Middle East
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JESSE JACKSON: Trump Leading America Toward War Without End in Middle East
It has come to this. An impeached president — still pending trial in the Senate — orders the assassination of…
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FLETCHER: What You Should Know About the Refugee Crisis in the Middle East
Every day when we watch or listen to the news, we hear stories about the refugee crisis. The flashpoint for…
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Taking in More Refugees Won’t Solve the Syrian Crisis
(Sydney Morning Herald) – In the last week, heart-wrenching photographs of dead children on Europe’s shores have re-ignited calls for…
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How Saudi Arabia’s 79-Year-Old King Salman is Shaking Up the Middle East
CAIRO (The Washington Post) — When King Salman became Saudi Arabia’s ruler this year, few people expected much change. He was…
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Obama’s Mideast ‘Free Fall’
(Politico) – Barack Obama faces a slew of Middle East crises that some call the worst in a generation,…
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Obama Tells Netanyahu U.S. to ‘Reassess’ Policy on Israel, Mideast Diplomacy
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington would “reassess” its options on U.S.-Israel relations…
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Lawyer: Free Speech at Stake in Anti-Muslim Film
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A low-budget anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and…
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Obama Gets Boost for Coalition-Building Efforts
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the participation of five Arab…
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Congress Backs Obama on Aid to Syrian Rebels
ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation requested by President Barack Obama authorizing the military to arm and train…
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Islamic State Attacks on Religious Minorities ‘Genocide,’ Canadian Ambassador Says
(The Star) – The explosion of ethno-religious hatred, forced expulsions and gruesome murders by Islamic State militants in Iraq…
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