Middle East Policies - Page 668

December 20, 2015

Sources: Al Qaeda-linked group behind Benghazi attack trains jihadists for Syrian rebel groups

U.S. intelligence agencies earlier this month uncovered new evidence that al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Benghazi are training foreign jihadists to fight with Syria's Islamist rebels, according to U.S. officials. 

December 20, 2015

Assad: 'Failure awaits the United States' if it attacks Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned the United States not to take military action against his country in the wake of accusations that his government has used chemical weapons against rebel forces. 

December 20, 2015

Found: Samantha Power in Ireland during urgent Syria meeting, sources say

Mystery solved. America's ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power was in Ireland on a personal trip when she missed an emergency meeting on the alleged chemical gas attack in Syria, U.N. sources tell Fox News.

December 20, 2015

Newly confirmed UN ambassador absent from Syria emergency meeting

America's new ambassador to the United Nations skipped a major Security Council meeting Wednesday on the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, a move that drew sharp criticism considering her past comments denouncing the council's inaction on the violence. 

December 20, 2015

Allegations of deadly gas attack test Obama's 'red line' in Syria

A year after President Obama warned the Syrian regime that using chemical weapons would cross a "red line," Syrian activists are accusing Bashar Assad's forces of killing hundreds in a gas attack -- in what would be the worst and deadliest chemical attack to date. 

December 20, 2015

Claim of Egypt aid cut-off fuels confusion over Obama policy

Adding to the confusion over its Egypt policy, the Obama administration reportedly has decided to suspend aid to the military-backed government on a temporary basis -- despite avoiding taking a public position on the matter. 

December 20, 2015

US military evacuates embassy staff from Yemen over terror threat, Americans urged to leave

The State Department on Tuesday ordered most embassy personnel out of Yemen and urged all U.S. citizens currently in that country to leave over the Al Qaeda threat that triggered the shutdown of 19 American diplomatic posts this week. 

December 20, 2015

Susan Rice trying to avoid Benghazi repeat, as Al Qaeda leader pushes for new attack

National Security Adviser Susan Rice is playing a driving role in the decision to shutter U.S. embassies and consulates over a major terror threat, sources told Fox News, claiming the former diplomat is trying to avoid a repeat of the deadly Benghazi terror attack nearly a year ago. 

December 20, 2015

Obama says US has 'obligation' to act on Syria, cites intel findings

President Obama signaled Friday that the U.S. could act alone to punish Syria for a chemical weapons attack last week, saying the nation has an "obligation as a leader in the world" to hold rogue regimes to account for breaching the rules of war. 

December 20, 2015

Critics try, but fail to kill $1 billion weapons deal for Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON -- Barring last minute opposition from Congress, Saudi Arabia is poised to receive a hefty $1.3 billion weapons package that includes 13,000 “smart bombs” from the United States by the end of the year.