Nov 04 Watch How Effective was Kerry’s Mending Mission to Egypt and Saudi Arabia? How is the Morsi trial, Egypt unrest impacting U.S.-Mideast relations?… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Ousted Egyptian President Morsi strikes defiant tone on first day in court Ousted Egyptian president Morsi strikes defiant tone on first day in court… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch News Wrap: Kerry aims to mend U.S.-Saudi relations In our news wrap Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Saudi Arabia in an effort to mend strained relations with the longtime ally over differences over Syria, Egypt and Iran. Also, tens of thousands of Iranian protesters marked… Continue watching
Nov 04 As Morsi’s trial devolves into spectacle, a look at the Muslim Brotherhood .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Egyptian state TV aired this… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Changing relations with Mideast allies may affect U.S. position in the region Changing relations with Mideast allies may affect U.S. position in the region… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch News Wrap: Libya PM abducted, later freed in response to recent U.S. raid In our news wrap Thursday, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was abducted and then freed hours later. The incident came in the days after the U.S. military led a raid to capture an al-Qaida leader in Libyan. Also, the military-backed… Continue watching
Oct 09 State Department: U.S. not halting all military aid to Egypt The reports that we are halting all of our military assistance to Egypt are false.... We will announce the future of our assistance relationship with Egypt once we have made the appropriate diplomatic and congressional notifications. Marie Harf,… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch News Wrap: Lawmakers agree on funding military death benefits during shutdown In our news wrap Wednesday, the House voted to guarantee funding for military death benefits amid the government shutdown, an action supported by President Obama. Also, the State Department announced it will be cutting aid to Egypt over the government's… Continue watching
Oct 07 Trio of attacks rock Egypt day after deadly clashes Egyptian security forces use tear gas to disperse pro-democracy activists during protests at Ramses Square on October 6, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Khaled Kamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Attacks in three different regions of Egypt resulted in at… Continue reading
Oct 06 FROM THE WIRE Egyptian security forces use tear gas to disperse pro-democracy activists during protests on Oct. 6 in Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Khaled Kamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images CAIRO (AP) - Egypt Health Ministry says 15 killed in clashes between police, supporters of ousted… Continue reading