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Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.
A member of the National Guard mounts guard near the US Capitol building, as the House of Representatives debates impeaching US President Donald Trump a week after his supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, US, January 13, 2021

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former national chairman of the Proud Boys who was sentenced to 22 years, talks to the media following his release from prison after U.S. President Donald Trump made a sweeping pardon of those charged in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Miami, Florida, U.S.

Former Proud Boys head arrested after accusations he assaulted female protester outside US Capitol

Funeral bunting on a portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service


Voices from the Arab press: Is American democracy doomed to fail?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

It's time to choose, Biden tells Republicans in fiery voting rights speech

"Not a single Republican has displayed the courage to stand up to a defeated president to protect America's right to vote," Biden said. "Not one."

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House, last Tuesday.

A year from Capitol insurrection, US democracy is being tested - opinion

The violent insurrection sparked by the twice-impeached former president continues to poison the nation with division, lies and threats.

 US SENATE MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.

January 6: A cautionary tale - analysis

The way America responded to both was markedly different. After September 11, 2001, America rallied together; after January 6, 2021, it continued its descent into polarized camps. 

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

The US Capitol insurrection was 2021's event of the year

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The world was shown that American democracy has not been this ill since the Civil War.

 PRO-TRUMP PROTESTERS storm the Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6 during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by Congress.

ADL joins lawsuit against groups allegedly behind Jan. 6 insurrection

Five people died during the riot, including a Capitol Police officer, and 140 police were injured. Four officers who were present subsequently died by suicide.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

America's democracy is in danger

Particularly worrisome are the large numbers of Americans who believe the Big Lie and other conspiracy theories even once they’ve been irrefutably debunked.

 Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

US Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' sentenced to 41 months in prison

A US District court sentenced Jacob Chansley, who pleaded guilty in September to obstructing an official proceeding when he participated in the Capitol riot.

Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, holding a sign referencing QAnon, speaks as supporters of US President Donald Trump gather to protest about the early results of the 2020 presidential election

US Capitol Police officer charged with telling rioter to destroy evidence

Prosecutors said that officer Michael Riley had become a Facebook friend with the suspect identified as "Person 1" on Jan. 1 and then direct messaged the individual on Jan. 7.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

North Carolina man who made bomb threat near Capitol pleads not guilty

Floyd Ray Roseberry, who has a history of mental illness, is facing charges of using a weapon of mass destruction and making threats to use explosive materials.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington