EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG The “bromance” that’s blossomed between Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama officially hit its honeymoon phase yesterday. The American president arrived at Parliament Hill to deliver a closing address to Canada following the end of an event known as the “Three Amigos” summit— where the leaders of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico came together to talk politics. ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Photos: Dissing Obama A Republican staffer at the House of Representatives resigned in 2014 after she wrote that the Obama girls wore skirts at a White House Thanksgiving event that made it appear like they were headed to a bar. She admonished them to show more class.  A Republican congressman called Obama a “tar baby” during ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Turkish officials have strong evidence that ISIS leadership was involved in the planning of the Istanbul airport terrorist attack, a senior government source told CNN on Thursday. Officials believe the men — identified by state media as being from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan — entered Turkey about a month ago from the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG   South Sudanese authorities have seized more than a ton of smuggled ivory in crates at the Juba International Airport. Elephant tusks and ivory pieces wrapped in sponge, weighing 2,829 pounds, were found Wednesday in 25 crates off of a flight from Entebbe, Uganda. The Ethiopian Airlines shipment was scheduled to go on to Cairo via ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Their voices rose in the vast terminal of one of the world’s busiest airports. They were ordinary people — children reuniting with relatives, a father looking for his son, weary business travelers, airport cafeteria workers and uniformed security guards. Their distinct accents, faces and attire reflected the diversity of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, a bustling crossroads bridging ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Two separate close encounters between the Russian and U.S. militaries in recent days have left many wondering if future incidents could result in an armed clash. Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Monday, “There have been repeated incidents over the past year where Russian aircraft have come close enough to other air and sea traffic ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG President Barack Obama sought to reassure his counterparts in Canada and Mexico Wednesday that a potential Donald Trump presidency wouldn’t throw cross-border ties into turmoil, even as he pushed back on the GOP candidate’s platform. Expressing confidence that immigration wouldn’t be shut off and trade deals would persist, Obama argued against the type of protectionist policies ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil Thursday came with an announcement from Lebanon’s army claiming that they had thwarted planned terrorist attacks by Islamic State on a tourist site and a crowded area, days after suicide bombers killed five people in a Christian village. The arrests were carried out on Thursday, where five people involved in ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil Russia’s Defence Ministry has accused an American destroyer of coming dangerously close to a Russian frigate in the Mediterranean Sea, calling the incident a “gross violation” of international agreements. “On June 17, in the east of the Mediterranean Sea, the American destroyer USS Gravely came dangerously close to a Russian ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil Five people have been reported dead and fifteen wounded after multiple suicide bomb attacks in north-eastern Lebanon, officials and medics say. The blasts were located in the predominately Christian village of Qaa, a few hundred yards away from the border. A state-run National News Agency has reported that no group ...