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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Says No Immediate Way Forward for Mideast Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a visit to Washington, on Tuesday voiced pessimism about the prospect of peace with the Palestinians, suggesting the current stalemate was likely to remain in place.
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Barack Obama 'Very Concerned' by Outbreak of Mideast Violence
US President Barack Obama expressed concern Friday about the outbreak of violence centered in Jerusalem and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to tamp down inflammatory rhetoric.
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Suspect in Slaying of US Marines Made 2014 Trip to Mideast
The suspect in the fatal shootings of four U.S. Marines travelled to Jordan and possibly other Middle Eastern countries last year, authorities said on Friday, as the investigation focussed on any signs of a connection to Islamist militants.
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Iran Deal is Only Alternative to More Mideast War: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama, seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to sceptical U.S. lawmakers and nervous allies, insisted on Wednesday the landmark agreement was the only alternative to a nuclear arms race and more war in the Middle East.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Israel Thanks US for Stand on Mideast Nuclear Arms Ban at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for blocking an Egyptian-led drive on a possible Middle East nuclear weapons ban at a major United Nations conference, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Drags Obama Back into Mideast Quagmire
American-led and Arab-backed air strikes carrying the fight against Islamic State from Iraq into Syria have dragged Washington into a new Middle East war - exactly the kind of conflict Barack Obama spent his presidency trying to avoid.
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Barack Obama to Address the United Nations Amid New Mideast Strikes
President Barack Obama will be addressing the United Nations as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region.
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Islamic State Campaign Tests Obama's Commitment to Mideast Allies
After about 15 hours of flying and five hours of meetings, sleep finally caught up with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad. It was 6:04 p.m.
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Barack Obama Backs Mideast Truce Efforts, Seeks Easing of Gaza Isolation
President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed Egyptian efforts to broker a durable Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza but also called for a longer-term solution that provides for Israeli security while offering Gaza residents hope they will not remain "permanently closed off from the world."
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Amid Ukraine crisis, Obama to meet Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Mideast peace
President Barack Obama takes a break from the Ukraine crisis to hold potentially difficult talks on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on U.S. efforts to keep Middle East peace negotiations alive.
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NSA spying threatens to hamper US foreign policy
Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Rome and Paris to talk about Mideast peace, Syria and Iran but was confronted by outrage over the sweep and scope of US snooping abroad. President Barack Obama already has defended America's surveillance dragnet to leaders of Russia, Mexico, Brazil, France and Germany and was even quizzed about it during his ...
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Saudi Arabia, angered over Mideast, declines Security Council seat
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented show of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said on Friday it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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Obama ends Mideast trip with tour of ancient Petra
US President Barack Obama set aside the Middle East's tricky politics Saturday to marvel at the beauty of one of the region's most stunning sites, the fabled ancient city of Petra.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Says No Immediate Way Forward for Mideast Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a visit to Washington, on Tuesday voiced pessimism about the prospect of peace with the Palestinians, suggesting the current stalemate was likely to remain in place.
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Barack Obama 'Very Concerned' by Outbreak of Mideast Violence
US President Barack Obama expressed concern Friday about the outbreak of violence centered in Jerusalem and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to tamp down inflammatory rhetoric.
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Suspect in Slaying of US Marines Made 2014 Trip to Mideast
The suspect in the fatal shootings of four U.S. Marines travelled to Jordan and possibly other Middle Eastern countries last year, authorities said on Friday, as the investigation focussed on any signs of a connection to Islamist militants.
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Iran Deal is Only Alternative to More Mideast War: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama, seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to sceptical U.S. lawmakers and nervous allies, insisted on Wednesday the landmark agreement was the only alternative to a nuclear arms race and more war in the Middle East.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Israel Thanks US for Stand on Mideast Nuclear Arms Ban at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for blocking an Egyptian-led drive on a possible Middle East nuclear weapons ban at a major United Nations conference, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Drags Obama Back into Mideast Quagmire
American-led and Arab-backed air strikes carrying the fight against Islamic State from Iraq into Syria have dragged Washington into a new Middle East war - exactly the kind of conflict Barack Obama spent his presidency trying to avoid.
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Barack Obama to Address the United Nations Amid New Mideast Strikes
President Barack Obama will be addressing the United Nations as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region.
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Islamic State Campaign Tests Obama's Commitment to Mideast Allies
After about 15 hours of flying and five hours of meetings, sleep finally caught up with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad. It was 6:04 p.m.
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Barack Obama Backs Mideast Truce Efforts, Seeks Easing of Gaza Isolation
President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed Egyptian efforts to broker a durable Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza but also called for a longer-term solution that provides for Israeli security while offering Gaza residents hope they will not remain "permanently closed off from the world."
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Amid Ukraine crisis, Obama to meet Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Mideast peace
President Barack Obama takes a break from the Ukraine crisis to hold potentially difficult talks on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on U.S. efforts to keep Middle East peace negotiations alive.
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NSA spying threatens to hamper US foreign policy
Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Rome and Paris to talk about Mideast peace, Syria and Iran but was confronted by outrage over the sweep and scope of US snooping abroad. President Barack Obama already has defended America's surveillance dragnet to leaders of Russia, Mexico, Brazil, France and Germany and was even quizzed about it during his ...
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Saudi Arabia, angered over Mideast, declines Security Council seat
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented show of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said on Friday it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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Obama ends Mideast trip with tour of ancient Petra
US President Barack Obama set aside the Middle East's tricky politics Saturday to marvel at the beauty of one of the region's most stunning sites, the fabled ancient city of Petra.
