Tag: United States

Trump and King Mohammed VI of Morocco awarded each other medals for their “positive influence” in the Middle East
- By Alaina
- . January 17, 2021
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has awarded King Mohammed VI of Morocco the Order of Merit of First Degree for his “positive influence” on the

Will Greece-Turkey talks bear fruit?
- By Alaina
- . January 16, 2021
After months of intense tensions between Turkey and Greece over maritime borders and gas exploration rights and Turkish military agreements with Libya, Turkish and Greek

Pompeo cancels Europe Trip in the zero hours as EU leaders decline to meet him
- By Alaina
- . January 15, 2021
Top EU authorities are declining to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as per Reuters, prompting the cancelation of his scheduled diplomatic trip

US sanctions Iran-backed paramilitary groups’ deputy ‘Abu Fadak’ in Iraq
- By Alaina
- . January 15, 2021
On Wednesday, Washington imposed sanctions on powerful Iraqi militia leader and deputy of an Iranian-backed umbrella of paramilitary organizations, terming him as an international terrorist

Yemen: The United States to classify the Houthi militia as a terrorist group
- By Alaina
- . January 12, 2021
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced late Sunday that the United States will designate the Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist group. Observers

Iran threatens to expel UN monitors if US don’t’ lifts sanctions
- By Alaina
- . January 11, 2021
Iran has publicly stated that it will expel UN nuclear monitoring inspectors if US sanctions are not lifted by February 21. This comes just a

Iran bans entry of US, UK covid-19 vaccines, Iranian leader calls them ‘untrustworthy’
- By Alaina
- . January 10, 2021
During a televised speech on Friday, Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran would not import the Covid-19 vaccines from US and UK.

Biden’s appointee for Middle East and North Africa could trigger tensions between US and Turkey
- By Alaina
- . January 9, 2021
US President Joe Biden has planned on appointing Brett McGurk, as National Security Council senior director for Washington’s policy in the Middle East and North

Arrest warrants are raining on Donald Trump in the Middle East
- By Alaina
- . January 9, 2021
Not only the risk of being removed from the US presidency due to the recent violent attack on the US Congress, but also problems overseas.

China Dodges UN Investigation Into Corona Virus Origins
- By Alaina
- . January 7, 2021
China is getting many raised eyebrows over delayed permission to WHO appointed team of experts to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. Its lacklustered approach