Each Saturday morning in July and August, Susan E. Rice , President Obama ’s new national security adviser, gathered half a dozen aides in her corner office in the White House to plot America’s future in the Middle East. The policy review, a...
Some five million Syrians are now refugees in their own country, many living hand-to-mouth in vacant buildings, schools, mosques, parks and the cramped homes of relatives. Others are trapped in neighborhoods isolated by military blockades, beyond the reach of aid groups. Already...
Syria's regime Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun says at least 2,000 Russian citizens are fighting along with foreign-backed militants in Syria, wreaking havoc on the Arab country, pro-Assad media reported . During a visit to the Islamic University of...
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf Wednesday tackled several pressing issues on Turkey. The Deputy Spokesperson denied media reports that the US has frozen its assistance to the Syrian opposition. “Not at all. Not to my knowledge. No, our assistance continues. Ambassador...
