President Barack Obama

American artist Jack Whitten died

london - Emiratesvoice

American painter and sculptor Jack Whitten has died at the age of 78, his gallery announced on Sunday. The black artist was known for continually evolving over his five-decade career -- from painting to sculpture and from figurative to abstract. Born in Bessemer, Alabama on December 5, 1939, he grew up in the segregationist south of the United States, whereRead more

Russia's Lavrov lashes out at US

london - Emiratesvoice

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at former U.S. President Barack Obama for planting a “time bomb” that has deepened the worst rift between the two powers since the Cold War and frustrated cooperation in addressing global crises from Iran to North Korea. In some of the harshest Russian language used against Obama, Lavrov blamed him personally for unleashingRead more

Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes

Jerusalem - Emiratesvoice

Israel has approved more than 1,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Thursday, the latest in a raft of such moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The approvals were given on Wednesday by a defence ministry committee with authority over settlement construction. Three hundred and fifty-two homes received final approval, while theRead more

Obama most admired man among Americans: Gallup poll

Washington - Emiratesvoice

Former US president Barack Obama is the most admired man in the United States and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the most admired woman, according to a poll published Wednesday. Obama came out on top of the annual Gallup survey for the 10th year in a row while Clinton, who lost last year's presidential election to Donald Trump, wasRead more

Obama: Republican plan to repeal health care law is reckless, irresponsible

Washington - Arab Today

President Barack Obama derided as “reckless” on Friday a Republican plan to repeal his health care law now and replace it later, predicting that the replacement may never come. In an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, Obama sought to dispel the notion that Republicans could fulfill their campaign promises to gut the Affordable Care Act immediatelyRead more

Israel's Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israel's prime minister lashed out at US President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump, ABC News reported. Netanyahu's comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the UNRead more

US hits European investment banks with toxic debt penalties

Zurich /Frankfurt - Arab Today

Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of US toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe’s leading investment banks as they struggle with weak earnings. The penalties stem from an initiative launched by US President Barack Obama to pursue banks for selling sub-prime debt without warning ofRead more

Bittersweet gala honors Pacino, Eagles, Taylor

Washington - Arab Today

Al Pacino, The Eagles, James Taylor, gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples and Argentine pianist Martha Argerich were celebrated Sunday for their lifetime achievements at the last major arts gala attended by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. It was a bittersweet moment, with Obama making one of his final goodbyes to celebrated artists as president. The first coupleRead more

US Congress overrides Obama's veto of Saudi 9/11 bill

Washington - Arab Today

The US House of Representatives joined the Senate Wednesday in overriding President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. The House voted 348-77 to reject the veto shortly after a 97-1 Senate vote to override it, the first such rebuke in Obama's eight year presidency. Source : QNARead more

US to send up to 250 more military trainers to Syria

Hanover (Germany) - Arab Today

The United States is to send 250 more military trainers to Syria, a senior administration official said late Sunday, as President Barack Obama visited Germany as part of a European tour. Obama "tomorrow will announce that he has authorised up to 250 additional forces deploying to Syria," the source said, adding that the president would confirm the deployment in aRead more