CIA director cites Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi’s role in advancing intelligence work between the two countries. Qatar’s top intelligence official has been awarded a medal from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for his role in strengthening intelligence cooperation with the United States. State Security Agency chief Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi…
Montreal, Canada – The United States has faced widespread condemnation this week for authorising the sale of more than $20bn in additional weapons to Israel as the top US ally wages war in the Gaza Strip. But while the newly approved arms transfer has renewed global scrutiny of Washington’s unwavering…
But for all the ways Chicago represents Democratic ideals, critics say it has also exemplified the party’s failings and divisions. Looming large over the upcoming Democratic National Convention is the spectre of an earlier convention in Chicago that ended in unrest and violence. In 1968, the Democratic Party was facing…
It was an abrupt departure for one of the Ivy League’s most embattled leaders: On Wednesday evening, Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik announced she would resign, effective immediately. The news was greeted with relief — and healthy dose of wariness — among student protesters, who believe Shafik’s brief tenure…
NewsFeed “It really calls into question how much value the department gives to the lives of Palestinian-Americans.” Former State Department human rights official Charles Blaha says the US government’s decision to continue funding Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion is “inexplicable” when looking at the evidence of its human rights abuses. Published…
After more than 10 months of relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, leaders from Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have been invited by mediators for a fresh round of talks on Thursday. The talks have been put together partly in an effort to…
Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed American actress, three-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women in the crime drama Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence, has died at the age of 94. Rowlands, whose death was reported on Wednesday by Entertainment Weekly citing her…
Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were stranded after problems emerged with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA has said it will decide by the end of the month how it will bring home two astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) when their Starliner spacecraft malfunctioned. Barry “Butch” Wilmore…
Shafik drew criticism over her handling of Gaza war protests that rocked the university campus earlier this year. Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has announced her resignation after a tumultuous year marked by tensions with staff and students over her handling of campus protests against the Gaza war….
M&M’s maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-It and Pop-Tarts, in an effort to broaden its snacking portfolio and expand globally in what is being termed the biggest deal of the sector. Mars Inc said Wednesday that it will pay $83.50 per share in cash. The company put…
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