Tag: Middle East

Former top CIA official: U.S. must work with Assad, Russia to defeat ISIS

Former top CIA official: U.S. must work with Assad, Russia to defeat ISIS

Daniel Chaitin · November 15, 2015 5:31 pm

Obama: ISIS Is Not Gaining Strength

Daniel Halper · November 13, 2015 9:39 am

"There's always an excuse, but the fact that we don't like every comma in the president's version as an excuse for not doing our Article I responsibility is for me just sort of senseless," saidÂ Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Kaine: Congress can’t give away war authority

Charles Hoskinson · November 12, 2015 5:01 am

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, andÂ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky.,Â remain unwilling to tackle a legislative rewrite of a measure authorizing President Obama's use of military force in the Middle East.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Senate has no appetite for Syrian war authorization

Susan Ferrechio · November 10, 2015 9:32 pm

Dem Senator: ‘We Don’t Have a Comprehensive Strategy’ In Syria

Daniel Halper · November 10, 2015 1:28 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuÂ said more aid to Israel was a bargain compared to the amount of money the U.S. has spent in Afghanistan and Iraq.Â (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Netanyahu seeks boost in U.S. aid from Obama

Charles Hoskinson · November 10, 2015 1:27 pm

White House press secretary Josh EarnestÂ said the Obama administration is not confident that a two-state solution will happen during President Obama's tenure.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WH pessimistic on Middle East peace despite Netanyahu pledge

Nicole Duran · November 9, 2015 7:31 pm

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said he is "almost ready to conclude that it was ISIS, that it was either ISIS or an ISIS affiliate. And to me, I think that is the general consensus among people I've spoken to in the intelligence community."Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Congressmen say evidence points to ISIS in plane crash

Daniel Chaitin · November 8, 2015 7:53 pm

Arab countries weigh sending ground troops to Syria

Arab countries weigh sending ground troops to Syria

Charles Hoskinson · November 4, 2015 9:11 pm

Hours after her campaign released an ad promoting Hillary Clinton'sÂ stance on gun control,Â sheÂ switched to foreign policy, reaching back to her husband Bill Clinton's time in the White House. (AP Photo)

Middle East trumps gun control in Hillary talk

Ariel Cohen · November 3, 2015 11:55 pm

The refugee numbers have increased substantially as more thanÂ 1Â million people have fled war violence and economic instability in their home countries. (AP Photo)

Europe sees record number of refugees in October

Anna Giaritelli · November 2, 2015 6:56 pm

A Palestinian protester shoots a slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers securing the entrance of the Erez border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian awakening

Asaf Romirowsky · November 2, 2015 5:01 am