Latest in Tag: Obama Highlight
Latest in Tag: Obama
Obama refuses to specify US aid to Syrian rebels
Obama has refused to publicly specify exactly how Washington will increase aid to the Syrian opposition, after his government said it would offer military support for the first time after determining President Bashar Al-Assad had used chemical weapons.
Merkel says wants answers from Obama on web snooping
Merkel said Germans wanted to know if their online data was being sniffed out by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul
The International Atomic Energy Agency says that there is “overall, credible” evidence that until 2003, and possibly since, Iranian scientists conducted research into developing the nuclear bomb.
Associated Press protests US seizure of phone records
The news agency said the US Justice Department had secretly obtained two months of phone records from its news operations, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.”
White House official visits Cairo
Obamaâs Middle East coordinator visits Cairo for high level meetings
Clerical error
By: Philip Whitfield Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Iranâs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must be walking on air. His acolyte President Mohamed Morsi apes Iranâs every move. Essam El-Haddad, one of the top honchos in the Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau, has been in Tehran chewing over Syria. Just as on 4 December …
US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels
After having rejected the idea previously, Obama’s deputies were weighing the option of providing weapons to Syria’s outgunned opposition
Lawsuit against Al-Zind for involving the US in Egyptian affairs
Building and Development Party condemns Al-Zindâs statements addressing Obama
Obama and Al-Thani want democracy for Egypt
The Emir of Qatar discussed Egypt as well as Syria during his official visit to the US
Justice in Boston and Cairo
By Mina George Yassa Watching the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers unfold live on TV, I cannot help but feel a certain sense of awe at the precise and methodical nature of law enforcement in the United States. At times, even in between the conflicting reports and hearsay, there was certain senses of inevitability …
Obama: peace must come to the Holy Land
Obama landed in Israel for the first time as US president, on a mission to ease past tensions with his hosts and hoping to paper over differences on handling Iran’s nuclear threat
Obama coming ‘to listen’ to Israel, Palestinians
While it may lack diplomatic ‘deliverables,’ Obama’s visit will not be short in symbolism.
Obama to nominate new budget chief
Burwell is a former OMB deputy director under president Bill Clinton from 1998 to 2001.
Wizards or woozies
By Philip Whitfield One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors â Plato. For what itâs worth, the election degenerates into a scrap between bigots and zealots. Tactical withdrawal? Tacit defeat? Haughty hogwash? Take your pick. Either way the self-styled democratic opposition has …
Obama calls on Morsi to âprotect democratic principlesâ
Morsi speaks to US president who confirms US support for Egyptâs political transition
Obama offers $155m in aid to Syria refugees
Obama, unveiling a grant, which will take US humanitarian help to Syrians to $365m
Obama concerned over Egypt deaths
In the protests against the latest presidential decree
One man, one vote, one time
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Youâd die to be immortalised by a zinger, wouldnât you? Like Ed Djerejianâs after Islamists and pro-democracy groups fell out in Algeria â condemning 30 million to decades of misery, penury and slaughter. Some counted 200,000 corpses. The killing hasnât stopped 21 years on. That North African torment began with Morsy-like …
Obama, Netanyahu speak amid Gaza operation: Israel envoy
Hamas said at least eight Palestinians were killed in more than 20 Israeli air strikes on Gaza on Wednesday
Rebel Economy Wrap
US victory shines light on Egyptâs inexperience, energy problems
Obama defies economic omens to win re-election
Obama won with a fiercely negative campaign branding Romney as indifferent to the woes of the middle class
Dirty tricks sully US presidential election
Experts warn that the unfortunately typical attempts to keep a rival’s supporters from the polls or sway voters with flat out lies could end up deciding the outcome
Aggressive Obama outpunches Romney in second debate
Rebounding from the ropes after a dismal showing two weeks ago that sent his poll numbers tumbling, the president was aware a second poor outing could doom him to the historical ignominy of a single term.
Obama, Romney bunker down as crucial debate looms
Obama looking forward to the next debate
Review: Rivalries and trepidations in the culture of chaos
Columnists discuss a variety of issues, including the arbitrary nature of the Egyptian cultural and political spheres and the effects of the looming US presidential elections on the Middle East.
Romney attacks Obama foreign policy ahead of debate
Mitt Romney and his Republican allies assailed President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, expanding their attacks beyond his economic record in the run-up to the first of three debates.
Morsy meets with Clinton
Religious tolerance a theme throughout presidentâs time in New York
New US voting could shift votes towards Romney
Controversial law could disenfranchise ten million Hispanic US citizens
Suu Kyi: help us complete path to democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi continues her international tour
Names of 55 GuantĂĄnamo detainees released
US Department of Justice discloses list of 55 prisoners cleared for release