President Barack Obama has opened a summit in the US with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab allies, seeking to convince them of US commitment to their security despite deep concern among Arab leaders about US efforts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran. According to Aljazeera, hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
Islamic State fighters captured more territory outside the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province Wednesday, residents and local officials said. In an offensive that began at dawn, the militants seized control of several villages – Albu-Ghanim, Sjariyah and Soufiya – near Ramadi, The Associated Press reported. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said last week that Iraqi forces […]
Cuba is praising President Barack Obama’s decision to remove the Caribbean island nation from Washington’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. Josefina Vidal, Havana’s chief diplomat for U.S. affairs, issued a statement Tuesday welcoming Obama’s “fair decision to take Cuba off a list that it never should have been included on.” Obama informed Congress of […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is in talks to reach a final nuclear agreement with six world powers, not with U.S. lawmakers. Rouhani’s remarks on Wednesday were an apparent reaction to developments Tuesday in Washington, where President Barack Obama pledged to sign a bill that would subject the agreement to U.S. congressional review. In […]
President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Thursday that will cut the U.S. government’s greenhouse gas emissions, the White House said in a statement. After signing the order, Obama will visit the Department of Energy to tour the building’s rooftop solar panels. While there, he will attend a meeting of some of the […]
On Thursday, President Barack Obama was a guest at Jimmy Kimmel Live and the host told Obama that Kanye once said that he (Obama) has his home phone number. In a statement, Kanye said that he’s had the ability to build relationships with amazing people and speak with amazing people. He then said he […]