President Barack Obama

Climate victims seek justice, on the street and in the courtroom

Paris - Muslimchronicle

People around the world beset by the impacts of global warming such as droughts, heatwaves and storm surges are calling for “climate justice”, and many are pleading their cases in court. Globally, there are at least 1,000 active legal cases related to climate change, more than two-thirds of them in the US, according to a recent tally from the GranthamRead more

Obama says 'think before you tweet'

NEW DELHI - Muslimchronicle

When former President Barack Obama spoke to a leadership forum in India’s capital on Friday, he never once used the words “Donald Trump” and was careful to avoid any direct reference to his successor in the White House. Yet Obama made plenty of veiled references, from climate change to the perils of using Twitter. The responses often drew laughter fromRead more

Head of US consumer agency to step down

New York - Muslimchronicle

The head of a US agency established to protect banking consumers after the financial crisis announced his resignation Wednesday, clearing the path for another pro-business appointment by President Donald Trump. Richard Cordray, who was the first chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and an appointee of President Barack Obama, plans to leave the agency by the end of theRead more

Obama: Republican plan to repeal health care law is reckless, irresponsible

Washington - Arab Today

President Barack Obama derided as “reckless” on Friday a Republican plan to repeal his health care law now and replace it later, predicting that the replacement may never come. In an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, Obama sought to dispel the notion that Republicans could fulfill their campaign promises to gut the Affordable Care Act immediatelyRead more

Israel's Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israel's prime minister lashed out at US President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump, ABC News reported. Netanyahu's comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the UNRead more

US hits European investment banks with toxic debt penalties

Zurich /Frankfurt - Arab Today

Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of US toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe’s leading investment banks as they struggle with weak earnings. The penalties stem from an initiative launched by US President Barack Obama to pursue banks for selling sub-prime debt without warning ofRead more

Bittersweet gala honors Pacino, Eagles, Taylor

Washington - Arab Today

Al Pacino, The Eagles, James Taylor, gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples and Argentine pianist Martha Argerich were celebrated Sunday for their lifetime achievements at the last major arts gala attended by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. It was a bittersweet moment, with Obama making one of his final goodbyes to celebrated artists as president. The first coupleRead more

US Congress overrides Obama's veto of Saudi 9/11 bill

Washington - Arab Today

The US House of Representatives joined the Senate Wednesday in overriding President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. The House voted 348-77 to reject the veto shortly after a 97-1 Senate vote to override it, the first such rebuke in Obama's eight year presidency. Source : QNARead more

US to send up to 250 more military trainers to Syria

Hanover (Germany) - Arab Today

The United States is to send 250 more military trainers to Syria, a senior administration official said late Sunday, as President Barack Obama visited Germany as part of a European tour. Obama "tomorrow will announce that he has authorised up to 250 additional forces deploying to Syria," the source said, adding that the president would confirm the deployment in aRead more

Obama's Saudi visit aims to reassure Riyadh amid strained relations

Cairo - Arab Today

The ongoing visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Saudi Arabia aims to reassure the oil-rich Gulf state amid increasingly strained relations between Washington and Riyadh, said political experts. The U.S.-Saudi relations saw growing tense after the recently U.S.-sponsored Western-Iranian deal that relieves the Islamic Republic from sanctions and conditionally allows its nuclear activities. "The visit is surely important asRead more