Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, despite concern from Congress, has defended arms sales to Turkey. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama would maintain U.S. weapons exports to Turkey amid concerns that the NATO ally was moving away from democracy. They pointed to a notification to Congress of Turkey’s request of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has reported arms shipments to the Kurdish Regional Government. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama approved delivery of weapons to Kurdish security forces, called Peshmerga, in northern Iraq. They said the arms included anti-tank guided missiles, mortars, assault rifles and a range of munitions. “We’re […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Libya has been seeing the flight of its Western presence. Western governments, including the European Union and NATO, have been evacuating their embassies in Libya in late July. The evacuation came amid heavy fighting between Islamist militias that halted flights from the country’s largest airport. “The situation in Libya is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is said to have held a secret dialogue with Hamas, deemed a terrorist group. A leading U.S. news website, quoting an unidentified official, said the administration of President Barack Obama conducted six months of secret talks with Hamas. The website, BuzzFeed, asserted that the U.S. dialogue focused […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has reported the arrest of an embassy staffer in Egypt. The State Department said a U.S. embassy employee was arrested in Cairo last month. The detainee, an Egyptian national identified as Ahmed Al Aiba, has been held for three weeks without charge. “We have been in touch […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has shut embassies throughout the Middle East after being alerted to an imminent Al Qaida attack. Officials said the State Department has ordered the closure of embassies in such Middle East states as Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait and Libya. They said 22 embassies would be closed from […]