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Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
Middle East
December 11, 2019
Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic…
Egypt stresses importance of negotiating in good faith during GERD Washington talks
Egypt
December 10, 2019
Egypt stresses importance of negotiating in good faith during GERD Washington talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aaty stressed on Tuesday the importance…
US officials painted ‘rosy’ picture of Afghanistan despite evidence: WPost
Middle East
December 10, 2019
US officials painted ‘rosy’ picture of Afghanistan despite evidence: WPost
Senior US officials insisted that progress was being made in Afghanistan despite clear evidence the war there had become unwinnable,…
Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday…
Washington hosts 3rd round of GERD talks
Egypt
December 9, 2019
Washington hosts 3rd round of GERD talks
The United States is set to host on Monday a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources…
Lebanese PM asks friendly nations for credit amid crisis
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Lebanese PM asks friendly nations for credit amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister called on several Arab and world leaders on Friday to help his country…
Top Democrat pulls trigger on impeachment, Trump defiant
World
December 6, 2019
Top Democrat pulls trigger on impeachment, Trump defiant
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi gave the green light on Thursday to draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, as…
Iran vows to continue missile work, dismisses EU powers’ U.N. letter
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Iran vows to continue missile work, dismisses EU powers’ U.N. letter
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Thursday rejected pressure to shelve its ballistic missile program after a European letter to the…
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
Middle East
December 5, 2019
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture…
OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil
Business
December 4, 2019
OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil
The world may be heading for an even greater oversupply of oil, and that possibility — which could drive down…