Arshad Mohammed
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Turkey says not right to discuss Syrian 'safe zone' with U.S.: HurriyetJanuary 25, 2018
On Wednesday, local media had quoted Cavusoglu as saying that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had proposed a 30 km safe zone along Turkey's border with Syria."There was a loss of trust with the...
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Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between U.S., Turkish forcesJanuary 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Turkey on Wednesday to curtail its military operation in Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict, but a Turkish...
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France’s Le Drian plans March trip to Iran after Trump ultimatum on nuclear dealJanuary 21, 2018
In an interview with daily Le Figaro to be published on Monday, Jean-Yves Le Drian said he would discuss the landmark nuclear deal after U.S. President Donald Trump's January 12 ultimatum to Britain...
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Spurned by Trump, Europeans ponder how to meet Iran ultimatumJanuary 21, 2018
PARIS/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day before Donald Trump's Jan. 12 ultimatum to "fix" the Iran nuclear deal, European powers met Iran's foreign minister to show support for it, but the effort...
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U.S. withholds $65 million in Palestinian aid after Trump threatJanuary 16, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday said it would withhold about half the initial aid it planned to give a U.N. agency that serves the Palestinians, two weeks after President Donald...
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'A mad scramble': How Trump tweet on Pakistan blindsided U.S. officialsJanuary 11, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surprise New Year's Day tweet by President Donald Trump in which he appeared to decree an end to U.S. aid for Pakistan, sent U.S. officials scrambling to suspend security...
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Exclusive: Senior State Dept. refugee official sidelined - sourcesJanuary 9, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. official who has been a defender of refugees has been sidelined within the State Department in what some advocates and former officials fear is part of the Trump...
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U.S. suspends at least $900 million in security aid to PakistanJanuary 5, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani...
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Tillerson seeks to ease skepticism about U.S. State Department reorganizationDecember 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rex Tillerson, dogged by media speculation about how long he will last as U.S. secretary of state, tried on Tuesday to ease skepticism among staff about his leadership and...
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Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Sistani condemns U.S. decision on JerusalemDecember 7, 2017
''This decision is condemned and decried, it hurt the feelings of hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims,'' said a statement from Sistani's office.''But it won't change the reality that Jerusalem...
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Hamas calls for Palestinian uprising against IsraelDecember 7, 2017
"We should call for and we should work on launching an intifada in the face of the Zionist enemy," Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a speech in Gaza.Haniyeh, elected the group's overall leader in...
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Syrian govt delegation to return to Geneva on Sunday for peace talks: SANADecember 7, 2017
The delegation, led by Bashar al-Ja'afari, walked out last week and returned to Damascus. Negotiations resumed on Wednesday without the Syrian government delegation.The talks began last week and...