The New York Times
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:49
The decision came after Islamic militants seized warehouses containing U.S. military gear that was intended for the Western-backed main rebel faction.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:48
Iraqi government has signed a $ 1.1 billion deal with a South Korean company to buy 24 multi-role light fighters to boost its defense capabilities.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:43
Israel is promoting a plan to transfer some 40,000 Arab Bedouin citizens from traditional villages into towns despite opposition by activists and senior government officials that threatens to derail it.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:38
American officials are still struggling to assess what the internecine battle means. “If we’re able to understand that, we could revert to the provision of nonlethal assistance,” a senior administration official said.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:35
Until this week, however, its location was carefully guarded by the Pentagon and the Qatari government, out of concerns from both about sensitivities to its presence.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 00:00
The scheduled execution next month of a Mexican national by the State of Texas threatens to damage relations between the United States and Mexico and complicate the ability of the United States to help Americans detained overseas, Secretary of State John
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:43
"He's trying to acquire as much influence as possible over Khamenei. Clearly the relationship between Rouhani and the Guards is not good. There will be a lot of adjustments and turf war."
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:33
The U.S. air operations center in Qatar has long been a hub where combat sorties into Iraq and Afghanistan were tracked and international forces kept watch over hotspots in the Persian Gulf and western Mediterranean Sea.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:32
An alliance of 13 human rights groups said the state prosecutor had yet to investigate and hold members of the security forces accountable "for excessive and unjustified use of lethal force" on August 14.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:12
Saudi Arabia's dream of binding the Gulf Arab states into a union will get a skeptical hearing at a summit this week, with differences over Iran, Egypt and Syria demonstrating that the Gulf's absolute monarchs do not all speak with one voice.