White House

The clear choices facing Iran

Eyad Abu Shakra

The change of occupants in the White House, following the 2016 US Presidential elections, has affected the whole world; but for Iran, specifically, it has truly been significant. Today mass demonstrations in the streets of major Iranian cities coincide with the countdown of escalating American sanctions. Last week, the sanctions announced by President Donald Trump against Iran took effect. TheyRead more

Trump warns government shutdown would be 'devastating'

london - Emirates voice

A last-ditch battle to avert a looming US government shutdown moved to the Senate on Friday, where Democrats angered by the collapse of immigration talks have vowed to block a stop-gap funding bill. With the federal government set to run out of money Friday at midnight -- the eve of the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration -- the billRead more

US demands 'immediate release' of Iranian political prisoners

WASHINGTON - Emirates voice

The White House on Wednesday demanded that Iran release demonstrators rounded up in countrywide protests, raising pressure on Tehran as US President Donald Trump weighs the future of a key nuclear deal. “The Trump Administration is deeply concerned by reports that the Iranian regime has imprisoned thousands of Iranian citizens in the past week for engaging in peaceful protests,” the White HouseRead more

Trump says new book on his administration 'full of lies'

Washington - Emiratesvoice

US President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed an upcoming book on his campaign and administration as "full of lies" and invented sources, after unsuccessfully attempting to block its release. "I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations and sourcesRead more

Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Washington - AFP

President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, upending decades of careful US policy and ignoring dire warnings from allies across the Middle East and the world. A senior administration official said Trump would make the landmark and keenly watched announcement at 1 pm (1800 GMT) from the White House. "He will say that that the United States governmentRead more

Trump again insists 'no collusion' with Russia

Washington - AFP

President Donald Trump insisted again Saturday that there no collusion between his campaign and Russia during his bid for the White House. "No collusion," Trump said a day after his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, pledged to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's meddling into the election. Flynn also pleaded guilty to lying to the FBIRead more

Trump to deliver remarks at 2000 GMT: White House

Washington - Emirates Voice

President Donald Trump will deliver remarks from the White House later Tuesday, officials said, following news of a North Korean missile test and with the United States facing a rising risk of a government shutdown. The White House said that Trump would deliver remarks from the Roosevelt Room at 3 pm (2000 GMT), but did not provide details of theRead more

Trump briefed while N.Korea missile in flight

Washington - Emirates Voice

US President Donald Trump was briefed on a North Korea ballistic missile test while it was still in the air, the White House said Tuesday. Trump was visiting Congress at the time of the launch and "was briefed, while the missile was still in the air, on the situation in North Korea," according to press secretary Sarah Sanders. The USRead more

Trump appoints new head of financial watchdog

Washington - AFP

US President Donald Trump on Friday appointed White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to head a financial watchdog that the administration has sought to overhaul as part of its deregulation push. Mulvaney, who described the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a "sick, sad joke" in a 2014 interview, will serve as acting director until a permanent head is nominatedRead more