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Trump would make 'big mistake' by leaving Iran deal

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russia on Saturday said Washington would be making a grave mistake by pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, adding that Moscow would work hard to keep the landmark agreement alive. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov criticised remarks by US President Donald Trump, who on Friday said the US will not reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran for the moment, but wouldRead more

Trump: I am a 'very stable genius' and 'like, very smart'

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump on Saturday praised himself as "a very stable genius," following the release of a bombshell book that raises doubts over his mental health. But Trump's response to the book's allegations, in tweets and in remarks made during a hastily convened news conference at his Camp David presidential retreat, had Washington focusing anew on the question of his stability and mentalRead more

Philippine leader says police to return to drugs war if problem worsens

Manila - Muslimchronicle

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that the police would reassume their lead role in implementing his war on drugs if the narcotics problem worsens and that nobody could stop his campaign, not even U.S. President Donald Trump. The firebrand leader ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to withdraw from the campaign a few weeks ago amid unprecedented scrutinyRead more

Mixed reports over Tillerson’s resignation as US secretary of state

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

earlier CNN report stated that friends of Tillerson have seen that he is becoming increasingly frustrated with the administration of US President Donald Trump. The two sources, who are privy to Tillerson’s conversations with friends, stated over the weekend that they would not be surprised if there was a “Rexit” before the end of the year. However, the US StateRead more

Evacuation order lifted near California dam

Oroville - ArabToday

A sheriff on Tuesday lifted a mandatory evacuation order in northern California, which had impacted nearly 200,000 people in an area under threat of catastrophic failure at the tallest dam in the United States. The Butte County Sheriff’s Department announced it had reduced the evacuation order to a warning, allowing people in downstream communities from Oroville Dam — 120 kilometresRead more

Experts say Indonesia may take advantage from Trump's effect

Jakarta - ArabToday

Having low dependency on foreign trade and strong macro-economic condition, Indonesia's economy may have a better position in responding to protectionist measures expected to be applied by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Indonesia's exports contributes only less than 30 percent to the gross domestic product, while consumption has more than 60 percent contribution as the country is home to a populationRead more

Donald Trump: Obama’s not-so-secret admirer

Washington - Arab Today

President Barack Obama has a new fan: Donald Trump. After lambasting Obama for months as a failed leader unfit to be president, the Republican president-elect found kinder words on Tuesday for the man he will succeed in the White House on Jan. 20 “I didn’t know if I’d like him. I probably thought that maybe I wouldn’t, but I did.Read more

Clinton selects Kaine as running mate

Washington - Arab Today

Hillary Clinton team up with running mate Tim Kaine for the Democratic ticket’s first public event, as the two were at Florida International University in Miami on Saturday. Florida is a vitally important state in the 2016 race. Clinton on Friday tapped Kaine, a popular Spanish-speaking senator from the swing state of Virginia, to be her running mate in theRead more