Tag: Middle East

People are treated for suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May. 15, 2017. Saudi Arabia will allow food and medicine in to the country after a blockade of the country for more than two years. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

White House says Iran ‘exploits’ mass starvation in Yemen while praising Saudi Arabia for opening port

Steven Nelson · November 24, 2017 7:27 pm

"There can be no tolerance for barbaric groups that claim to act in the name of a faith but attack houses of worship and murder the innocent and defenseless while at prayer," the White House said in a statement. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

National Security

White House urges ‘no tolerance for barbaric groups’ after Egypt mosque massacre

Steven Nelson · November 24, 2017 6:11 pm

National Security

Trump condemns Egypt mosque attack as death toll soars to 235

Steven Nelson · November 24, 2017 4:25 pm

"Will be speaking to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey this morning about bringing peace to the mess that I inherited in the Middle East. I will get it all done, but what a mistake, in lives and dollars (6 trillion), to be there in the first place!" Trump tweeted. (Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Trump plans to talk with Turkish president before hitting the golf course

Kyle Feldscher · November 24, 2017 1:26 pm

Citing official sources, MENA said 80 people were also wounded in the attack on the al-Rawdah mosque in the town of Bir al-Abd, 25 miles from the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

National Security

State news says 85 killed in Egypt mosque attack

Associated Press · November 24, 2017 1:14 pm

President Trump reportedly wants to see his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner return to their home in New York City. The pair have been visible White House figures since the inauguration, but have struggled to find their footing under both media and government scrutiny. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump advocated for Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner’s return to New York: Report

Naomi Lim · November 22, 2017 3:46 am

The Trump administration is threatening to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's mission in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

State Department: ‘We are not giving up’ on peace despite threat to close PLO office

Pete Kasperowicz · November 21, 2017 8:34 pm

Boys are treated for a suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. While cholera is preventable and treatable, the people of Yemen are not receiving the aid they desperately need. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Suffering Yemen needs our help

Robert Schuller · November 21, 2017 5:01 am

When it comes to Assad's chemical atrocities, Putin must not get a pass. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Russia is trying to hide Syrian chemical weapons attacks — don’t let them

Tom Rogan · November 20, 2017 3:36 pm

President Trump met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the U.N. General Assembly in September. On Saturday, the Trump administration informed Palestinian officials that their Washington office will lose its diplomatic permit. The Palestinians believe the decision is retaliation for their September decision to ask the International Criminal Court to charge Israeli officials with war crimes offenses. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump should reauthorize the Palestinian office in Washington

Tom Rogan · November 20, 2017 1:48 pm

Ultimately, the U.S. ground presence in Syria forces President Bashar Assad and his allies to recognize that they cannot, by themselves, decide what happens next. By staking an American flag in the ground, the U.S. lends credibility and power to those whom Assad would otherwise turn into terrorists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Obama’s Iraq blunder nurtured ISIS; Trump’s Syria policy might prevent ISIS 2.0

Washington Examiner · November 19, 2017 5:01 am

Riyadh Realpolitik

Elliott Abrams · November 17, 2017 8:00 am