After repeated promises from Biden administration that a cease-fire is close, war in Middle East is escalating
After months of public optimism about the prospects of a cease-fire, Biden administration officials have soured on the ...
Congress should block aid to Egypt
Sisi has consolidated power in the presidency and its security apparatus, gutting the state’s political parties and amending ...
Opinion - Congress should block aid to Egypt
Sisi has consolidated power in the presidency and its security apparatus, gutting the state’s political parties and amending ...
Israel’s clash with Hezbollah strains U.S. effort to prevent wider war
The absence of a full-blown war in Lebanon has been touted as a core U.S. achievement, but now Washington’s grip on the ...
Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden's term, WSJ reports
U.S. officials now believe that a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is not expected ...
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Blinken says escalations threaten to derail talks for a cease-fire in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that threaten to derail ...
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Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions
Israel launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets Thursday as the war against the Lebanon-based group widened in the ...
Mediators struggle to clear final hurdles in Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are now "a question of political will." ...
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State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he’s away
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul had first set a hearing for Thursday, while Blinken was in Egypt and France. He then changed the date until next Tuesday when Blinken will be at ...