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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Diplomats, Experts: ‘Cold Relations’ May Persist Following Trump-Erdogan Summit

by Said Abdul Razzak | May 17, 2017 | World

Ankara – Turkish diplomatic sources said that Ankara would fail to agree with Washington on two key issues, including the extradition of Turkish preacher Muhammed Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Turkish authorities of plotting last year’s coup attempt, and the...

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Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Maliki (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Palestinian FM: Abbas Visit to Washington is an Opportunity to Influence the New Administration

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 22, 2017 | Interviews

Paris – Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad al-Maliki said that the upcoming visit of President Mahmoud Abbas to Washington next month was an “opportunity” to influence the new US Administration. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on the sidelines of...

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley holds photographs of victims during a meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Syria at the United Nations Headquarters in New York . REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

US Ambassador to the UN: Assad Must Leave Syria in the Wake of Chemical Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2017 | Middle East

London – US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could not stay in power in the wake of the chemical attack on the neighborhood of Khan Sheikhoun. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Haley said: “There’s not any...

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White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

White House: Syrian Regime Should Abide by Accords Prohibiting Chemical Weapons

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- The White House said on Friday that strikes on a Syrian airfield authorized by United States President Donald Trump send a strong signal to the world, but declined to say whether Trump would approve additional strikes or actions against the Assad regime....

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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...