Governance
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 10:03
Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses engagement with the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's interim government, the ship from Cuba seized in the Panama Canal, Secretary' Kerry's trip to the Middle East, extremism in Iraq, and Mali's elections.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 09:36
President Barack Obama addresses the extraordinary political developments in Egypt involving President Morsy and the Egyptian Armed Forces, and reiterates the United States' support for the Egyptian people, while calling for a quick return to a civilian government.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 09:31
Ventrell addresses Deputy Secretary Burns' Egyptian trip, Secretary Kerry's visit to Jordan, a North Korean ship’s inspection in the Panama Canal, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales’s capture, the Syrian conflict, and the Zimbabwean election.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 08:28
Spokesperson Psaki addresses Secretary Kerry's travel to Jordan, Deputy Secretary Burns' meetings in Egypt, discussions about aid to Egypt, military assistance to Syria, and the Georgian delegation in DC.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 06:26
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses the U.S. administration's message of restraint in Egypt, the potential U.S. decision on naming Morsi's removal a coup, and the U.S. message to Latin American countries offering asylum to Snowden.
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 12:43
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 06:30
Egypt has sworn in its first cabinet since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was deposed almost two weeks ago. Supporters of the ousted president have been quick to denounce the new cabinet and reject its authority.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 12:59
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, the first U.S. official to meet new Egypt leadership, gets snubbed by both Islamists and Morsi opponents; U.S. refuses to say whether it views Morsi's removal as a coup, which would require it to halt aid.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 08:41
For the election Saturday to pick a new 50-seat Parliament there might be another boycott, but the real question is whether the vote will ease the internal pressures on Kuwait’s Western-backed ruling dynasty.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 08:06
Five ministers from the conservative Istiqlal party quit this month, arguing that the senior partner,the moderate Party of Justice and Development (PJD) was hurting the poor by reducing food and fuel subsidies too fast.