Syria’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari called the United States a “monster … who sponsored terrorism” throughout the Middle East during a session of the Security Council on the situation in Syria on Tuesday. “The U.S. representative said that there is a single monster today which stands in the face of the whole world, and it is a monster which has armed and financed terrorists for more than seven years in Syria, and I say that this monster is the U.S., Britain, and France who sponsored terrorism in Syria and before it in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya,” al-Jaafari said, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday also claimed that the United States and Israel are “boosting the morale of terrorists” in Syria. On Saturday, a deadly chemical weapons attack occurred in the last Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, leaving at least 60 people dead and injuring at … [Read more...] about Syrian U.N. Rep Calls United States a ‘Monster’ Terror Sponsor
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Trump Berates ‘Stupid Trade’ Between China and United States
President Donald Trump explained his frustration on the trade disparity between the United States and China by highlighting the unfair tariffs on automobile sales. Trump highlighted the 2.5 percent tariff for cars coming to the United States from China while there was a 25 percent tariff for cars heading to China from the United States.“Does that sound like free or fair trade?” Trump asked. “No, it sounds like STUPID TRADE – going on for years!” Trump continues pressing China with tariffs in response to intellectual property theft and a massive multi-billion dollar trade deficit. On Sunday, he appeared optimistic that a deal with China could be made.“President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade,” he wrote. “China will take down it’s trade barriers because it is the right thing to do. Taxes will become reciprocal and a deal will be made on intellectual property. Great future for both … [Read more...] about Trump Berates ‘Stupid Trade’ Between China and United States
Turkey criticises United States over mixed messages on Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey on Saturday criticised the United States over sending what it said were mixed messages on Syria, saying Washington was sowing confusion by equivocating about its future role in the country. President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman also told reporters that Turkey was talking to Russia about the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat and would not need to intervene in the area given Moscow’s assurances that the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia was not present there. “The President of the United States says ‘We’re going to get out of Syria very soon’ and then others say, ‘No, we are staying’,” Ibrahim Kalin said, referring to recent comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials. “Obviously it does create a lot of confusion on the ground, as well as for us. We would like to see some clarity, for them to decide what is the next step, what is the ultimate goal there.” Trump agreed in a National … [Read more...] about Turkey criticises United States over mixed messages on Syria
Pollstar: BOK Center No. 7 arena in United States
The BOK Center, which is approaching its 10th birthday, continues to break records and rank as one of the world’s busiest concert destinations.Pollstar announced Friday their 2018 First Quarter Top 100 Arena Venues based on ticket sales and the BOK Center finished No. 7 in the United States and No. 24 in the world.The Tulsa arena was also the highest-ranked arena in North America managed by SMG, the Philadelphia-based venue operator that manages over 230 facilities, nearly 70 arenas, and over 1.75 million seats worldwide.The No. 7 ranking puts the BOK Center behind Madison Square Garden in New York and in front of The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The Tulsa venue sold more concert tickets than arenas in several larger markets, including Kansas City, Dallas, Brooklyn, Nashville, Las Vegas, Chicago and Houston.“We are so thankful for the concert promoters and agents who continue to believe in the Tulsa market and we are so fortunate to be in a city that has embraced the … [Read more...] about Pollstar: BOK Center No. 7 arena in United States
John McCain Urges United States to Rejoin Trans-Pacific Partnership
Failed presidential candidate Senator John McCain advised President Donald Trump to rejoin the Trans-Pacific partnership trade deal. “It’s easy to punish China. It’s a lot harder to hold it truly accountable and change its behavior,” the senator wrote on Twitter. “That requires a real strategy and positive trade agenda, which is why the US should rejoin the #TPP11.”TPP-11 is the new version of the free trade partnership in Asia after Trump withdrew from the deal because it wasn’t fair to the United States. McCain criticized Trump for withdrawing from the TPP trade deal, during a May speech in Australia calling it a “serious mistake.”Trump indicated in January that he’s open to the idea of rejoining the TPP if he could make “a substantially better deal” than Obama’s effort. … [Read more...] about John McCain Urges United States to Rejoin Trans-Pacific Partnership