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Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

June 16th, 2026 - 06:52 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi to visit White House in July

ALBAWABA - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will be heading to the United States for an official visit in mid-July, according to a joint announcement by the Iraqi government and the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. AFP reported that U.S. President Donald Trump will host al-Zaidi at the White House next month. The announcement comes amid U.S. envoy Tom Barrack's visit to Iraq. He arrived on Monday to inform ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan before their meeting at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.[voanews]

November 11th, 2013 - 07:16 GMT

Abu Dhabi: Kerry meets with His Highness General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Suspects from al-Qaeda wait for their trial Sunday in Sanaa (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

November 11th, 2013 - 06:06 GMT

Suspects on trial in Yemen for president assassination attempt

Beltagi -- seen here before his arrest -- has called the interim government worse than the Mubarak regime. (AFP/File)

November 11th, 2013 - 03:23 GMT

Muslim Brotherhood's Beltagi slams "shameful" Egyptian government from prison

Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's Supreme Guide, will face trial for inciting violence and terrorism in Egypt's Giza December 9 (Courtesy of BBC)

November 10th, 2013 - 01:33 GMT

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leaders to face trial early next month

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu landed in Baghdad Sunday to renew "chilled" ties with Baghdad (Courtesy of World Bulletin)

November 10th, 2013 - 10:17 GMT

Turkey, Iraq to renew "chilled" ties

Foreign workers show passports as they wait outside the immigration office in Saudi. [yahoo]

November 10th, 2013 - 08:06 GMT

Saudi migrant exodus violence claims lives

Protestors gathered in Tripoli's Martys' Square Saturday in opposition of calls to renew GNC's mandate, saying that an extension will only "push Libya into further turmoil" (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)

November 10th, 2013 - 06:24 GMT

Libya violence leaves 6 dead, protests in capital

Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy gives an interview to the Agence France Presse at his office on November 9, 2013 in Cairo. (AFP)

November 10th, 2013 - 06:02 GMT

Egyptian FM: Cairo seeking to expand relations with Moscow

Controversy over the legality over Mubarak's detention continues. [hangthebankers]

November 10th, 2013 - 03:56 GMT

Mubarak still under house arrest

Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during a joint news conference with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo after their meeting in Madrid November 7, 2013. [REUTERS/Sergio Perez]

November 8th, 2013 - 11:08 GMT

Egypt elections set for spring 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II at the royal palace November 7, 2013 in Amman, Jordan. [Getty]

November 7th, 2013 - 05:42 GMT

Kerry calls on international community to assist Jordan in dealing with Syrian refugees

[independent.co.uk]

November 7th, 2013 - 03:27 GMT

U.S calls on allies to help in destroying Syria's chemical weapons