Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say
Washington DC, US Reuters The administration of President Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to reinstate at least six recently cancelled US foreign aid programs, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. USAID Acting Administrator Jeremy Lewin, who is also an employee of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, asked staff in an internal […]
Essay: At the King of Jordan’s interfaith iftar, Orthodox and Catholic leaders attack Christian Zionism
DAOUD KUTTAB, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Christian leaders spoke against the idea of Christian Zionism at the event in Amman earlier this month…
Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Jerusalem AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signalled that he was moving ahead with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region. Netanyahu discussed the plan with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who […]
“Hell worse than what we have already?” Gazans reject Trump plans
Cairo, Egypt/Ramallah, West Bank/Gaza Reuters With his Gaza home destroyed in Israel’s military offensive, Shaban Shaqaleh had intended to take his family on a break to Egypt once the Hamas-Israel ceasefire was firmly in place. He changed his mind after US President Donald Trump announced plans to resettle Gaza’s Palestinian residents and redevelop the enclave, […]
A recipe for radicalism: Jordan raises red flags over Trump’s relocation plan
SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI, of Reuters, reports from Amman ahead of a planned meeting between Jordan’s King Abdullah and US President Donald Trump in Washington DC this week…
Trump wants US to own Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild
Aboard Air Force One Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East. “I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it […]
Trump aides defend his Gaza takeover proposal in face of global condemnation
Washington DC, US/Paris, France Reuters President Donald Trump’s top aides staunchly defended his proposal for the US to take over war-ruined Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle East” after relocating Palestinians elsewhere. A longtime New York property developer, Trump drew rebukes on Wednesday from world powers Russia, China and Germany, which said it […]
Trump, in shock announcement, says US wants to take over Gaza Strip
Updated: 5:50pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere, actions that would shatter decades of US policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump unveiled his surprise plan, without providing specifics, at a joint press conference on […]
Jordan launches air corridor for life-saving medicines into Gaza
Near Kissufim, Gaza Strip Reuters Jordan’s air force launched on Tuesday the biggest air bridge so far to bring urgent medical supplies to Gaza under a US-sponsored deal to step up deliveries following a ceasefire, officials said. The operation involves 16 helicopter flights a day that will at first deliver at least 160 tonnes of […]
Trump says Jordan, Egypt should take in Palestinians from Gaza; Hamas and Jordan push back
Aboard Air Force One/Cairo, Egypt Reuters US President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave, and apparently rebuffed by the Jordanian foreign minister. Asked if this was a temporary or long-term solution for Gaza, where Israel’s […]