The United States says it is prepared to support Russia’s mediation efforts in Libya, as France signals its frustration with the lack of progress in reaching a political solution to the crisis. U.S. President Barack Obama thanked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for his country’s negotiation efforts in Libya, and said the United States supports talks […]
Diplomats Fail to Agree on Reviving Mideast Peace Talks
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say group of senior international diplomats has failed to reach an agreement on how to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted a meeting late Monday in Washington with other members of the Quartet of Mideast peace mediators: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and […]
Gunmen Blow Up Egyptian Gas Pipeline to Israel
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian security officials say saboteurs have blown up a natural gas pipeline station that distributed supplies to Israel and Jordan. The officials say Tuesday’s massive, pre-dawn blast occurred close to the town of El-Arish in the northern Sinai Peninsula, near the Israeli border. The attack was the fourth on pipelines in Sinai since February, and […]
Syria: Clinton Says Assad Has ‘Lost Legitmacy’
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has “lost legitimacy” and that the United States has no interest in his government retaining power. Clinton cautioned Mr. Assad and his supporters Monday that there is no truth to suggestions the U.S. is secretly hoping the current government emerges intact from the country’s […]
Obama: US Backs Russian Mediation in Libya if Gadhafi Goes
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Monday that the United States is prepared to support Moscow’s mediation in Libya provided it leads to a democratic transition and the departure of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The White House said Mr. Obama spoke with President Dimitry Medvedev by telephone, thanking him for Russia’s negotiation efforts in […]
Syria: Clinton Says Assad Has ‘Lost Legitmacy’
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has “lost legitimacy” and that the United States has no interest in his government remaining in power. Clinton cautioned Mr. Assad and his supporters Monday that there is no truth to suggestions the U.S. is secretly hoping the current government emerges intact from the […]
Panetta: US Acting Against Iranian-Armed Iraqi Militants
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says U.S. forces in Iraq are taking unilateral action against Shi’ite militants who he says are using Iranian-supplied weapons to stage deadly attacks on American soldiers. Fourteen U.S. soldiers were killed last month in attacks mostly blamed on Iraqi Shi’ite insurgents. It was the highest monthly combat-related death toll for […]
Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. Attackers broke windows, raised a Syrian flag on the U.S. grounds, and wrote anti-U.S. graffiti on walls. The attackers left after the brief incursion was pushed back by U.S. Marine guards. U.S. State Department […]
US Envoy Meets Yemeni VP to Press for Power Transfer
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. counterterrorism chief John Brennan has met with Yemen’s vice president in Sana’a, as part of a U.S. effort to press the Yemeni government to accept a swift transition to democratic rule. Brennan held talks with Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Monday, a day after meeting Yemen’s wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh […]
Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. The Associated Press reported that attackers broke windows, raised a Syrian flag on the U.S. grounds, and wrote anti-U.S. graffiti on walls. The attackers left after the brief incursion. The U.S. State Department said […]
