Middle East Policies - Page 651

April 28, 2016

Cruz's former co-chairman in Virginia travels to Syria in support of Assad

The former co-chairman for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign in Virginia traveled to Syria Wednesday and promised to show support for President Bashar Assad, who U.S. officials have repeatedly said has lost legitimacy to rule the war-torn county.

April 25, 2016

Obama reportedly poised to declassify secret pages of 9/11 report

The Obama administration reportedly is ready to release at least part of a 28-page chapter from a congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks that has been kept secret since publication.

April 15, 2016

Iranian general defies sanctions once again, travels back to Moscow

Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani traveled to Moscow once again to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high ranking officials in defiance of a United Nations ban forbidding him from international travel, multiple intelligence sources tell Fox News.

April 11, 2016

US woman faces 'insult' charge in United Arab Emirates

A U.S. woman has appeared in court for allegedly insulting the United Arab Emirates in public while waiting for a taxi at the Abu Dhabi International Airport.

March 31, 2016

US, Russia deny report of deal to give Syria's Assad refuge in another country

Moscow is striking back Thursday against a report claiming embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad will be given refuge in another country as part of an agreement between the U.S. and Russia on the future of Syria’s peace process.

March 15, 2016

Russian warplanes start leaving Syria following Putin order

Russian warplanes and troops stationed at Russia's air base in Syria started leaving for home on Tuesday after a partial pullout order from President Vladimir Putin the previous day, a step that raises hopes for progress at the newly reconvened U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva.

March 15, 2016

Witnesses: Warplanes bomb Yemeni market, killing dozens

Saudi-led warplanes on Tuesday launched two airstrikes on a busy market in a northern Yemeni region controlled by Shiite Houthi rebels, killing and wounding dozens of people, witnesses said.

March 9, 2016

Biden meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem, criticizes Palestinians for failing to 'condemn' stabbings

Vice President Joe Biden met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday in Jerusalem and criticized Palestinians for a "failure to condemn" a stabbing spree that killed an American student and war veteran.

February 19, 2016

Syrian peace talks hit roadblocks after ceasefire deadline as ISIS loses ground

The deadline for a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria came and passed Friday, but instead of any ceasefire, Turkish troops and Kurdish forces launched new attacks as planned peace talks hit stumbling blocks.

February 18, 2016

Dead or alive? US reportedly unsure of terrorist's fate eight months after airstrike

U.S. officials are still unsure whether a notable terrorist in North Africa was killed in an airstrike last summer, according to a published report.