Chance of Obama for Middle East peace
Next year marks the centennial of the Balfour Declaration, the British statement that paved the way for Israel’s founding in 1948, and for the conflict…
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How the USA Is Perpetuating the Stalemate in Syria
With no end in sight for the war in Syria, the Obama administration continues to approach the conflict in a way that is prolonging the…
Obama: US plans to increase refugee admissions to more than 100,000 next year
The White House unveiled plans to increase refugee admissions to 110,000 next year amid a fraught US debate over the appropriate numbers to take in….
Gazans appeal to Obama to halt business collapse
Palestinian factory owners in the Gaza Strip have appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene to prevent the collapse of their businesses. In an…
Putin and Obama tell diplomats to keep working on Syria argument
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a longer-than-expected discussion on Monday about whether, and how, they could agree on a ceasefire…
15 Guantanamo detainees sent to UAE in major transfer
The move marks the largest single transfer of Guantanamo prisoners under Obama’s government. Fifteen Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates…
Trump: Obama ‘is the founder of ISIS’
White House hopeful accuses Hillary Clinton of also bearing blame for foundation of ISIL, which was formed in Iraq. Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama…
Syria conflict: Aleppo medics appeal to Obama for help
The last doctors in the rebel-held east of the Syrian city of Aleppo have urged US President Barack Obama to come to the aid of…
Obama on Iran payment: ‘We do not pay ransom’
US President Barack Obama reiterated Thursday that $400 million that the United States helped airlift to Iran earlier this year was not a ransom for…
Clinton will immediately seek to reestablish U.S. dominance over the Middle East
The Summer of 2016 is proving to be a decisive one in both the United States and the rest of the world. The long shadows…