12 December 2011 Last updated at 15:23 GMT Maliki has visited the US three times since coming to power in 2006 Iraq’s prime minister is in Washington for talks on a new relationship with the US as American troops prepare to complete their withdrawal. Nouri Maliki will meet President Barack Obama on Monday, while Iraq’s [...]
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December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
December 4, 2011
Syria Faces Arab League Deadline
The Arab League has given Syria until Sunday to respond to a proposal that would send observers into the violence-torn country as part of a plan to end a military crackdown on protests there. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said league officials reacted to requests by Damascus for some clarifications to the [...]
December 4, 2011
Iraqi PM Calls Blast Assassination Attempt
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says a car bomb explosion inside of Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone this week was an assassination attempt against him. In a Saturday interview with the Associated Press, Maliki said preliminary information indicated the blast was supposed to take place as he entered parliament. On Friday, Iraqi security officials also said [...]
December 4, 2011
Arab League Confirms Sanctions on Syria as Unrest Intensifies
The Arab League on Saturday froze assets of 19 top Syrian officials and banned them from traveling to Arab states. After a meeting in Doha, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani who chairs the Arab League’s peace process committee, said the panel also gave Damascus until Sunday to come to Doha and [...]
December 3, 2011
Iraqi PM Call Blast Assassination Attempt
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says a car bomb explosion inside of Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone this week was an assassination attempt against him. In a Saturday interview with the Associated Press, Maliki said preliminary information indicated the blast was supposed to take place as he entered parliament. On Friday, Iraqi security officials also said [...]
December 3, 2011
Syria Denounces UN Resolution as Death Toll Rises
Syria’s Foreign Ministry says a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution that accuses the country of “gross” and “systematic” human rights violations is “blatantly politicized.” The U.N. body passed the resolution on Friday and also agreed to appoint a special investigator to probe human rights abuses in Syria that could be linked to the government’s crackdown [...]
December 2, 2011
US hands Camp Victory to Iraqis
2 December 2011 Last updated at 12:00 GMT The sprawling Victory Base complex contains several palaces built by Saddam Hussein The former US military headquarters in Iraq has been handed over to the Iraqi authorities. The base, Camp Victory, is in the grounds of a huge palace complex built by Saddam Hussein near Baghdad airport. [...]
October 22, 2011
Gadhafi’s Killing in Libya Has Repercussions for Syria
The killing of Libya’s ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi may prove a cautionary tale to autocrats in the region who face uprisings of their own. Those upheavals are keenly watched by Arab Spring protesters – especially in Syria. Libyan expatriates partied well into the night outside the White House, celebrating the end to the 42-year reign of [...]
October 12, 2011
Biden: ‘Nothing Off the Table’ After Iran D.C. Terror Plot
October 12, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Biden: ‘Nothing Off the Table’ After Iran D.C. Terror Plot 12 Oct 2011 Vice President Joe Biden said today that “nothing has been taken off the table” when it comes to the U.S. response to an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. [...]
October 12, 2011
U.S. aims to "unite the world" against Iran
October 12, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis U.S. aims to “unite the world” against Iran 12 Oct 2011 The Obama administration plans to leverage charges that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic. “It’s critically important that we unite the world in [...]
October 2, 2011
Suspicious package sent to home of Biden’s brother
(CNN) — A suspicious package containing powder that was delivered Saturday to the Florida home of Vice President Joe Biden’s brother has been determined not to be a threat, authorities said. A bomb squad and a hazardous materials team were called to the Ocean Ridge home of Francis Biden after a package with powder coming [...]
October 2, 2011
Suspicious powder delivered to Ocean Ridge home of Biden’s brother
October 2, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Suspicious powder delivered to Ocean Ridge home of Biden’s brother 01 Oct 2011 A package containing an undetermined white powder is in the hands of the FBI after it was delivered Saturday to the home where the brother of Vice President Joe Biden lives. At 12:47 p.m., Boynton Beach [...]