Clashes erupted outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday as Israeli authorities implemented new security measures at the Mosque entrance. According to media reports, several Palestinians were injured during the clashes. A video footage broadcast on Israel’s Channel 2 TV news showed anti-riots police beating and kicking demonstrators outside the compound, Xinhua reported. A police […]
US President Donald Trump once again attacked the media on Sunday for what he calls its fake news, this time for disparaging his son, Donald Trump Jr., in their coverage of the Russia case. “Hillary Clinton can illegally get the questions to the Debate & delete 33,000 emails but my son Don is being scorned […]
A new poll showed on Sunday the approval rating for the US President Donald Trump sits at 36 per cent after a steady decline since springtime. The approval rating for Trump, who approaches six months in office, is lower than that of any of his predecessors in 70 years, Xinhua reported. Results of the poll, […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped his American counterpart Donald Trump would reverse his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord. “Donald Trump listened to me, he understood the meaning of my approach, including the link between global warming and terrorism. He told me that he would try to find a […]
The Commission on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted on Thursday to reject the corruption charges against President Michel Temer by 40 votes to 25. In this way, the CCJ advises the full Chamber of Deputies to vote against the report elaborated by deputy Sergio Zveiter, which recommended accepting the […]
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 […]