Pompeo cuts short Mid East tour. No headway in selling Trump’s post-Syria drive against Iran
In the face of Arab rulers’ skepticism, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo broke off his tour of region on
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Trump asks Netanyahu to make his peace plan the focal election campaign issue
President Donald Trump is asking Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to build his campaign around the “Deal of the Century” for
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Trump phases Arab forces into Syria vs Iran ahead of US pullout. Egyptian/UAE officers on the scene
When Sen. Lindsay Graham said Monday, Dec. 31: “I think we are slowing things [exit from Syria] down in a
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Trump names new Defense Secretary, outplays Erdogan’s bluster for marching on Syrian Kurds
President Donald Trump on Sunday, Dec. 23 named Dep Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan as Defense Secretary as of Jan.
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The IDF must cut short tunnel operation, get set for repercussions from Trump’s stunning Syria withdrawal
Israel’s leaders – government, military and intelligence – were dumbfounded by US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops
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Saudi ties with Israeli intelligence, tech industry are targeted at weak moments for Trump, Crown Prince and PM
It was only a matter of time before someone tied the Khashoggi murder affair to Israel. And so, on Tuesday,
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Trump puts himself and record on the line, hoping to rout the Democrats in midterm polls
As midterm elections began for control of the US House of Representatives, the Senate and 36 governorships on Tuesday, Nov.
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Single unknown hand or group seen behind explosive packages to US Democratic figures
Similar packages containing crude pipe bombs and envelopes with white powder were addressed on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to the Clintons
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Saudi admission of Khashoggi death leaves turmoil in Riyadh, fallout on Saudi-US relations
The Saudis cannot hope to lay to rest the upsets in the royal house and commotion in Washington by their
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Did the Khashoggi affair spring from a coup attempt against the Saudi crown prince?
A peek into the mystery may have been offered by US President Donald Trump’s suggestion on Monday, Oct. 15 that
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