Tag: Middle East

"[T]here is a new sense of urgency; and I think we do want to take that sense of urgency and make it concrete." (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WH: No indication of an arms race in the Gulf

Susan Crabtree · May 14, 2015 7:54 pm

Watch: Obama’s embarrassing mistake as he greets Saudi princes

Barbara Boland · May 14, 2015 5:23 pm

President Barack Obama and Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, turn enter the White House as as Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, arrives at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday. Gulf nation leaders gathered in Washington to warn President Barack Obama of the risks of completing a nuclear deal with Iran. Obama will try to convince them of the potential benefits for the region. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Â

Top senator: Arab nations start arms race, worried over U.S. ‘commitment’

Paul Bedard · May 14, 2015 2:57 pm

Cotton: New Reports of Sarin Gas Used in Syria

Daniel Halper · May 14, 2015 1:15 pm

In this Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, President Obama is greeted by new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz. It is not just the Saudi king who will be skipping the Camp David summit of U.S. and allied Arab leaders. Many Gulf heads of state won't be there. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama tries to salvage snubbed summit

Susan Crabtree · May 14, 2015 9:00 am

National Security

Bring Back CENTO?

Thomas Donnelly · May 13, 2015 12:02 pm

Media pretty sure the Saudis are snubbing the White House

Becket Adams · May 12, 2015 7:08 pm

Sunni tribal volunteers stand in formation during their graduation ceremony in the town of Amiriyat al-Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP)

National Security

U.S. weapons to rebuild Iraqi forces distributed to Shiite militias, Sunni leaders say

Tara Copp · May 12, 2015 9:00 am

The White House on Monday said nothing was amiss with the Saudis after Riyadh announced Sunday that the king had changed his plans. (AP)

White House regroups after Gulf state summit plans unravel

Susan Crabtree · May 11, 2015 11:01 pm

President Obama walks up the stairs as he boards Air Force One. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Salesman Obama works the Gulf countries

Charles Hoskinson · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

The Walker campaign describes the trip to Israel as a "listening tour," and he does not seem to have scheduled any public appearances overseas. (AP Photo)Â

Scott Walker heads to Israel

Ryan Lovelace · May 8, 2015 5:34 pm

UN special envoy Bernardino Leon emphasizes the agreement is just a draft, and is only "80 percent" complete. (AP File Photo)

UN proposal could solve Libyan deadlock

Richard Galustian · May 8, 2015 9:00 am