ambassador Gilad Cohen and Britain’s Julia Longbottom, who also boycotted the...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday American presidents should “have a say” in monetary policy decisions of the Federal Reserve. “I feel the president should have at least (a) say in there,” he told a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in the state of Florida. &...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday welcomed the new interim government in Bangladesh led by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, saying it hoped to work together to advance democracy. “We welcome Dr. Yunus’s call for an end to the recent violence and we stand ready to work with the interim governmen...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday criticized its ally Israel for revoking the diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to the Palestinian Authority, saying Oslo has played an important role in the Middle East. “Norway has a long history of playing a productive role when it comes to engaging with the governm...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA)- A Pakistani national has been charged with murder-for-hire in an alleged plot to assassinate current and former government officials, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. Asif Merchant, 46, arrived from Pakistan in April after spending time in Iran. He met an undercover FBI agent posing as a hitman and paid him $...
