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The key to China: Trump pushes to reclaim lost Bagram base from Afghanistan

September 18th, 2025 - 07:39 GMT

Osama Ali

The key to China: Trump pushes to reclaim lost Bagram base from Afghanistan

ALBAWABA - President Donald Trump of the United States has said that Washington is working to get back Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which was once a key part of America's military presence in the area. At a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, Trump called the base strategically important because it is close to China. He said that Bagram, which is less than 500 ...

UAE (Twitter)

September 27th, 2020 - 11:44 GMT

Prominent Emirati Poet Barred From Travel Over Her Opposition to UAE-Israel Normalization

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (Twitter)

September 27th, 2020 - 09:18 GMT

Hamdok: Sudan Wouldn't Normalize With Israel in Return For Removal of 'US Terror List'

An Israeli protester gestures during a demonstration amid a second lockdown in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, on September 26, 2020, to protest the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Jerusalem to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a day after the country tightened its lockdown aimed at slowing coronavirus spread. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP

September 27th, 2020 - 06:44 GMT

Israelis Continue to Protest Against Netanyahu in Their Thousands

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash (Twitter)

September 27th, 2020 - 05:31 GMT

UAE Minister Urges Israel to Look at its Relations With Arab States as 'Strategically'

Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas (Twitter)

September 26th, 2020 - 08:16 GMT

Abbas Calls on The UN to Hold a World Conference on Palestine in 2021

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and his son Crown Prince MBS (Twitter)

September 26th, 2020 - 07:37 GMT

'Soft Normalization': MBS Seeks to Change Saudi Perception Towards Jews

Prince Turki al-Faisal has served as kingdom's intelligence chief and ambassador to US (AFP/File photo)

September 24th, 2020 - 10:16 GMT

Ex-Saudi Spy Chief Says King Faisal Would Have Been 'Disappointed' With UAE, Bahrain to Normalize With Israel

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. (AFP)

September 24th, 2020 - 08:53 GMT

Which Arab State Will Normalize With Israel This Weekend?

Palestinians protest in Gaza City against Israeli normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on September 15, 2020, hours ahead of a signing ceremony at the White House. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

September 23rd, 2020 - 12:25 GMT

Bahraini Crown Prince, Netanyahu Discuss Implementation of Normalization Deal on The Phone

Demonstrators, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, attend a protest against the United Arab Emirates' and Bahrain's decisions to normalise relations with Israel, in Gaza City on September 15, 2020. Mohammed ABED / AFP

September 23rd, 2020 - 07:02 GMT

Palestine Resigns its Chair of Arab League Meetings Over Normalization With Israel

(L-R) Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Witnessed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu signed a peace deal with the UAE and a declaration of intent to make peace wit

September 22nd, 2020 - 12:45 GMT

Which Arab Country is Going to Normalize With Israel Next?

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Twitter)

September 22nd, 2020 - 07:46 GMT

Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Will Never be Achieved Despite Talks