US President says he will name a replacement national security advisor next week
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Kuwait ruler in US hospital for ‘tests’, Trump meeting postponed
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah had been seen in public the week before during Muslim prayers and appeared in good health
Trump vetoes measure blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said the administration was responding to an emergency caused by Saudi Arabia’s arch-foe Iran
Gallery: Trump meets Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House
President Donald Trump offered to help resolve India and Pakistan’s decades-long conflict over the territory of Kashmir — citing an invitation from Narendra Modi that the Indian prime minister’s government later denied.
Trump under fire for attacks on Democratic congresswomen
Rashida Tlaib, an American of Palestinian descent, and Ilhan Omar are the first two Muslim women elected to Congress
Kushner pitches Palestinians $50bn ‘opportunity of century’ as condition to peace
Dubai’s Mohamed Alabbar hoped that development of the Palestinian territories could take off quickly
US mulls deployment of 5,000 troops to MidEast amid Iran spat
The Pentagon is planning to brief the White House on options to deploy as many as 5,000 American troops to the Middle East
Pentagon to brief White House on 5,000-troop option for Middle East
President Donald Trump has dispatched an aircraft carrier and bombers to the Arabian Gulf in response to unspecified threats from Iran
Palestinians confirm will not attend US-led meeting in Bahrain
The Palestinians had already said they had not been informed about the event and were expected not to attend
US sets Bahrain event as part of Middle East peace plan
The ‘Peace to Prosperity’ event will be held in Manama June 25-26 “to convene government, civil society, and business leaders to share ideas, discuss strategies
Trump sends Ramadan greetings, as White House orders warship to the Gulf
The National Security Advisor said the move was to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime
Trump awards Tiger Woods Medal of Freedom
Woods designed a course in Dubai expected to be managed by the Trump Organisation
Biden and Sanders lead poll of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates
Beto O’Rourke, the former US House member who gained a national following during his unsuccessful 2018 bid for the Senate in Texas, received support from 5%
Hillary Clinton rules out another US presidential run in 2020
Hillary Clinton has held meetings with some of the Democrats who are now vying for the party nomination or considering a run
Bernie Sanders launches second run for US president
Sanders joins an already crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to run against Trump in 2020
US lawmakers agree tentative deal to part-fund Mexican border wall
Agreement included $1.375 billion in funding for a wall on the US-Mexico border
Prosecutors to subpoena Trump hotel business records
According to the Washington Post, the Saudi government spent more than $270,000 on rooms and other facilities in the hotel