by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2017 | World
London – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi criticized a recent report by the US State Department on Tehran’s role in human trafficking, saying that unilateral policies implemented by Washington and its allies have contributed to the spread of this...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2017 | World
A revised version of US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban will go into effect on Friday as the State Department released on Wednesday guidelines for visa applicants from the six Muslim countries that are included in the ban. The applicants must have a...
by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 31, 2017 | World
Washington – The US State Department announced on Thursday the designation of five foreigners as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” for their links to the ISIS and al-Qaeda extremist groups. A press release identified them as El Shafee Elsheikh, Anjem Choudary,...
by David Sanger | Mar 13, 2017 | World
Washington- Henry A. Kissinger slipped into the State Department last week for a quiet lunch in his old office with Rex W. Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil chief executive, who has all but covered himself in a cloak of invisibility in his first six weeks as secretary...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 13, 2016 | World
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson as his choice to lead the State Department, praising him as a successful international dealmaker who heads a global operation. Tillerson’s experience in...
