Joe Biden’s in-tray: The five key foreign policy issues
Author LUKE COFFEY January 01, 2021 ARAB NEWS Short Url https://arab.news/b7vaa Whenever there is a new leader behind the desk in the Oval Office, they are sure to be tested […]
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse slams Republicans who plan to delay certification of Joe Biden’s win
By Morgan Rimmer and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Updated 11:16 AM ET, Thu December 31, 2020 Washington, DC (CNN) GOP Sen. Ben Sasse wrote on Facebook Wednesday night that he has been […]
Trump wins title of Americans’ most admired man in annual survey
Newcomers to the poll include Dr. Anthony Fauci. 18 percent of the U.S. adults surveyed in Gallup’s annual poll named President Trump when asked which man “living anywhere in the […]
Israel, UAE collaborating to eliminate UNRWA – report
In doing so, Abu Dhabi would be rallying to a long-standing demand from Israel, insisting for years that UNRWA is obstructing peace. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 27, 2020 Israel and […]
U.N. Official Calls for Julian Assange Pardon; Trump Mulls Granting Immunity to Mohammed bin Salman
HEADLINEDEC 23, 2020 Trump is expected to grant more pardons in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, urged Trump to pardon WikiLeaks founder […]
GSA: Trump’s unpredictability pushed Arabs to seek partnership with other powers
By Mohammad Mazhari International December 25, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that the “unpredictability” of U.S. policies under Trump’s presidency […]
Putting a price on normalization with Israel
BY BATU COŞKUN OP-ED DEC 25, 2020 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP […]
Biden’s win-over: What entails Jordan?
Dec 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Asmaa Al Twaissi Through Trump’s presidency phase, Jordan had been facing enormous pressures causing political tension in the American-Jordanian relations, particularly those with regard […]
In Iraq, Trump’s Blackwater pardons meet with cynicism, fatigue
By Mustafa Salim and Louisa Loveluck Dec. 23, 2020 BAGHDAD — The 2007 unprovoked killing of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater security contractors is remembered here as one of the most […]
‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
An Iraqi man rides a bicycle passing by a remains of a car, burnt after Blackwater guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. (File/AFP) […]
President Donald Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange to ‘keep him out of the hands of the Deep State’
By Tristan Kirk@kirkkorner The fiancée of Julian Assange has renewed her pleas for a pardon from President Donald Trump to stop the Wikileaks founder “falling into the hands of the […]
White House advisors fear Trump’s final days
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN December 22, 2020 (CNN)President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of […]
Got $1 Million to Spare? You Can Buy an Ambassadorship
The donor-diplomat has a long and sordid history in American politics. Joe Biden should finally end it. By Mattathias Schwartz Mr. Schwartz is a contributing writer for The New York […]
Biden and the JCPOA: Lessons from Arab and Iranian public opinion
Dec 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY With Joe Biden as President-elect and Donald Trump soon leaving the White House, analysts are engaging in endless speculation about what […]
‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after US Electoral College confirms his win
Biden and Harris will be sworn in on Jan. 20. (Getty Images/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/b2bjh REUTERS December 15, 2020 LANSING, Michigan/WILMINGTON, Delaware: Democrat Joe Biden called on Americans to “turn […]
Political realism in shaping Biden’s Middle East Policy
Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are many issues that will impose themselves on the agenda of the incoming Biden Presidency. The strategy to counter China […]
Trump administration moves forward with $1B Moroccan arms deal after normalization with Israel
BY REUTERS WASHINGTON AMERICAS DEC 12, 2020 President Donald Trump’s administration moved forward with $1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco on Friday, sending a notice […]
Iran ambassador to Yemen thanks Trump for sanctioning him
Politics December 9, 2020 – TEHRAN – Following the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on Iran’s ambassador to Yemen, the Iranian envoy thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing […]
Trump announces Morocco and Israel will normalize relations
US President Donald Trump announced on December 10 that Morocco is now the fourth Arab state this year to recognize Israel. (AFP/File Photos) Trump said Israel and Morocco would restore […]
Georgia’s unexpected role in future of Middle East
Author RAY HANANIA December 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/6bun9 Employees of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections process ballots in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 4, 2020. (Reuters) Although […]