US lawmakers say the British-Egyptian Alaa Abdel Fattah is “in desperate need of immediate intervention to help secure his freedom. Egypt Human Rights caucus co-chairs Representative Malinowski and Representative Don Beyer have released a letter [ More … ]
The US democratic leadership seems to have bowed to pressure from progressive lawmakers, with plans to introduce a stand-alone bill later this week to fund Israel’s aerial defense system US House Democrats have reportedly removed [ More … ]
Move slammed as ‘affront to the American people’ and’ assault on Palestinians’ right ‘to reach out to decision-makers’. Israel has decided to bar United Statescongresswomen Congress Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country ahead of [ More … ]
Democratic control of US Congress has Israel worried over future of Washington’s Mideast policy, newspaper says The Democratic Party’s capture of the U.S. House of Representatives has raised concern in Israel over the potential impact [ More … ]
Christian Democrats call for strategic cooperation between EU and Turkey on foreign policy and security issues Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats called for closer EU-Turkey ties, without pledging a full membership perspective, in their election [ More … ]
US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster has named Dina Powell to become his deputy, promoting the Cairo-born banker and policymaker to a key White House role. A senior administration official reported that McMaster appointed Powell as deputy [ More … ]
BY: RAGIP SOYLU* His blonde hair puffing, he paces back and forth, while his supporters cheer what he said about the Democratic Party’s candidate; he waits until the shouting ends and stares at people with [ More … ]
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