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Egypt, US discuss boosting academic cooperation
Abdel Ghaffar meets with WB, IMF representatives
US will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump
Iranian’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded on Sunday by tweeting an excerpt from the interview with Der Spiegel, where he said Iran is still open to negotiations with America if sanctions are lifted.
France, US request to join East Mediterranean Gas Forum
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy also expressed his country’s desire to join as a permanent observer.
12 Saudi military trainees to be expelled from US after Florida naval base shooting: CNN
A source at the US Department of Defense said that a number of these Saudi trainees are accused of possessing child pornography, which the Ministry of Justice and the FBI refused to comment on.
Trump warns Iran against “another massacre” amid popular protests
Iran detains UK ambassador amid new waves of protests
After initial denial, Iran admits ‘mistakenly’ downing Ukrainian airliner
Ukrainian president expects a full admission of guilt and compensation
US rejects Baghdad’s request to withdraw troops
“I think they’ll agree to pay. Otherwise we’ll stay there,” says Trump
Iran attacked US troops in Iraq, no casualties recorded
Tehran threatens to target Haifa and Dubai, UAE calls for de-escalation, Israel warns the region
US lacks “courage to initiate” conflict: Iran’s army commander
Iraqi parliament passed a law to expel US troops
Qassim Soleimani: the construction worker who spearheaded Iran’s Middle East ‘shadow wars’
Pentagon to deploy roughly 3,500 more troops to the Middle East after killing Quds Force commander
Iran’s Commander Ghaani added to US’ terrorists list
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed on Friday Brigadier General Ghaani as the successor of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after being killed by an American drone strike.
Thousands of Iraqis mourn assassinated Soleimani, Iran vows to revenge
World leaders call for de-escalation and self-restraint
Second day of protests in front of US Embassy in Baghdad, Iran condemns US attacks on Kataib Hezbollah
However, protesters started to withdraw from the embassy after calls from the PMF asking them to leave the area and away from the embassy out of respect for the Iraqi government’s orders.
Somali, US forces kill senior Al-Shabab militant
The latest strike comes a day after the militant group killed at least 79 people
Iran, Hezbollah, Iraq condemn US strikes in Syria and Iraq
The US carried out airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Battalion) in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting three Kataib Hezbollah facilities in Iraq and two in Syria, killing 25 fighters, and wounding 55 others, according to Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman.
S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Jones rise to record highs on back of US-China trade deal
The new levels mark the best annual performance since 2013 and yet may put in a return not seen since 1997 depending on trading on the final two days of the year next week.
US presidential election, then and now
Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy’s running mate. However, on November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President
After ten years of global financial crisis, assets to return over the next 10 years
Europe runs the highest recession risk among major economies, US is premature
US-China phase-one trade deal reached, increasing Chinese exports from US
American farmers to be main beneficiaries, phase-two will be after the 2020 US presidential election
Taliban claims responsibility for suicide bombing in South Afghanistan amid peace talks with US
Both the US and the Taliban outfit were close to signing a peace deal in September, but President Donald Trump suspended negotiations after a Taliban-led car bomb claimed 10 lives, including a U.S. soldier in Kabul on 5 September.
Oil prices fall to $64.19 barrel due to US-China trade war
Brent rate increased by 1.5% on Friday after OPEC’s agreement to further reduce production
US urges Iraqi government to investigate violence against protestors
Negotiations are under way between political parties and parliamentary blocs to appoint a successor to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi
US officials discuss ending April’s offensive in Tripoli with Haftar
In the statement, the State Department said that a US delegation including US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, met with Haftar, in order to discuss “prospects for suspension of hostilities and resolving the Libyan conflict.”
Egypt is a strategic partner to the US: Cohen
US commits $430m in insurance to a natural gas project in Egypt, says American ambassador
US imposes sanctions Iranian information minister over internet blackout
Pompeo urged Iranians on Thursday to send photos and other information documenting repression amid ongoing protests
US’s legitimacy of Israeli settlements draws international, regional criticism
Pompeo announces that the US will no longer view Israeli settlements as ‘inconsistent with international law’
US supports Iranian protesters, denouncing ‘lethal force’ against them
White House voiced support ‘to the peaceful protests against the regime’
Egypt-US trade exchange hiked to $7.8bn in 2018: Ian Steff
New US ambassador in Egypt asserts his keenness to improve joint trade, investment ties
High level US financial institutions participate in US- Egypt Future Prosperity Forum
PM, several ministers will give speeches over the forum’s launch on Monday
Egypt’s arms deals are ‘sovereign’ issue, not subject to foreign interference or opinion: senior official
Egypt would not drop Russian Su-35 deal despite pressures, said the high-ranking source