US may approve arms transfer to Syrian rebels
Washington – As one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially give U.S. nods of...
Category: The Middle East
Presidential vote polarizes Egyptians
(Reuters) – Millions of Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in their history, voted on Thursday in a fraught contest between Islamists and former officials of President Hosni Mubarak who was...
Hillary Clinton: U.S. hacked Yemen al-Qaida sites
In a rare glimpse into cyberwarfare tactics, a top U.S. official has explicitly acknowledged that the U.S. government hacked into websites run by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen, changing advertisements that boasted about killing Americans...
Iran and world powers meet hoping to silence ‘drums of war’
Iran and six world powers are meeting in Baghdad hoping to silence what President Barack Obama called the “drums of war”, as Britain said that it was examining its options should war break out...
Iraq turns to U.S. drones to protect oil platforms
(Reuters) – Iraq is buying unmanned drones from the United States to help protect its southern oil platforms as the OPEC nation ramps up production after the withdrawal of the last American troops, U.S....
Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Visit to Jerusalem
Release Date: May 20, 2012 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 JERUSALEM—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Jerusalem where she met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and...
Suicide bomber kills at least 96 soldiers in Yemen
On Monday, a suicide bomber posing as a member of the Yemeni military killed at least 96 people and wounded hundreds more—most if not all soldiers—in a blast in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital. The soldiers...
Pakistan supply routes row hits Nato summit
A row between the US and Pakistan over supply routes to Afghanistan is threatening to overshadow the summit of Nato leaders in Chicago. The two sides have been unable to reach agreement on Pakistan’s...
Israel: Iran attack decision nears
(Reuters) – A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in central Jerusalem directly into a long, modestly furnished, half-paneled room decorated with modern paintings by Israeli artists and a copy...
Israel becomes a target in Egypt’s presidential vote
(Reuters) – Israel has become a punchbag for politicians vying for votes in Egypt’s presidential race, playing on popular antipathy in Egypt towards its neighbor, but the realities of office are likely to ensure...
