Al Monitor
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:30
Jordan had expressed its displeasure with the recent Gulf dispute while insisting on neutrality, and unconfirmed reports spoke of a possible Jordanian mediation to resolve the matter.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:17
The congressional debate over how to beef up US humanitarian aid to Syria is also revealing congressional frustration about the Obama administration's dealing with Congress on Syria and its inability to bring the war to an end.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 13:32
The resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., chairman of the subpanel on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, gives the administration 90 days to present Congress with a new strategy to address the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 13:17
The leader of Turkey’s main secular opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, told Al-Monitor in a recent interview that the downing of the Syrian jet was part of a government scheme to provoke war with Syria. “
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 10:58
Some 52 House members have so far signed on to a letter to the president being circulated by Reps. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., as of Monday evening, March 24.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 08:51
He said that anyone thinking that a military solution in Syria is possible is “deluded” and that Washington “will not accept” President Bashar al-Assad staying in power.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 07:33
As Syria enters its fourth year of conflict, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the “next steps” for US policy after the failure of the Geneva talks.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:13
The Islamists may no longer be in power, but religious despotism seems to be alive and well in the land of the Nile.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:39
The official also disputed talk that Meshaal was under pressure from Qatar to leave, stressing the close relationship with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Amad al-Thani.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:37
"We've got a piece of the pie," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the top Republican on the appropriations panel on foreign aid. "I think our piece is the key, and I want to see Egypt move toward a civilian-controlled, democratically elected government."