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Most Palestinians no longer support two-state solution
Middle East
September 21, 2015
Most Palestinians no longer support two-state solution
More than half of Palestinians no longer support a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, a survey released on…
Father blames son’s clock ‘bomb’ scandal on people’s misunderstanding of Islam
Egypt
September 21, 2015
Father blames son’s clock ‘bomb’ scandal on people’s misunderstanding of Islam
The father of a Sudanese-American school student, whose teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, said the controversial incident…
Global markets wait nervously for Fed’s rate decision
Business
September 16, 2015
Global markets wait nervously for Fed’s rate decision
Financial markets that have been buffeted by the prospect of the first US interest rate hike in almost a decade…
Deadly flash floods strike Utah
World
September 16, 2015
Deadly flash floods strike Utah
Flash floods killed at least 15 people near Utah’s border with Arizona when a “large wall of water and debris”…
US weighs more security, withdrawal option for Sinai forces
Egypt
August 19, 2015
US weighs more security, withdrawal option for Sinai forces
The Obama administration is quietly reviewing the future of America's three-decade deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, fearful the lightly equipped…
US denounces new Egyptian counterterrorism law
Egypt
August 19, 2015
US denounces new Egyptian counterterrorism law
The United States denounced Egypt's newly expanded counterterrorism law Tuesday, expressing concern about its potential impact on human rights in…
Attacks on army, police, US special forces kill 50 in Kabul
World
August 8, 2015
Attacks on army, police, US special forces kill 50 in Kabul
A wave of attacks on the Afghan army and police and US special forces in Kabul killed at least 50…
UPDATE: US to deliver eight F-16 aircraft to Egypt
Egypt
July 30, 2015
UPDATE: US to deliver eight F-16 aircraft to Egypt
The United States will deliver eight F-16 Block 52 aircraft to Egypt within the next two days, the US embassy…
US, Iran both counter-attack critics of nuclear deal
Middle East
July 24, 2015
US, Iran both counter-attack critics of nuclear deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani both counter-attacked on Thursday against conservatives at home who…
Charleston shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
World
July 23, 2015
Charleston shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
The white man suspected of murdering nine black people during bible study at a South Carolina church was charged on…