European Union foreign ministers kicked off a two-day meeting in Sopot, Poland, Friday to discuss a variety of common topics, including the Middle East peace process and sanctions against Syria. The 27 EU member nations are looking at taking a unified position on Palestinian statehood in a United Nations vote later this month. French President […]
EU Ministers Meet To Discuss Middle East, Syria
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Appoints First Female FM
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan has sworn in its first female foreign minister, ahead of several high-profile diplomatic meetings this month. Thirty-four-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar, who was sworn in Tuesday, is also the youngest foreign minister in Pakistan’s history. The former deputy foreign minister fills a post that has been vacant since February, when her predecessor, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, […]
House Panel Wants to Limit Aid to Pakistan
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. House of Representatives panel is proposing limits on aid to Pakistan if it does not help the United States investigate a possible Pakistani support network for Osama bin Laden. The U.S. investigation seeks to discover how the al-Qaida terrorist leader could have remained hidden in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad before U.S. special […]
