Special to WorldTribune.com A large bipartisan majority in the U.S. Senate is calling on President Barack Obama to immediately sign an agreement on a new defense package that includes an increase in aid to Israel. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democrat Sen. Chris Coons penned a letter to Obama that was signed by 51 Republican […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The U.S. Congress is proposing emergency funding for Egypt and other Middle East nations in the “multiple billions” of dollars. Sen. Lindsey Graham, part of a congressional delegation that recently visited Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel, said he was “stunned at how things have deteriorated,” notably in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula bordering […]
Special to WorldTribune.com U.S President Barack Obama is set to authorize “direct action on the ground” against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced the change in strategy on Oct. 27. “We won’t hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against ISIL, or conducting […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran signaled its anger over the recent leaking of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) document that revealed evidence Teheran had attempted to sanitize its Parchin military nuclear facility. The IAEA should “exercise utmost vigilance to ensure full protection of all confidential information coming to its knowledge,” Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Official Washington appeared stunned and GOP presidential candidates were outraged by a report that Iran will be allowed to use its own experts to inspect the Parchin military facility believed to be the center of its nuclear weapons program. A report by the Associated Press on the secret side deal between Iran […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has begun slashing military aid to Egypt. A key Senate subcommittee voted to reduce aid to Egypt and the Palestinian Authority for fiscal 2015. In a 25-5 vote, the Senate State and Foreign Operations subcommittee, citing human rights violations, cut $400 million in U.S. aid to Egypt. “We have […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Leading members of Congress have accused President Barack Obama of failing to conclude a security cooperation agreement meant to stop Al Qaida in Iraq. Two leading senators said the Obama administration ordered a total U.S. military withdrawal despite the objections of leading Iraqi politicians. The senators said the U.S. pullout […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Republican leadership in Congress has pressed President Barack Obama to improve U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia. Leading Republican members of the House and Senate have called on the Obama administration to respond to Saudi concerns over Iran and Syria. They said the U.S. crisis with Riyad reflected the loss […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has begun to question the U.S.-Russian accord that suspended plans to attack Syria. Two leading senators have dismissed the U.S.-Russian accord designed to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John McCain asserted that the CW agreement was meaningless. “I wish I could see the recent […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Americans, particularly officials, have come under increasing threat in Egypt. Egyptians, led by the media, have been threatening the arrival of prominent Americans, including envoys of President Barack Obama and Congress. Those threatened have included visiting Sen. John McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “He should […]