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US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet at the White House on Friday/ AFP

Trump to Merkel: I am Not Isolationist… Immigration Not a Right

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 18, 2017 | World

Washington – US President Donald Trump asserted on Friday in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel he was not an “isolationist.” In a joint press conference with the German chancellor at the White House, Trump said: “I’m not an isolationist....

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US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Trump Eases Travel Ban

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 7, 2017 | World

Washington – The White House uncovered on Monday a new revised travel ban preventing nationals from six Muslim-majority nations to enter the US, but exempts Iraqis and permanent US residents. US President Donald Trump signed a second executive order suspending...

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, US, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

‘Russian Connections’ Threaten US Attorney General

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 3, 2017 | World

Washington- US reports about two meetings held between US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Russia’s ambassador to Washington before the election of President Donald Trump pushed on Thursday the administration into turmoil after similar reports led to the resignation...

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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan applaud as President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo

Trump Delivers Conciliatory Speech…without Compromises

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 2, 2017 | World

Washington – “Thank you”, tweeted US President Donald Trump in his first remark following a pacifying address to the Congress on Tuesday – a message intended to express the president’s appreciation to positive coverage by US and international media of his first...

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US President Donald Trump. Reuters

US President Promises Historic Increase in Military Budget

by Heba El Koudsy | Feb 28, 2017 | World

Washington – US President Donald Trump promised a “historic” $54bllion increase in the US military budget for 2018, which includes a nearly 10 percent increase in defense spending. Trump told state governors at the White House his budget plan included a...