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July 22nd, 2026 - 07:58 GMT

P. Choiaqo

Trump wants FIFA’s Infantino to become UN Secretary General

ALBAWABA - Trump has expressed his desire to see Gianni Infantino as the UN’s Secretary General, saying he’s ‘well-liked’ internationally and therefore could pull it off. It seems that the FIFA peace prize Infantino gave to Trump as a replacement when he didn’t win the Nobel peace prize has finally cashed in with Trump now wanting to see Infantino as the next UN Secretary General. The two men go back ...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during their joint announcement after their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018 (TORU HANAI / POOL / AFP)

February 7th, 2018 - 01:52 GMT

US to Unveil 'Toughest and Most Aggressive' Sanctions on N. Korea: Pence

A fighter from the separatist Southern Transitional Council sits on the back of an armed vehicle after they took control of a pro-government position in the Dar Saad district in the north of Aden on Jan. 31, 2018 (SALEH AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

February 7th, 2018 - 01:13 GMT

Yemen PM Urges Saudi to Investigate Recent Aden Clashes

Egyptian authorities have yet to confirm the reopening (AFP/File)

February 7th, 2018 - 12:21 GMT

Egypt Reopens Border Crossing With Gaza Strip for 3 Days

Pyeongchang Olympic volunteers pose for a photo next next to the Olympics rings ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on Feb. 6, 2018 (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

February 7th, 2018 - 11:27 GMT

S. Korea Will Not Provide Smartphones to Iran, N. Korea Olympic Athletes

According to the statement, Syrian air defense intercepted the missiles and destroyed most of them (AFP/File)

February 7th, 2018 - 09:25 GMT

Israeli Warplanes Reportedly Strike Military Site Near Damascus

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Feb. 6, 2018, on its demonstration mission (JIM WATSON / AFP)

February 7th, 2018 - 09:08 GMT

SpaceX Launches World's Most Powerful Rocket, Falcon Heavy

Hundreds of Palestinians have been shot, detained, or killed over the past two years in alleged attempted stabbing attacks against mostly uniformed Israeli soldiers or security officials (AFP/File)

February 7th, 2018 - 08:35 GMT

Palestinian Teenager Shot Dead After Alleged Stabbing Attack Against Israeli Guard

Palestinian charge their mobile phones from batteries, a free service offered in a neighborhood suffering from power cuts, in Gaza City on Feb. 1, 2018 (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

February 6th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Gaza on Verge of Disaster Due to Power Crisis: UN

A Syrian boy holds an oxygen mask over the face of an infant at a make-shift hospital following a reported gas attack on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region on Jan. 22, 2018 (HASAN MOHAMED / AFP)

February 6th, 2018 - 03:53 GMT

UN Commission to Investigate Alleged Chemical Attacks in Syria

The bomb attacks were the deadliest since al-Shabaab began its insurgency in 2007 (AFP/File)

February 6th, 2018 - 02:35 GMT

Somali Court Issues Death Sentence Over Bombing That Killed 500

(Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

February 6th, 2018 - 02:05 GMT

Turkey Is now Trading Artillery Fire with Pro-Regime Forces in Syria

A Syrian man mourns over his destroyed home in the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Feb. 5, 2018, following airstrikes (ABDULMONAM EASSA / AFP)

February 6th, 2018 - 01:22 GMT

UN Calls for Month-Long Ceasefire to Deliver Aid in Syria