MIDDLE EAST
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National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice delivers remarks at Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel
National Security Advisor Susan Rice led the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Israel Consultative Group meetings on May 7-8. The U.S.…
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Syrian opposition to open a mission in US
Ahmed al-Jarba, the President of the Opposition Alliance of Syria, is in Washington to meet Secretary Kerry. The United States announced…
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33 killed, 90 wounded at election rally in Iraq
At least 33 people were killed and 90 others wounded in a series of bombing attacks at a parliamentary election…
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Gruesome photos from Syria shown to the UN Security Council
As if watching a horror movie, the United Nations Security Council reviewed photos taken by a former Syrian military police…
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President Obama meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia remains Washington’s close ally in the Persian Gulf. The United States is the guarantor of the kingdom’s security…
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Syrian Embassy staff ordered to leave the United States
The government of the United States announced the shutdown of the Embassy of Syria in Washington on Tuesday, ordering its…
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Israel retaliates in southern Gaza
Israeli Air Force struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon in response to rockets fired earlier against Israeli…
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Illicit arms interdiction unlikely to impede negotiations with Iran
By Jason Patrick European and Israeli press reported that on 5 March, Israeli Defense Forces interdicted a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel, which Israel…
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Government forces kill Arab fighters in Syria’s west
In a fresh offensive, the Syrian government forces conducted operations in the towns of Salma, Ghunaimyeh, Zahyeh, Suda, Rawda and…
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Washington urges Moscow to add pressure on Damascus
The United States called Russia to press Syria to engage into the peace talks in Geneva that will continue on…
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