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Arab World Arab-Islamic Summit Ministerial Committee holds meeting in Washington (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Arab-Islamic Summit Ministerial Committee Urges from Washington Immediate Gaza Ceasefire

The ministerial committee assigned by the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic Summit expressed unequivocal rejection of all violations and practices carried out…

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World Former President Donald Trump at a Republican dinner in Michigan on Sunday. (Reuters)

Audio of Trump Recommends 'Attacking' Iran

Former US President Donald Trump is back at the news front after an audio recording was leaked of a 2021 meeting in New Jersey where he discusses holding…

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World Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at a joint meeting of Congress in the Capitol last Thursday. (EPA)

US Congress Calls for Additional Steps to Address Iran's Nuclear Program

The US Congress is stepping up its efforts to clamp down on Iran to deter it from acquiring nuclear weapons. A group of 249 bipartisan lawmakers sent a…

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World US Attorney General Merrick Garland (EPA)

Republicans Accuse DOJ of ‘Conspiring’ in Biden’s Son Case

House Republicans accused on Monday the US Justice Department of intervening in the criminal probe of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. House Speaker…

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World The Abraham Accords normalize relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

US House Passes Bill Appointing Special Envoy for Advancing Abraham Accords

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed in the vast majority a bill that authorizes the Biden administration to appoint a special envoy dedicated to…

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Arab World File Photo. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf. (AFP)

US Considers Imposing Sanctions on Lebanese Officials

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf has said the US was considering the possibility of imposing sanctions on some Lebanese…

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Arab World The US Department of State. Reuters

US Lawmakers Accuse Syrian Regime of Undermining Regional Security

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have introduced the “Assad Anti-Normalization Act” bill

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Arab World US Legislators Call for Imposing Sanctions on Sudanese Military Junta

US Legislators Call for Imposing Sanctions on Sudanese Military Junta

Congress legislators have criticized the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al…

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