Mike Pence

Pence delays Mideast visit: White House

Washington - AFP

US Vice President Mike Pence is delaying a controversial visit to the Middle East, the White House said Monday, amid a crunch tax vote on Capitol Hill and protests in the region. The trip to Egypt and Israel, due to begin Tuesday, has been pushed back to mid-January, allowing Pence to remain in Washington in case he needs to breakRead more

Fatah calls for protests against US VP Jerusalem visit

Ramallah - Emirates Voice

The Fatah faction of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday called for demonstrations next week when US Vice President Mike Pence visits Jerusalem, after Washington's policy shift on the holy city. Breaking with decades with US policy, President Donald Trump announced on December 6 his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and that he would move the US embassy to the city. TheRead more

Egypt's Coptic Pope rejects Pence meeting over Jerusalem

Cairo - AFP

Egypt's Coptic Church head Pope Tawadros II cancelled a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence in Cairo later this month in protest at Washington's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the church said Saturday. US President Donald Trump's decision "did not take into account the feelings of millions of Arab people," the church said in a statement, addingRead more

Head of US consumer agency to step down

New York - AFP

The head of a US agency established to protect banking consumers after the financial crisis announced his resignation Wednesday, clearing the path for another pro-business appointment by President Donald Trump. Richard Cordray, who was the first chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and an appointee of President Barack Obama, plans to leave the agency by the end of theRead more

Pence-Yildirim talks promise to open new chapter

Ankara - Emirates Voice

The meeting between US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday provided a new opportunity for the two allies to reaffirm their strategic partnership and mutual interest in preserving stability in the Middle East. “The leaders expressed hope that the meeting would help to usher in a new chapter in US-Turkey relations and agreed on the need forRead more

Ruinous Texas floods test Trump's leadership

Washington - Emirates Voice

The floodwaters deluging Houston -- America's fourth largest city and a major global oil hub -- also present Donald Trump with a significant long-term test of his presidential leadership. Facing tropical storm Harvey, Trump plans to travel to "The Lone Star State" on Tuesday, a demonstration that he is on top of a disaster that is already posing a fierceRead more

US VP Pence says 'no tolerance' for white supremacists

Cartagena - Emirates Voice

US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday condemned far-right groups that staged a rally in Virginia that descended into deadly violence, saying there is "no tolerance for hate and violence." "We have no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists, neo Nazis or the KKK," Pence said in response to a question at a news conference in Cartagena, Colombia,Read more

US VP Pence says 'no tolerance' for white supremacists

Cartagena - Emirats Voice

Twitter slams US Vice President Pence

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Twitterati slammed US Vice President Mike Pence for touching a piece of NASA's space flight equipment, overriding the written instructions "do not touch", after the image went viral, the media reported. Pence was visiting the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday when he placed his hand on part of a spacecraft-in-the-making called the Orion, despite a large sign withRead more