Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority plans to switch its source of funding to convicted killers of Israelis and Americans. The PA has drafted plans to transfer a ministry to the Palestine Liberation Organization. The plans called for the Prisoner Affairs Ministry to leave PA auspices amid criticism of funding to Palestinian insurgents, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has refused appeals from Congress to stop Palestinian Authority funding of convicted killers of Americans and Israelis. A senior official told a House subcommittee that the administration would not penalize the PA for financing Palestinian insurgents jailed in Israel. Assistant Secretary of State Anne […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has acknowledged that its Syria rebel aid program failed. A senior U.S. diplomat told Congress that the hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to Sunni rebels have not made a dent in the three-year war against President Bashar Assad. The diplomat, Anne Patterson, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published Feb. 4, 2013 CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has disobeyed orders by President Mohammed Morsi to employ live fire against civilian rioters. Western diplomatic sources said senior Army commanders have ordered their troops not to open fire on civilians amid the nationwide unrest in Egypt. They said this violated a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has named a U.S. diplomat widely despised in Egypt to head foreign policy in the Middle East. Obama has nominated Anne Patterson as assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs. Ms. Patterson has been ambassador to Cairo since 2010 and became the target of attack by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has seen the deterioration of U.S. influence in Egypt under the new military-backed regime. Officials acknowledged that the head of the military coup that ousted President Mohammed Morsi has been resistant to U.S. pleas and even threats to end the crackdown on the Muslim […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has expressed dismay over U.S. support for the Islamist regime in Egypt. Meanwhile, President Obama hinted at cutting U.S. aid to Egypt after its military toppled its pro-Muslim Brotherhood president. Senior members of the House and Senate charged that President Barack Obama’s support for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s mass protest campaign against President Mohammed Morsi has turned against the United States, deemed the leading supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood regime. The protests throughout Egypt have been highlighted by anti-U.S. placards and slogans that portray President Barack Obama as the mainstay of Morsi. Many of the protesters demanded […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States has pledged to accelerate delivery of 20 F-16 multi-role fighters to Egypt in 2013. Officials said Egypt would receive all of the F-16 Block 52 aircraft this year. They said the arrival of the four aircraft marked the first delivery of the F-16s in 2013 as part […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo on Feb. 5 for the first summit between the two countries since 1979. Officials said Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi would host Ahmadinejad during a two-day visit meant to focus on restoring full relations and launching cooperation. “This visit has been planned for a […]