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Features An aircraft takes off to join the US-led coalition to conduct air strikes against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militias that have been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this handout picture released on January 12, 2024. (US Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters)

Losses and Gains: What Next after Western Strikes against the Houthis?

The American and British strikes against weapons caches and camps of the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen didn't come as a surprise after Washington and…

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World The US Capitol building (AP)

US Lawmakers Vow to Stop Funding Israel

The opposition to fund Israel is growing in the US Congress amid calls for the US administration to stop its “unconditional” support for Tel Aviv in the Gaza…

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World Joseph Ziegler, an IRS Agent, seated at left, and IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley, right, wait to testify on the Hunter Biden investigation, as the House Ways and Means Committee takes a vote during their hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Votes to Begin Impeachment Inquiry into Biden

All eyes turned Wednesday night to the US House of Representatives which passed a resolution to formally authorize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into…

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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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