US affairs

Stories/published pieces about anything related to the US, from politics, social issues and more.

Sharaa will push Trump for sanctions relief
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Trump 'to meet Syria's President Sharaa' during Saudi visit

US President Donald Trump will allegedly meet his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa, during his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia this week.

The New Arab Staff
12 May, 2025
Maggie Gyllenhaal and daughter Ramona Sarsgaard arrive to attend the DIOR fashion show as part of the PFW on September 27, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)
US affairs
World
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's daughter arrested over Columbia Gaza protest

The New Arab Staff
12 May, 2025
Musk, Trump [Getty]
South Africa
World
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First white S. Africans leave for US under Trump 'refugee plan'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 May, 2025
Trump Qatar [Getty]
US affairs
MENA
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Trump to 'accept' luxury jet from Qataris as Air Force One

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 May, 2025
Trump [Getty]
US affairs
MENA
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Could Trump recognise Palestine to expand the Abraham Accords?

The New Arab Staff
10 May, 2025
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USAID
Society
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South Sudan HIV patients face deadly future after USAID cuts

The New Arab Staff

Ginaba Lino

06 May, 2025
President Trump Visits Selfridge Air National Guard Base In Michigan
US affairs
World
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US army to hold 250th anniversary parade on Trump's birthday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 May, 2025
Joseph Czuba
US affairs
MENA
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US man who killed Palestinian child sentenced to 53 years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2025
The UN is having to restructure due to Trump's aid cuts
United Nations
World
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UN eyes major overhaul amid funding crisis due to Trump aid cuts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2025
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Libya
MENA
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US could deport migrants to Libya despite being on 'Muslim ban'

The New Arab Staff
02 May, 2025
People take part in May Day rally and march in New York City to protest the Trump administration, New York, US, 1 May 2025. [Getty]
US affairs
World
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May Day protests take over US streets in anti-Trump revolt

Brooke Anderson
02 May, 2025
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US-Iran relations
MENA
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US and Iran weekend nuclear talks postponed, Oman says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2025
Illustration - In-depth - Trump 100 days
100 days of Trump
In-depth
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Flooding the zone: Inside Trump's tumultuous first 100 days

Brooke Anderson
01 May, 2025
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Iraq
Iraq Report
Inside MENA
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Washington leans on Iraqi banks to choke Iran's dollar supply

Ilya Roubanis
Ali Mousawi Khalkhali
01 May, 2025
Trump attacks diversity policies [Getty]
US affairs
Economy
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US economy unexpectedly shrinks, Trump blames Biden

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2025
US elections 2020 Getty
US affairs
World
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Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2025
Rubio [Getty]
United States
World
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US targets Iran with fresh sanctions ahead of next nuclear talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2025
Donald Trump -US
US affairs
Economy
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US Senate to vote on bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2025
Greg Abbott [Getty]
US affairs
World
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Texas governor threatens town with cuts over Israel boycott

The New Arab Staff
30 April, 2025
Solidarity protest for Mohsen Mahdawi outside ICE Headquarters in Ne
US affairs
World
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Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi released from US detention

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2025
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Gulf
Analysis
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What to expect from Trump's high-stakes Middle East visit

Giorgio Cafiero
30 April, 2025