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Sources: US probing Standard Chartered over Dubai banking
World
November 1, 2014
Sources: US probing Standard Chartered over Dubai banking
US authorities are investigating London-based Standard Chartered Plc for potential US sanctions violations connected to its banking for Iranian-controlled entities…
US: Egypt has right to build Gaza buffer zone
World
October 31, 2014
US: Egypt has right to build Gaza buffer zone
Egypt has the right to use a Gaza buffer zone to boost its security, but should also be concerned about…
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan: ISIS is an American product, their funding exceeds US$1 bn
Egypt
October 30, 2014
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan: ISIS is an American product, their funding exceeds US$1 bn
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ahmed al-Ghamrawy said major powers use ISIS to consolidate their presence in the…
US: Ground offensive against Islamic State months away in Iraq
World
October 24, 2014
US: Ground offensive against Islamic State months away in Iraq
Iraqi forces are months away from being able to start waging any kind of sustained ground offensive against the Islamic…
US-led air strikes killed 553 fighters, 32 civilians in Syria in month-long campaign
World
October 23, 2014
US-led air strikes killed 553 fighters, 32 civilians in Syria in month-long campaign
Air strikes by US-led forces have killed 553 Islamist fighters and 32 civilians during a month-long campaign in Syria, a…
Iran offers ‘compromises’ in nuclear talks, West unmoved
Features/Interviews
October 21, 2014
Iran offers ‘compromises’ in nuclear talks, West unmoved
Iran is pushing what it portrays as a new compromise proposal in nuclear talks, but Western negotiators say it offers no…
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
World
October 9, 2014
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
Islamic State fighters have seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani despite US-led air strikes…
Sisi: No restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt
Egypt
September 24, 2014
Sisi: No restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he does not reject opposing opinions, calling on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood not to…
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
World
September 3, 2014
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and…
Police say 47 arrested in latest Ferguson protest
World
August 20, 2014
Police say 47 arrested in latest Ferguson protest
Police said Wednesday they had arrested 47 people during a night of protests in Ferguson, the Missouri town rocked by…