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One year in, Trump’s Middle East policy is imploding

Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:52:49

The New Yorker

Iran deal won't survive beyond May 2018, sanctions expert says

Sat Jan 20, 2018 10:18:07

The Iran nuclear deal is on life support and on a trajectory for collapse, many policy experts believe, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's current continuation of sanctions relief.

US - Government shutdown begins as budget talks falter in senate

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:57:07

Much of the federal government officially shut down early Saturday morning after Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating.

Germany to halt weapons exports to Saudi for its "dirty war in Yemen"

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:41:09

The German government said on Friday that it would "immediately" stop approving arms exports to anyone participating in the war in Yemen. The move would include Saudi Arabia, a major buyer of German weapons.

Iran's nuclear deal cannot survive if US withdraws: Russia

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:32:12

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Iran's nuclear deal with world powers will collapse if the US withdraws from the agreement.

U.S. government shutdown looms as Senate short of votes for spending bill

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:26:52

A House-passed stopgap bill that would avoid a government shutdown appeared to fizzle out in the Senate late Friday night, leaving Congress fewer than two hours to find a solution before a midnight deadline.

Syria "does not need a single dollar from US for reconstruction" - Foreign Ministry

Thu Jan 18, 2018 14:13:47

Syria's Foreign Ministry says the U.S. is beyond its rights to intervene in Syrian affairs, one day after the Trump Administration laid out its expansive goals to influence the outcome of Syria's seven-year long war.

Turkey deploys Tomahawk missiles along border with Syria (Video)

Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:36:48

Footage shows Tomahawk (I-Hawk) missiles that are pointed towards Afrin in Syria have been placed along the Turkish border.

Turkey says U.S. denial of Syrian border force plan "important"

Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:21:56

Turkey said on Thursday Washington's denial that it intended to build a border force in Syria was "important", but added Ankara would not remain silent in the face of any force that threatened its borders.

World's confidence in US leadership at new low, Germany seen as global leader: Poll

Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:39:23

Global confidence in US leadership has fallen to a new low, and the country now ranks below China in worldwide approval ratings, according to a new Gallup poll.

Free Syrian Army’s free ride with CIA could be short-lived: Analyst

Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:29:37

The so-called Free Syrian Army’s “free ride” with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) could be short-lived, according to Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst and activist.

Isis poses threat to Iraq one month after 'liberation' - AFP

Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:35:14

Barely a month after Baghdad declared victory over the Isis group, the terrorists could still recapture areas of Iraq, especially near the border with Syria, experts and officials say.

US military to maintain indefinite presence in Syria, Tillerson says

Thu Jan 18, 2018 09:36:13

(The Guardian)

U.N. chief says don't harm Iran nuclear deal over unrelated issues

Thu Jan 18, 2018 08:32:57

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that any issues not directly related to the Iran nuclear deal “should be addressed without prejudice to preserving the agreement,” his spokesman said amid U.S. concerns with Tehran.

Oil from sunken Iranian tanker diffusing in East China Sea

Thu Jan 18, 2018 08:00:48

The Chinese Ministry of Transport says a salvage team has located the wreck.

Trump administration approves $500 million military sale to Saudi Arabia

Thu Jan 18, 2018 07:54:54

Congress will now have 30 days to review the sale.

Netanyahu says US Embassy to move to al-Quds this year

Wed Jan 17, 2018 13:37:00

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's certain that the U.S. Embassy will be moved to al-Quds in the coming year, much sooner than Trump administration officials have estimated.

Yemen war: 5,000 children dead or hurt and 400,000 malnourished, UN says

Wed Jan 17, 2018 13:28:52

Unicef says five children a day have been killed or injured since March 2015, with ‘nearly every child in Yemen’ in need of humanitarian aid.

US using Pakistan as 'scapegoat' due to recent losses in region: Pakistani Official

Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:58:32

Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Raza Rabbani said Wed. that the US has been using Pakistan as a 'scapegoat' due to its recent losses in the Middle East, adding that Pakistan has paid a high price since then.

UN chief concerned about deal on return of Myanmar's Rohingya

Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:49:07

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed concerns after Myanmar and Bangladesh reached a deal on the return of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingyas that sidelined the UN refugee agency.