US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he had pulled out of next week’s Saudi investment summit, in another major reversal for Riyadh following the suspected murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “I will not be participating in the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia,” Mnuchin announced on Twitter after ...
The Palestinian leadership on Thursday condemned Washington’s “ideological” decision to merge its consulate for Palestinians into its Israeli embassy. Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said the decision to “end the existence of the US Consulate” would “reward Israeli violations and crimes.” “The Trump Administration is part of the problem, ...