Latest in Tag: Donald Trump Highlight
Latest in Tag: Donald Trump
Egypt implementing serious reform programme with IMF: Al-Sisi
Egyptian-US cooperation is one of the pillars of security and stability
After period of tensions, Trump praises Al-Sisi as friend and ally
Trump asserted that both leaders will work together to fight terrorism
Economic agenda dominates Al-Sisi’s first day in Washington
Egyptian ministers praise the meetings as successful
Al-Sisi starts official meetings in US on Sunday
The president’s first meetings will include the Egyptian community in the US
Egypt looks for opportunities in Al-Sisi’s visit to US
The visit will benefit both countries’ relations, but there might be some conflicts regarding regional policies, says Hassan Nafaa
Will Al-Sisi’s visit write a new chapter in Egyptian-American relations?
A special relationship between Egypt and the United States has been established in the wake of the 1973 war, as a result of late Egyptian president Anwar Al-Sadat’s decision to gradually shift from the Soviet camp, sign the 1979 Camp David peace treaty with Israel, and establish stronger ties with Washington in return for various …
Shoukry invited to ministerial meeting against ISIS in Washington
The invitation came during a phone call between US secretary of state Tillerson and Shoukry
Will net neutrality survive Trump?
The Trump administration seems intent on rolling back rules preventing companies that run internet data networks from playing favorites by selling some clients faster data transmission, while throttling others’ data.Some tech companies are gearing up for a fight over Obama-era rules that prohibit broadband providers from treating some web services – ahem, their own – …
Questioning the rigid application of the Goldwater RuleÂ
In 1964, the magazine Fact published the article “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater.” The article included the results of a poll among psychiatrists questioning them if then senator Barry Goldwater was fit to be president. Of the 2,147 who responded, 657 said that he was fit and 1,189 …
Supreme Court nomination crisis
The battle of US president Donald Trump—who has selected judge Neil Gorsuch as his choice to fill late Antonin Scalia’s seat at the US Supreme Court—is a conflict of utmost importance. In February 2016, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Antonin Scalia died, leaving a vacancy at the highest federal court of the United States. …
A Psychological Portrait of President Trump
Last October, before Donald Trump was elected as the US president, I, among others, put forward the hypothesis that Mr. Trump is a narcissist. I based my interpretation on the fact that he fulfilled practically all the criteria included in the classification of narcissism established by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). …
Sameh Shoukry calls new US secretary of state Rex Tillerson for future bilateral workÂ
Tillerson looking forward to meeting with Shoukry in Washington soon
Donald Trump v the arts
Among the victims of president Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Middle Eastern countries is Kinan Azmeh, a noted Syrian clarinettist and composer. Presently, Azmeh is stuck in Beirut, even though he has an EB-1 “alien with extraordinary abilities” visa and has lived in New York for the past 16 years. The US government’s prohibition for Azmeh …
Trump, racism, and other stuff
International and local media, as well as social networks, circulated the executive order issued by US president Donald Trump which banned people from numerous Muslim-majority countries to enter the US. Many tried to analyse the decision and came up with different results, while no one has bothered to read the decision itself or analyse it …
The Muslim world: liberals pay the price for Trump and Saudi-supported illiberalism
US president Donald Trump’s fuelling of Islamophobia with his newly imposed travel ban, as well as his war on the mainstream media, feed an increasing trend towards supremacism and intolerance as well as restrictions on freedom of expression, media, and religion across the Muslim world. In doing so, the president’s moves complicate rather than fortify …
Trump threatens environmental democracy
Just a week into his presidency, Donald Trump is already undermining inclusive decision-making on environmental issues.Before he was inaugurated, fears swirled that President Donald Trump would make good on his environmentally unfriendly campaign rhetoric. After just a week in office, those fears may already be being realized. Experts from the Washington-based global research organization the …
Trump’s travel ban order raises concerns over global safetyÂ
Political science professor Hassan Nafea suggests Egypt and other countries should oppose the orderÂ
The president in the White House
The phone call between the two presidents, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Donald Trump, and most importantly, the awaited visit by Al-Sisi to Washington both have several reasons that can be categorised into two segments. First, the regional perspective. This is a phase in which lobbyists use all their methods of influence to serve countries and …
Trump’s Muslim travel ban plunges airlines into chaos
Global airlines have been caught largely off guard by new US rules barring entry for people from seven Muslim-majority countries, upsetting carriers’ crew rosters and triggering fears for the industry’s business.The world’s largest long-haul carrier, Emirates, announced on Monday that it had made “necessary adjustments” to its crewing in order to comply with the latest …
Needed: a new national export policyÂ
The Donald Trump administration aims to lower imports in order to rebalance, after decades of neglecting economic relationships around the world. Doing so should not only be done by applying the stick of import reductions, but also by having as its second major claw of strength and refinement the principal tool of export promotion. Exports …
Donald Trump’s concerning views on torture
US president Donald Trump has repeatedly stated his belief in the usefulness of torture and waterboarding, raising concern among human rights advocates. When asked if the US should use waterboarding to extract confessions from prisoners, Trump said: “I like it a lot. I don’t think it’s tough enough.” It was a worrisome statement by the new US …
Donald Trump temporarily suspends US refugee admissions program, calls for ‘extreme vetting’
Civil rights groups have branded the executive order as inhumane, but discriminating based on religion may not be outlawed.
Theresa May ‘needs free trade deal’ with Donald Trump to prove that Brexit works
DW spoke to economist Thomas Sampson from the London School of Economics ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to the White House. She is the first world leader to meet the new US President Donald Trump.On Friday, British Prime minister Theresa May will be the first foreign politician to meet US-President Donald Trump. …
From scary to silly: five times Trump was associated with pop culture
Sales numbers of the dystopian novel “1984” have spiked since Donald Trump took office. Here are four more ways the US president has recently invoked memories of popular entertainment.’Keep America great’ Trump’s presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., has applied to trademark the phrase he would use for a potential 2020 presidential run. …
President Trump gives controversial US oil pipelines the green light
In a move that will enrage climate change and environment activists, Trump has signed an executive order to proceed with the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines blocked by Barack Obama.President Donald Trump has resurrected the controversial construction of two oil pipelines that his predecessor Barack Obama had blocked on environmental grounds …
President Trump’s job promise versus the reality
The new US president wants to create 25 million new jobs in a decade. While this is ambitious, it’s nothing special and other presidents have already done this. An analysis by Rolf Wenkel.Finally, you can read how US President Donald Trump is planning to boost the American economy. An article titled “Bringing Back Growth and …
US-Egypt Business Council to visit US next April
Mohanna expects a recovery in Egyptian-American relations under Trump’s presidencyÂ
Relations between Egypt, US are strategic: Shoukry
The foreign minister said that Egypt had been coordinating with the new US administration prior to its official inauguration
Mattis, Kelly confirmed as cabinet picks
The former Marine general easily secured enough votes to become US President Donald Trump’s defense secretary.
Trump’s inauguration draws passionate turnout from all camps
Whether protesting or showing support, the unique nature of Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency was the driving force for people to attend his inauguration.