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PRESIDENT Donald Trump of the United States has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations. Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan meeting on immigration reform at White House. US President, Donald Trump But in his interaction […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled Sunday a military operation against the PKK terror group’s Syrian offshoot Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria’s Afrin, located at the border with Turkey. Speaking at the provincial congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in the central province […]

Trump, saying the Palestinian Authority (PA) will never accept the US president’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. During the PLO council meeting, Mahmoud Abbas called on Palestinians to come together [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] During the PLO council meeting, Mahmoud Abbas called on Palestinians to come together [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] The PA president made his comments on […]

Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on terms, a senior Saudi official said. Reuters Archive Phot Prince Alwaleed, whose net worth has been estimated by Forbes magazine at $17 billion, is chairman […]

Rep. John Lewis on Sunday said he believes President Donald Trump is a racist in the wake of racially charged remarks the president reportedly made last week about people coming to the United States from “shithole” countries. “In good conscience, I can not and will not sit there and listen at him as he gives […]

A passenger jet with over 160 on board slid off the runway in the Turkish city of Trabzon Saturday night and was left precariously perched atop a cliff edge, saved only by the freezing mud. A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane is seen struck in mud on an embankment, a day after skidding off […]

An Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to end and sank on Sunday, eight days after a collision with a cargo ship off China. Iranian officials said available evidence indicates that all crew members were killed in the first hour of the accident. The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tons of light crude oil from […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that Washington failed to tear up the nuclear deal, which he calls a “long-lasting victory” for Tehran. Earlier, Trump vowed to pull out of the accord unless its “flaws” are fixed. FILE PHOTO © Atta Kenare / AFP “The American administration has failed to undermine the nuclear deal… Trump, despite his […]

A bomb blast wounded an official of Palestinian group Hamas in the Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, destroying his car, military and medical sources said. M © Mahmoud Zayyat, AFP | Lebanese security forces secure the area following a car bomb blast in the southern port city of Sidon on January 14, 2018.  The […]

Aleppo, SANA –  The Syrian Arab Army in cooperation with the allied forces achieved new victories during their continuous operations to uproot Jabhat al-Nasra terrorist organization and its affiliated  terrorist groups in Aleppo southern countryside. SANA reporter said that the army units in cooperation with the allied forces, over the past few hours, seized control […]