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Trump marijuana policy reversal stokes fears

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

The Trump administration's decision to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws has sent shivers through users, medical patients and businesses encouraged by the growing number of states legalizing the drug. Cannabis growers, sellers and financial institutions supporting them, a roughly $7 billion industry, are particularly under threat by the move, and the lack of clarity on how toughly federal anti-pot laws will be enforcedRead more

Trump marijuana policy reversal stokes fears

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

No US bill on tightening Iran nuclear

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

US Senators working to tighten an international accord on Iran's nuclear program said Thursday no new bill was imminent. Senators said they were continuing talks with the White House and their European partners, but that a widely expected mid-January deadline was not going to be met. In October, President Donald Trump refused to certify that Iran was respecting its commitmentsRead more

US Homeland chief: Wait and see on citizenship for immigrants

SAN DIEGO - Almaghrib Today

The Trump administration would consider immigration legislation that includes a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people, the US Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday, while emphasizing no decision on that issue has been made and a border wall remains the priority. Congress is considering three options, including citizenship or permanent legal status for people who were temporarilyRead more

Solidarity stand, mass rally in protest against Trump’s

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A solidarity stand was staged in Arnous square in Damascus on Saturday to denounce Trump’s decision on recognizing al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Israeli occupation entity. The Syrian Unified Communist Party and the Syrian and Palestinian national parties and forces organized the stand. The participants in the stand expressed their condemnation and rejection of the US decision, chantingRead more

Erdogan urges world to resist US threat in Jerusalem vote

Ankara - Al Maghrib Today

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on UN member states not to be swayed by US leader Donald Trump´s threat to cut funding, during a key vote on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel´s capital. "I am calling on the whole world: never sell your democratic will in return for petty dollars," he said inRead more

Erdogan says US must immediately scrap Jerusalem

Ankara - Al Maghrib Today

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday asked US President Donald Trump to reverse his decision recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital after a UN vote overwhelming rejected the move. Erdogan had earlier called on UN member states not to be swayed by Trump's threat to cut funding for countries that backed the motion at the UN General Assembly. "We welcomeRead more