December 20, 2015 Kerry claims Muslim Brotherhood 'stole' Egypt revolution Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Egypt's well-organized Muslim Brotherhood of having "stolen" the revolution that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
December 20, 2015 Former envoy criticizes Obama's North Korea policy Preoccupied with domestic woes and high-stakes Mideast diplomacy, the Obama administration has little time these days to focus on the ominous signs that its enemy North Korea is advancing its nuclear weapons program.
December 20, 2015 Homeland Security quietly considering lifting ban on Libyans training in US The Department of Homeland Security is quietly considering lifting a long-standing ban on Libyans coming to the U.S. for training in the aviation and nuclear fields, according to an internal document, raising red flags for lawmakers who say Libya is still a security threat.
December 20, 2015 Pakistani PM meets with Obama, urges US to end drone strikes Seeking to improve a rocky relationship, President Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday pledged cooperation on the security issues that have strained ties between their nations. But the sources of the long-standing tensions did briefly bubble to the surface.
December 20, 2015 US cutting military aid, hundreds of millions in cash assistance to Egypt The Obama administration is withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Egypt, in addition to military aid, in response to the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi and the crackdown by the military-backed government on his supporters.
December 20, 2015 Sources: Administration to announce cut-off Wednesday of some aid to Egypt U.S. and Arab sources confirm to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ that the Obama administration will make an announcement Wednesday night that it is cutting some of its aid to the Egyptian interim government.
December 20, 2015 US reportedly to scale back aid to Egyptian government U.S. officials said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt. The announcement is expected this week, once official notifications have been made to all interested parties.
December 20, 2015 US rift with allies grows as Saudi Arabia, France voice concerns While the White House battles Congress over everything from the budget to ObamaCare, a potentially seismic shake-up is happening in America's relationship with some of its most-longstanding allies.
December 20, 2015 Report says NSA monitored 35 world leaders, on heels of Merkel spying claim Tensions between the U.S. government and its allies continued to flare amid reports that the National Security Agency monitored phone calls of 35 world leaders -- this after Germany's government summoned the U.S. ambassador to account for allegations that the agency may have targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone.
December 20, 2015 Israel's Netanyahu urges Obama not to ease off sanctions on Iran A wary Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned the U.S. not to let up on sanctions against Iran, during an in-person meeting on Monday with President Obama just days after the U.S. president held a historic phone call with Iran's Hassan Rouhani.