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Trump warns government shutdown would be 'devastating'

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordinary Oval Office conversation. Trump earlier today denied using that language. Trump’s contemptuous description of an entire continent startledRead more

US wholesale prices slip in December, 1st drop in 16 months

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

US wholesale inflation slipped in December, the first decline in 16 months, mostly due to falling services prices, the government reported Thursday. The Producer Price Index, which tracks the costs of wholesale goods and services, slipped 0.1 percent in the final month of the year, after posting five-year highs in each of the previous two months. Economists had been expectedRead more

Turkey furious over US sanctions-busting conviction

Istanbul - Al Maghrib Today

The conviction of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, deputy chief executive of Turkish lender Halkbank, is set to further ratchet up strains between Washington and Ankara in an increasingly trouble-plagued relationship. “The US court… has interfered in Turkey’s domestic affairs in an unprecedented way based on so-called evidence that is only fit for forgery and political abuse,” the Turkish foreign ministry saidRead more

No rise in autism in US in past three years

MIAMI - Al Maghrib Today

After more than a decade of steady increases in the rate of children diagnosed with autism in the United States, the rate has plateaued in the past three years, researchers said Tuesday. The findings were based on a nationwide study in which more than 30,000 parents reported whether or not their children had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Read more

What to expect from US-Iranian relations

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh

Predicting the direction that US-Iranian relations will take should be anchored in analyzing four major factors. The first is linked to the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The second is Iran’s regional policies. The third is the White House’s policy toward Iran and Tehran’s toward the US. The fourth is the stance of theRead more

The fallout from that UN vote

Yasar Yakis

A draft resolution rejecting any unilateral change in the status of Jerusalem, prepared by Palestine and submitted by Egypt, came before the UN Security Council on Dec. 18. As expected, it was vetoed by the US. Turkey and Yemen then submitted to the UN General Assembly a draft resolution with similar content. Before that resolution was submitted, the US startedRead more

Palestinians need new leaders and a new strategy

Ramzy Baroud

The year 2017 will be remembered as the one in which the so-called “peace process,” at least in its American formulation, ended. And with its demise, the political framework that has been the foundation for US foreign policy in the Middle East has also collapsed. The Palestinian leadership and their Arab and international allies will now embark on a newRead more

USA uses another veto at United Nations Security Council

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The US added another veto on Monday to its record of 43 vetoes used for decades against the Arab and Palestinian people in favor of the Israeli occupation entity. The US veto against a Security Council draft resolution rejecting Trump’s recognition of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israeli occupation and moving the US embassy to it, was not unexpected,Read more

Time to pursue the Palestinian cause intelligently

Mohammed Nosseir

The US administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel was a disappointing notion for the Arab and Muslim worlds, but it should not have surprised us. The US has been clearly and explicitly supporting the state of Israel for decades, using very precise political and economic means. The Arab world’s repeated calls for theRead more