Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday against the ruling military in a unified call to the generals to return control of the government to civilian power and prohibit ex-regime members from running in the upcoming presidential...
Iraqi PM Maliki Calls Turkey a ‘Hostile State’
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday called Turkey a "hostile state" and accused Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of sectarianism, in the latest in a series of rancorous exchanges between the neighbors. Maliki was responding to comments made by Turkish...
Amid Nuclear Talks, Iran Warns EU of More Oil Cutoffs if Sanctions Aren’t Lifted
Iran's oil minister on Thursday warned of more cutoffs in oil sales to the European Union unless they show more flexibility toward Iran ahead of a second round of nuclear talks next month. Washington had aggressively pressured the European Union states to cooperate on...
Israeli Official: Rockets Fired From Egypt Smuggled From Libya
Israeli defense officials say rockets fired from Egypt toward Israel this month were smuggled from Libya, adding to the myriad of consequences resulting from the NATO-backed regime change there last year. Although Egyptian authorities deny rockets were launched form...
NATO Officials Fight Back Against Reducing Size of Afghan Military
NATO Officials Fight Back Against Reducing Size of Afghan Military | Cuts would be ‘delayed’ until 2017
Panetta: China Helping North Korea With Missiles
Panetta: China Helping North Korea With Missiles | Declines to offer details of allegation
India Nuke Test Welcomed, Unlike North Korea, Iran
India successfully tested a powerful new missile that can carry nuclear weapons far enough to hit Beijing without any condemnation from the international community, even as observers were hysterical over North Korea's failed missile launch and Iran's nonexistent...
Yemen: 19 Killed in New Zinjibar Offensive
Yemen: 19 Killed in New Zinjibar Offensive | Attack aimed at capturing ‘neighborhood’ in Abyan capital
NATO: Russia, China Should Help Pay for Afghanistan After 2014
NATO: Russia, China Should Help Pay for Afghanistan After 2014 | Russian FM: NATO should just stay past 2014
Report: Deal With Iran Imminent as Players Act Out ‘Script’ for Public Consumption
A deal with Iran over its nuclear program has been all but finalized for weeks and the ongoing diplomatic exchange between the major players is part of an elaborate "choreography," according to some inside accounts. Writing in the Washington Post, David Ignatius...