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Obama: Assad must be held to account
Egypt
September 3, 2013
Obama: Assad must be held to account
US President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be held accountable for using chemical weapons…
Former congress committee member: US secretly backing SCAF
Egypt
June 24, 2012
Former congress committee member: US secretly backing SCAF
US-based Egyptian intellectual Khaled Abou El Fadl has highlighted claims about US pressure on Egypt's ruling military council over its recent…
Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan
Congress would impose restrictions on aid to Egypt, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority in a US$53.3 billion bill that avoids…
Egypt warns US of conditioning military aid on democracy
Egypt
September 30, 2011
Egypt warns US of conditioning military aid on democracy
Egypt has warned the US not to pass a new Senate bill that aims to suspend military aid until Egypt…
US delegation in Cairo to discuss democratic transition
Egypt
September 27, 2011
US delegation in Cairo to discuss democratic transition
A delegation of US congressmen arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to meet with political leaders and activists to discuss the…
US House panel weighs bill restricting foreign aid to Egypt
Egypt
July 21, 2011
US House panel weighs bill restricting foreign aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON--A House panel on Wednesday pushed ahead on a bill to block US assistance to Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and…
US Congressman calls on Egypt to release ‘spy’
Egypt
June 29, 2011
US Congressman calls on Egypt to release ‘spy’
WASHINGTON--US Congressman Gary Ackerman called on Egyptian authorities Wednesday to release a constituent and former intern whom Egypt accuses of…
Top US senators join business trip to Tunisia, Egypt
Egypt
June 24, 2011
Top US senators join business trip to Tunisia, Egypt
WASHINGTON--Top senators John McCain and John Kerry will accompany a delegation of US business leaders on Friday to Tunisia and…
US Congressman calls on Egypt to release ‘spy’
Egypt
June 23, 2011
US Congressman calls on Egypt to release ‘spy’
JERUSALEM--US Congressman Gary Ackerman called on Egyptian authorities Wednesday to release a constituent and former intern whom Egypt accuses of…
Obama focusing on US-Israel bonds after tense week
World
May 22, 2011
Obama focusing on US-Israel bonds after tense week
Washington - President Barack Obama will seek to assuage some of America's fiercest supporters of Israel on Sunday,after a contentious…