National security adviser is not a position requiring congressional approval. But because President Donald Trump’s new choice to fill the job, Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, wants to continue as a high-ranking active-duty officer, the Senate needs to approve his appointment. It should use the opportunity to hold a hearing and invite McMaster to elaborate on his vision of the …

  After almost a week of meetings, diplomats and negotiators representing Syrian regime and opposition factions in the UN-mediated talks appear to have made modest achievements. The latest round of Syria talks in Geneva was centred on setting agenda for future talks, which could bolster opposition demands for a political transition in which Syrian President Bashar Assad would have to …

  DUBAI / WAM In line with preparing the draft of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2018, which covers the second year in the five-year plan for 2017-2021, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance (MoF), issued the financial circular No. (1) of 2017 concerning the preparation of the draft …