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US says encouraging negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over GERD
Egypt
November 9, 2021
US says encouraging negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over GERD
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday that the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue being held at Washington DC discussed…
US says African Union is best suited to handle GERD issue
Egypt
July 14, 2021
US says African Union is best suited to handle GERD issue
Regional spokesman for the US State Department Samuel Warburg said on Tuesday that the United States believes that the African…
US State Department opposes military action over GERD
Egypt
July 12, 2021
US State Department opposes military action over GERD
The regional spokesman for the US State Department Samuel Warburg said on Sunday that the United States believes that diplomacy…
US voices concerns about human rights situation in Egypt
Egypt
March 12, 2021
US voices concerns about human rights situation in Egypt
Washington will not sign a “blank check”, whether for close allies or rivals, when it comes to “values and principles,”…
UAE signs deal with U.S. to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones: sources
Middle East
January 21, 2021
UAE signs deal with U.S. to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase 50 F-35 jets…
US State Department approves arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait
Egypt
December 30, 2020
US State Department approves arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait
The US State Department announced Tuesday that it has approved a number of potential arms deals worth billions of dollars with…
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media
Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing…
US says N.Korea program violates UN resolutions, after Trump tweet
World
May 29, 2019
US says N.Korea program violates UN resolutions, after Trump tweet
The US State Department said Tuesday that North Korea’s overall program of weapons of mass destruction violated UN resolutions, after…
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
Middle East
April 30, 2019
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda…
Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community
Middle East
April 26, 2019
Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The children of Yazidi women raped by Islamic State men will be welcomed into the minority…