Tag Archives: United States

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has denounced a controversial US Congress bill aimed at dividing the Arab country into three states. In a phone conversation with US Vice President Joe Biden, Abadi expressed concern over the bill, a statement by the premier’s office said. The prime minister told Biden that ...

An American Muslim organisation has criticised Barack Obama for using a White House iftar on Monday as an opportunity to voice his support for Israel. The Muslim Public Affairs Council, which attended the event along with many other US Muslim leaders, said it was appalled at the president’s actions. At ...

One of Iraq’s most senior politicians has warned that the country could ask Iran to carry out air strikes against the jihadist group, Isis – if the United States continues to refuse to do so. Speaking exclusively to The Huffington Post UK, Dr Haider Al-Abadi, a member of the Iraqi ...

Cheryl Sudduth is set to become the second Muslim woman to run for Congress in the United States. Seeking to enter the House of Representatives to represent the 11th congressional district of California, she hopes to improve the public  education system, and close the achievement gap among underserved and vulnerable members of the community. As ...

New leaks by the US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden demonstrates that the NSA collected data on 122 world leaders in a single month. According to German news magazine Der Spiegel, the intelligence database included 300 files only on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to the document, the ...