Arab and International

US Team in Sudan Allegedly to Probe PM Assassination Attempt

Thursday, 12 March 2020

The United States on Wednesday sent investigators allegedly to help investigate the assassination attempt targeted the Sudanese prime minister earlier this week.   According to Rueters, Information Minister Faisal Salih  said that US investiga...

Virus Deaths Soar in Italy, US Deploys National Guard

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Italians braced for a second day of national lockdown Wednesday after a sharp spike in coronavirus-related deaths, as New York deployed the National Guard to contain a disease that has sown worldwide panic. Europe’s hardest-hit country said the deat...

Norway Cancels Exercises with NATO over Coronavirus

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Norway’s armed forces cancelled an exercise on Wednesday that was meant to gather 15,000 NATO and allied soldiers from March 12-18 because of concerns over the new coronavirus. “The coronavirus is out of control,” the head of the army’s operations c...

Americans in Iraq on a Mission of Destruction

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

“The Americans are in Iraq on a mission of destruction,” according to Kevin Barrett, an American scholar and political commentator.   The Pentagon on Sunday announced that two US troops have been killed by “enemy forces” while accompanying ...

Putin Says No Need to Do Away With Presidential Term Limits

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out against a proposal to remove constitutional limits on the number of terms a president can serve. “The proposal made by Valentina Tereshkova to exclude the number of terms a president can serve from th...

Trump Discussed Energy Markets with Saudi Crown Prince: W. House

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

US President Donald Trump discussed “global energy markets” with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the White House said Tuesday, after a deep plunge in oil prices shook markets worldwide. The White House statement said Trump spoke with the cr...

Two US Servicemen Killed in Iraq Operation

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

At least two US soldiers were killed during an operation in central Iraq, the US-led coalition operating in the Arab country announced on Monday. “Two US service members were killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forc...

No Shortages in Medical Supplies to Fight Novel Coronavirus: WHO

Monday, 09 March 2020

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the organization ‘has not identified any imminent specific shortages’ in medical supplies to fight COVID-19, as countries around the world scramble to gather protective medical supplies. EU officials have st...

EU Blasts Turkey for “Organized” Migrant Attack on Greece

Saturday, 07 March 2020

Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers criticized Turkey for using migrants' desperation "for political purposes.” Thousands of refugees ...

US Blocks UN Security Council Support for Syria Ceasefire

Saturday, 07 March 2020

The United States reportedly blocks adoption of a United Nations Security Council statement supporting a ceasefire agreed between Russia and Turkey in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, although the deal has led to direly-needed de-escalation in...

Who:the world not taking coronavirus enough seriously

Friday, 06 March 2020

World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a "disturbing" lack of hospital prepa...