Topic: Middle East
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived Thursday in "key ally" Turkey from Iraq, for an official visit that will focus on the developments in the Middle East, especially Syria."It's important for us to work closely with Turkey at this critical time," Panetta ...
A US army veteran wounded in the Iraq war who danced his way to fame in a television contest was hailed as a hero Thursday when he paid a visit to the Pentagon.JR Martinez, who suffered severe burns in a roadside bombing, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has asked the Pentagon for initial recommendations for the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan in 2014, a first step in planning the final U.S. drawdown there despite a bleak security outlook.Sources familiar with the discussions said ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insurgent safe havens in Pakistan are now the biggest threat to NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Friday.Overall, enemy attacks in Afghanistan in recent months were 5 percent lower than the same period a year ago, the ...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was expected to name Interior Minister Prince Nayef as his heir after a mourning period for Crown Prince Sultan ends on Thursday, formalizing a smooth succession in the world's biggest oil-producer.Nayef has already run the ...
The White House on Tuesday announced a high powered delegation to accompany Vice President Joe Biden to offer condolences to Saudi Arabia over the death of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.Biden will be accompanied by senior Republican Senator John McCain, CIA ...
BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed confidence Sunday that Iraq would be able to deal with any threat from Iran-backed militants, even after America completely withdraws its troops this year.President Barack Obama announced Friday that all remaining American ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will continue talks with Washington on how U.S. trainers can work with Iraqi forces after a complete withdrawal of American troops at the end of the year, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.U.S. President Barack Obama announced ...
The question of legal immunity for US troops remains a "sticking point" between the United States and Iraq in talks over a possible US military presence beyond a year-end deadline, a defense official said Monday.The Pentagon insisted negotiations were still underway and ...
The Pentagon denied reports Saturday that the US military has given up on plans to keep several thousand troops in Iraq after a year-end deadline, saying talks with Baghdad were still underway. US and Iraq officials have been negotiating a possible American ...
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