Politics

Pelosi orders formal impeachment inquiry against Trump - 09/25/2019

WASHINGTON (dpa)- Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democrats in the House, orders a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump in Congress. "I am announcing the House of Representatives...

UN chief announces committee for Syrian constitution - 09/24/2019

NEW YORK, Shabtai Gold and Amr Mostafa (dpa)- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday announced the formation of a constitutional committee for Syria, in an effort to advance a...

Johnson wants 'Trump deal' as alternative to Iran nuclear agreement - 09/24/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling for a new Iran nuclear agreement, saying he hopes US President Donald Trump negotiates a fresh deal. "Let's do a better deal," Johnson...

Erdogan says Turkey ready for Syria incursion if safe zone fails - 09/22/2019

ISTANBUL (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reiterated his threat to launch a unilateral military offensive in Syria's north unless a "safe zone" is established jointly with...

Residents in Syria's embattled Idlib hold anti-UN protest - 09/20/2019

BEIRUT (dpa)- Hundreds of people in Syria's embattled north-east province of Idlib on Friday took to the streets to protest against the UN Security Council's failure to adopt a ceasefire resolution....

Turkey sends doctors to Syrian border as threat of offensive grows - 09/20/2019

ISTANBUL (dpa)- Turkey has sent doctors to two south-eastern provinces along its border with Syria amid repeated warnings by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of a unilateral military offensive. A...

Trump threatens to free Islamic State prisoners at Europe's borders - 09/20/2019

WASHINGTON (dpa)- US President Donald Trump on Friday urged European nations to take back citizens who joined Islamic State and are now being held in detention camps in north-east Syria by...

Lawyer: Johnson will obey court ruling on suspension of parliament - 09/18/2019

LONDON, Bill Smith (dpa)- Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson will obey any ruling that his suspension of parliament is unlawful, a lawyer for the government said on Tuesday, on the first day...

Strikes on pro-Iran targets near Syrian-Iraqi border kill 10 - 09/18/2019

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- At least 10 pro-Iran militiamen were killed when unidentified warplanes hit positions belonging to them near the Syrian-Iraqi border, a monitor group said on Tuesday. The...

Sudan’s new prime minister visits Egypt in bid to boost ties - 09/18/2019

CAIRO (dpa)– Sudan’s recently appointed Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for talks on boosting ties between the two neighbours whose relationship has been strained in...
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