Barack Obama
Sources: US seeks new home for Yemen strongman
World
January 20, 2012
Sources: US seeks new home for Yemen strongman
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is engaged in an intensive effort with Yemen's embattled strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh to find…
Taliban say Marine tape won’t hurt Afghanistan talks
World
January 13, 2012
Taliban say Marine tape won’t hurt Afghanistan talks
KABUL/WASHINGTON — A video showing what appears to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afghanistan…
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
World
January 10, 2012
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Suleiman al-Nahdi waits with dozens of other prisoners in a seemingly permanent state of limbo five…
Obama vows to protect Copts, urges Egypt to respect all faiths
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Obama vows to protect Copts, urges Egypt to respect all faiths
US President Barack Obama called Friday for the protection of Copts and other minorities as the Christian group celebrated its…
Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 US presidential campaign
World
January 3, 2012
Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 US presidential campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa ― Iowa Republicans cast the first votes of the 2012 White House campaign on Tuesday, with Mitt…
Iran’s currency slumps 12% as sanctions bite
World
January 2, 2012
Iran’s currency slumps 12% as sanctions bite
Iran's currency, the rial, slumped 12 percent in street trading Monday, accelerating a slide triggered on the weekend when the…
Egypt: Testing America’s tolerance for Arab democracy
Opinion
December 1, 2011
Egypt: Testing America’s tolerance for Arab democracy
Earlier this year, on 19 May, following months of intense behind-the-scenes debate about how the United States should respond to…
US demands Iran respond in days to nuclear report
World
November 12, 2011
US demands Iran respond in days to nuclear report
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded on Friday that Iran respond within days to a UN nuclear watchdog's accusations of…
Sarkozy told Obama he is fed up with Israeli PM
World
November 8, 2011
Sarkozy told Obama he is fed up with Israeli PM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told US President Barack Obama last week he was fed up with dealing with Israeli Prime…
Tantawi heads to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences for crown prince’s death
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Tantawi heads to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences for crown prince’s death
The head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, and an accompanying delegation on Tuesday headed to Saudi…