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February 4, 2014
U.S. Officials Said Tuesday that an Interim Deal with Iran that Promises to Curb Its Nuclear Program
Al Qaida’s central command publicly has disowned its Iraqi affiliate over that group’s brutal activities in Syria in an unprecedented break that analysts say may weaken the Syrian ins...
February 4, 2014
US Sends Mixed Message on Doing Business With Iran
Foreign delegations visiting Iran to talk business ahead of a final nuclear deal send the wrong message to Tehran about its temporary sanctions relief, two Obama administration officials said tod...
February 4, 2014
Will al Qaeda’s Disowned Syria Affiliate Rival Its Old Boss?
For more than a decade, al Qaeda has been aggressively extending its reach through a sort of franchising...
February 4, 2014
Your Tuesday Cheat Sheet 2-4-14
Pen, phone and, we guess, keyboard. President Obama warned Congress during the State of the Union that if it didn’t get with the program, he’d use pen and phone to execute a few end-a...
February 3, 2014
U.S. Warns Over Limits of Iran Sanctions Easing
U.S. officials are fanning out across the globe, privately warning international executives not to commit too much as they re-engage with Iran during a temporary easing of sanctions. The...
February 3, 2014
Obama Faces Tough Task on Fence-Mending Saudi Visit
President Barack Obama’s attempt to repair strained relations with Saudi Arabia by visiting King Abdullah will face major hurdles, analysts said, as fundamental differences persist on key r...
February 3, 2014
Sinai Jihadi Group Emerges at Forefront of Egypt Violence
High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. A once obscure jihadi group has emerge...
February 3, 2014
Egypt Faces New Threat in al-Qaida-Linked Group Ansar Beyt al-Maqdis
An al-Qaida-inspired group has emerged as ...
January 31, 2014
Expert: Upcoming Olympics Most Dangerous Due to Terrorist Threat
The 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are the most dangerous games in terms of terrorist threats compared to years past, according to a leading intelligence expert. In an interview...
January 30, 2014
Awful Foreign Policy Served Too Little and Too Late
President Obama’s foreign policy remarks last night remind me of the Woody Allen joke: One woman says about a restaurant, “The food is terrible.” Another replies, “Yes! An...
January 28, 2014
Cairo Bombings Push Many Egyptians Into The Arms Of The Military-Backed Government
On Friday, just one day before the third anniversary of the 2011 revolution here, ...
January 28, 2014
Egyptian General Assassinated in Cairo Hours Before Morsi Trial Convenes
Gunmen on a motorbike killed a senior Egyptian Interior Ministry official outside his home in Cairo on Tuesday, putting pressure on the military-backed government as it struggles to contain an Is...
January 28, 2014
Egypt’s Military Rulers Face Heightened Threat From Shadowy Militant Group
A shadowy militant group based in Egypt's Sinai peninsula has set its sights on Egy...
January 28, 2014
Cairo Hit By Four Explosions as Egypt Insurgency Escalates
Cairo was rocked by four explosions that killed at least six people and injured 80, and severely damaged artefacts inside a major Egyptian museum. The first and largest explosion was a c...
January 28, 2014
Morning Bits
The Resurgent is counseling Republicans that the GOP shouldn’t just talk about repealing Obamacare: “Talking in the affirmative on health care includes in part advocating for policies...
January 28, 2014
Turkey’s Erdogan to Arrive in Iran, Discuss Ankara-Tehran Ties
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected to arrive in Tehran on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic. Erdogan was scheduled to meet with Iranian S...
January 28, 2014
Erdogan Leads Turkey-Iran Trade Mission as U.S. Cautions
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Tehran today as both countries seek to bolster trade an...
January 28, 2014
Egypt to Hold Presidential Vote By Mid-April
Egypt's military-backed government on Sunday declared its intention to hold presidential elections by mid-April, in what authorities described as a milestone on the path to democracy. The mo...
January 28, 2014
Fate of Iran Sanctions Bill Rests Largely With Reid
When Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday outlined the Senate agenda for the upcoming work period, he left out a bill that 59 memb...
January 27, 2014
Ban’s Syrian Bungle Defriends Iran’s Mullahs
This week's near-fiasco about who should be invited to the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, that resulted from a private telephone conversation between the United Nations Secreta...
January 27, 2014
Cairo Police Bombing Signals New Al Qaeda Threat
Eight people were killed on Friday during clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood just hours after four bombs rocked Cairo—the biggest t...
January 27, 2014
More Bad Omens for the Iran Nuclear Talks
The velocity of bad sign-spotting is increasing as we get closer to the main negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Bad Sign No. 1: I think it’s...
January 23, 2014
Rouhani Does Davos
Nothing better sums up the disastrous Obama administration’s Iran policy than the Davos invitation extended to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Once President Obama bragged that Iran...
January 23, 2014
Australian Money-Laundering Investigation Reveals Hezbollah Gaining Profits From Drug Money
Australia’s largest money-laundering investigation reveals that Hezbollah and other terrorist groups are gaining some of the profits from illegal drug sales. The investigatio...
January 22, 2014
The Wonks Waging Financial War on Iran
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank, is small, nonpartisan and little known outside of Washington, D.C. So is its lead Iranian sanctions guru, Mark Dubowitz, a soft-spoken law...
January 22, 2014
Exclusive: Iran’s Oil Sales Rise as Sanctions Pressure Eases – Sources
Iran's oil exports have picked up modestly in January for the third consecutive month, according to sources who track tanker movements, adding to signs that the easing of sanctions pressure...
January 22, 2014
Where Is Al Qaeda Holding Its Western Hostages In Syria?
Fears for the safety of dozens of Western captives—among them journalists and aid workers—kidnapped in northern Syria by al Qaeda factions are mounting amid signs they are being moved...
January 21, 2014
The Arab Myth of Ariel Sharon
During Anwar Sadat’s historic trip to Jerusalem in 1977, he met Ariel Sharon, the Israeli general credited by his countrymen as one of the heroes of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Sharon’...
January 21, 2014
Senate GOP Says Democrats Support Iran Sanctions
Republican senators will press ahead with a bill that would increase sanctions on Iran as a backstop to negotiations and said no Democrats have abandoned the effort despite lobbying by President...
January 21, 2014
White House Seeks to Bypass Congress on Iran Deal
The White House has been exploring ways to circumvent Congress and unilaterally lift sanctions on Iran once a final nuclear agreement is reached, according to sources with knowledge of White Hous...
January 21, 2014
US, EU Begin Sanctions Relief for Iran
The United States and European Union began easing some economic sanctions against Iran on Monday as Tehran announced that it has ceased certain nuclear activities that it agreed to halt as part o...
January 21, 2014
UAE-Iran Islands Deal Would Face Major Obstacles
Experts and analysts are expressing skepticism of a reported deal to transfer islands near the Strait of Hormuz from Iran to the United Arab Emirates, stating that such a transfer would face &ldq...
January 21, 2014
Rouhani to Woo Business in Davos But Iran Hurdles Abound
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will court global business in ...
January 21, 2014
West, Iran Activate Landmark Nuclear Deal
Iran has halted its most sensitive nuclear operations under a preliminary deal with world powers, winning some relief from economic sanctions on Monday in a ground-breaking exchange that could ea...
January 17, 2014
Experts: Al Qaeda Infighting In Syria Leaves 700 Dead
Al Qaeda-linked fighters have struck back at a loose alliance of Syrian insurgents, including Islamists and other jihadists, retaking territory it had either ceded or was forced from and attackin...
January 17, 2014
Can Hillary Clinton Survive Benghazi?
The Post reports, “A long-delayed Senate intelligence committee report released Wednesday spreads blame among the State Department and intelligence agencies for not preventing attacks on two outposts...
January 17, 2014
Senate Says No Doubt al-Qaeda in on Benghazi
A Senate report on the Benghazi attack that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans bolsters Obama administration critics who suspected from the start that al-Qaeda was involved and th...
January 17, 2014
More on Ariel Sharon
“The Post-Sharon era began abruptly on January 5,” Peter Berkowitz wrote&nb...
January 15, 2014
Anti-Israel Flotilla Group Busted in al Qaeda Terror Raid
Turkish police on Tuesday raided the offices of an al Qaeda-linked charity group responsible for organizing the 2010 Gaza flotilla that caused a deadly international incident. The main o...
January 15, 2014
Lobbying Picks Up Over Bill to Toughen Antinuclear Sanctions Against Iran
Partisans in the debate over a Senate bill that would threaten onerous new antinuclear sanctions on Iran escalated their lobbying on Tuesday, with critics submitting a letter to lawmakers signed...
January 15, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi is Set to Take Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas in Gaza
Egyptian Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to take the ruthless crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas, its branch next door in the Gaza Strip. “Gaza is next,” said one...
January 15, 2014
Turkish ‘Humanitarian’ Charity Raided by Police over Allegations of Shipping Arms to Syria
An Islamic group that was widely characterized as a “humanitarian” charity during the 2010 Gaza flotilla incident is now in the crosshairs of Turkish anti-terror police who raided the...
January 14, 2014
White House Concerned About Russia’s Oil for Goods Deal with Iran
Reports that Russia and Iran were negotiating a multi-billion dollar backdoor trade deal that could undermine upcoming nuclear negotiations with Tehran is a matter of "serious concern", t...
January 14, 2014
Iran Calls Nuclear Pact a Western ‘Surrender’
Republicans say it is up to Democrats whether new Iran sanctions pass the Senate to ensure Tehran sticks to a deal with the White House to open up its nuclear program to inspections. Dip...
January 14, 2014
Turkish Organization Behind ‘Mavi Marmara’ Raided in Anti-al-Qaida Sweep
Turkish police arrested at least 23 people on Tuesday as part of raids against al-Qaida targets, including the offices of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH). Police raided IHH offi...
January 14, 2014
Dubowitz: Iran Deal Riddled with Flaws, Loopholes
Iran remains resolute in their efforts to produce more nuclear weapons, as previously reported by the ...
January 14, 2014
Is Congress About to Kill Iran Nuclear Deal Against Obama’s Wishes?
President Obama is warning Congress against steps that could scuttle...
January 14, 2014
Obama Fights a Push to Add Iran Sanctions
With the United States and Ira...
January 13, 2014
Putin’s Oil Slick
Russia has apparently barged into America's nuclear negotiations with Iran, and is threatening to undermine the U.S.-led sanctions effort by working on a new oil deal with Tehran. W...
January 13, 2014
State Dept: Benghazi Perpetrators ‘Continue to Pose a Threat to U.S. Interests in Libya’
The State Department released its official designation of three new terrorist groups and their leaders today, and all t...
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