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JUST IN; Arab world Leaders congratulate Donald Trump on victory
Leaders and monarchs across the Arab world praised Donald Trump on his election victory, amid uncertainty on how his presidency will impact the conflict in the Middle East.
“I wish him every success in achieving the interests of the American people,” said Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi.
He said that in view of “critical circumstances in the world,” cooperation between the U.S. and Egypt, which along with Israel is among the largest recipients of U.S. military aid, was particularly important.
Egypt is an important mediator in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, along with Qatar and the United States.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman described the U.S. as a “key partner” for the Gulf emirate and the region.
The largest U.S. military base in the Middle East is located in Qatar.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II sent Trump his “warmest congratulations” for the election victory.
He said he looked forward to renewed cooperation “in the service of regional and global peace.” Jordan is an important U.S. ally.
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid wrote on X: “I am hopeful that the new American administration will foster much-needed stability and constructive dialogue in the region.”
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdelaziz, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also conveyed their congratulations. (dpa/NAN)
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BREAKING; Former United States President reportedly dies

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BREAKING; Former United States President reportedly dies

Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who dedicated his life after he left office to brokering international peace, has died at age 100, his office confirmed Sunday.

Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his human rights work around the world, had been in hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. The former first lady, 96, died on Nov. 19, 2023.

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U.S. President Biden pardons his Son as Trump disagrees, says its ‘miscarriage of justice’

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U.S. President Biden pardons his Son as Trump disagrees, says its ‘miscarriage of justice’

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, even after promising previously that he would not do so.

The president’s 54-year-old son had pleaded guilty to federal tax charges after being found guilty of charges relating to gun possession and drug use in two separate trials.

The sentences were to be announced later in December.

The U.S. president said that, while he had promised he wouldn’t interfere with the Department of Justice’s decisions, “It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”

“The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” the older Biden said in a statement released by the White House.

“Then, a carefully negotiated plea deal, agreed to by the Department of Justice, unravelled in the courtroom – with a number of my political opponents in Congress taking credit for bringing political pressure on the process.

Had the plea deal held, it would have been a fair, reasonable resolution of Hunter’s case.

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong,” continued the U.S. president.

Biden had said several times that he would not pardon his son. His term in office ends when power is handed over to President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.

During the election campaign, Hunter Biden’s legal problems also weighed on his father politically.

Biden was originally set to be the Democrats’ candidate for the White House but withdrew from the race after a disastrous performance in a televised debate against Trump.

He was eventually replaced by his vice president, Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Trump in the November election.

US President-elect Donald Trump described the decision as a “miscarriage of justice.”

He pointed on his Truth Social platform to people jailed for participating in the January 6, 2021 riots on Capitol Hill in Washington, terming them “hostages.”

“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?

Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Trump posted.

Trump is to be inaugurated in Washington on January 20.

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Iran promised Biden Govt it will not try to assassinate Donald Trump – Report

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Iran promised Biden Govt it will not try to assassinate Donald Trump – Report

Revelations have emerged that Iran promised President Joe Biden’s administration it would not assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Wall Street Journal, citing Fox News, reported that Iran made the unusual assurance to the Biden administration last month in a secret exchange intended to ease tensions.

The assurances reportedly came in a written message to the administration on October 14.

This was after the White House in September said it would take any attempt on Trump’s life as a serious national security that would reportedly “be treated as an act of war.”

DAILY POST reported that the US last week outlined allegations levied at Tehran, detailing a plot by an Iranian agent to assassinate Trump from the campaign trail.

The allegations came after a Pakistani man was charged by prosecutors with plotting to kill Trump.

Iran had long said it would seek revenge for the 2020 killing of its top military commander and chief of Iran’s Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani under Trump.

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