US slashes African visa processing centres in immigration overhaul
The United States plans to significantly reduce the number of diplomatic missions in Africa that can process visa applications, a...
Trump administration
Iran-US war: Trump’s “final determination” on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social that the blockade of Hormuz will be lifted, and the United...
US raises refugee limit for white South Africans under Trump
The Trump administration announced that the United States will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans as refugees this year,...
Sam Menassa: Iran won’t accept defeat, despite losses
After President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to his proposals for peace talks to end the war, with Tehran calling...
Makram Rabah: Lebanon attempts to reclaim its statehood
Despite all the predictable attacks against the Lebanese state for daring to engage in direct talks with Israel through American...
Western Sahara: Sahrawi leader condemns ‘bias’ towards Morocco
The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Brahim Ghali has addressed a letter to the UN's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Majid Rafizadeh: Booming inflation in Iran with no peace deal in sight
No deal has yet been reached between Iran and the United States as Iran’s economy has entered one of the...
US announces three-week extension of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
The Donald Trump administration announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon following new diplomatic talks in...
Martin Jay: Trump’s antics continue after failed Iran peace talks
The failed talks between the U.S. and Iran surprised no one. But what is surprising is how there seems to...
Eyad Abu Shakra: Davos and the US’s new priorities
It is difficult for an analyst to come away with an accurate picture of the deliberations of the World Economic...
Trump administration plans breakup of US climate research centre
Scientists warn of risks to public safety as the White House moves to dismantle a leading US climate research centre,...
US paid Eswatini millions to accept deportees
Eswatini, for the first time on record, confirmed on November 18 that it received $5.1 million from the United States...
Israel tests Trump’s limits with annexation vote
The Trump administration has warned Israel that any attempt to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would jeopardize U.S....
Steve Witkoff dismisses claims he is leaving US government
The US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has denied claims that he plans to step down from President...
U.S. Government shutdown under Trump poised to break record
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson warned on 13th October that the ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown could become the longest in...
