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Mazloum Abdi (Kobani), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks with AFP during an interview in the countryside outside the northwestern Syrian city of Hasakah.

Mazloum Abdi: Syria, Iran, and Turkey 'incited' Arab tribes to attack the SDF

The SDF commander rejects demands to disband his forces and tells Al Majalla in an exclusive interview that US-Russian tension east of the Euphrates is 'under control'

Ibrahim Hamidi 24, Sep 2023

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on "China challenge to US national security and academic freedom," on December 9, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.

AFP

Exclusive: Pompeo says Putin seized on Biden’s mistakes, urges united front against China

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the former US secretary of state praises Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and predicts better relations with Riyadh if the Republicans win the White House

Ibrahim Hamidi 11, Sep 2023

As the self-imposed borrowing limit saga looms again, Washington is poised for political brinkmanship with global reach. The question is simple: how long can it borrow, run up debt and print dollars?

Dave Murray

How a $31.45 trillion US fiscal earthquake could shake the world

As the self-imposed borrowing limit saga looms again, Washington is poised for political brinkmanship with global reach. The question is simple: how long can it borrow, run up debt and print dollars?

Toufic Chanbour 16, May 2023

US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron walk down the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022.

AFP

Europe has long road ahead in push for strategic independence

Achieving European strategic independence is a complex goal — complicated not only by Washington's opposition but also by structural flaws within the European Union

Khattar Abu Diab 01, May 2023

Sebastien Thibault

Political gaps widen in the ‘Divided’ States of America

The November 2022 elections in America proceeded smoothly without serious violence and without the same kinds of questions about legitimacy from elements of the Republican party who raised doubts…

Robert Ford 26, Jan 2023

China's and U.S.' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

U.S. and China Trade Barbs Over South China Sea

China's embassy in Manila accused the United States on Tuesday of driving a wedge between the Philippines and Beijing, deploring Washington's "unfounded accusations" that it said sought to stir up…

20, Dec 2022

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, The Varyag missile cruiser of Russia's Pacific Fleet sails off for joint naval drill planned by Russia and China. The joint naval exercise is set to start later this week in the East China Sea. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia, China To Hold Joint Naval Drills

Russian warships set off Monday to take part in joint naval drills with China, an exercise that showcases increasingly close defense ties between the two countries as they face tensions with the…

AP 19, Dec 2022

A group from Texas that is part of the more than 200 "Dreamers," their families and supporters from around the U.S., who traveled to Washington to lobby lawmakers to provide citizenship to "Dreamer" immigrants who entered the United States illegally or overstayed a visa as children, walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ted Hesson

Window Closing For Deal in U.S. Congress to Protect 'Dreamer' Immigrants

Over 200 advocates from around the United States converged on Capitol Hill this week with an 11th-hour mission: persuade lawmakers to provide citizenship to "Dreamer" immigrants who illegally entered…

15, Dec 2022

A man arranges produce at Best World Supermarket in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

No-Boom, No-Bust Economy Dogs Democrats in U.S. Midterm Elections

Household cash is near record levels in the United States, and consumers are using it to pack restaurants and airplanes and buy new cars. Jobs are there for the taking. Net worth is 30% higher than…

07, Nov 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One upon departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., to campaign in New Mexico and California, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden Promotes Student Loan Forgiveness As Midterms Close In

U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the western United States on Thursday as part of his final major campaign swing ahead of midterm elections that the White House seeks to turn into a referendum on…

03, Nov 2022

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