WATCH: President Obama Speaks On Egypt
President Obama speaks on the unfolding situation in Egypt and calls for an end to violence.
View ArticleDeath Toll Rises To 525 In Egypt Clashes
Source: Abigail Hauslohner and Sharaf al-Hourani / The Washington Post CAIRO — Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi called Thursday for protest marches after a violent government crackdown...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Violence In Egypt “Needs To Stop”
Source: Jake Miller / CBS News As the death toll from the rising tide of violence in Egypt surpassed 500 on Thursday, President Obama delivered a plea for restraint, urging the interim government to...
View ArticlePresident Obama Cancels US-Egypt Exercises (VIDEO)
Pres. Barack Obama scraps joint U.S.-Egypt military exercises, saying American cooperation with the Egyptian government cannot continue when civilians are being killed in the streets. Spiraling...
View ArticleFriday Protests In Egypt Leave Another 37 Dead
Source: Sarah Lynch / USA Today CAIRO – Clashes between security forces and protesters killed another 37 people Friday as tens of thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood took to streets in...
View ArticleEgypt Court Acquits Hosni Mubarak On Corruption Charges; Lawyer Says He’ll...
Source: AP / CBS News Lawyer Fareed El-Deeb confirmed to CBS News producer Alex Ortiz that Mubarak was acquitted on the corruption charges, which stem from allegations that he and his sons embezzled...
View ArticleSenator: Obama Administration Secretly Suspended Military Aid To Egypt
Source: Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast The U.S. government has decided privately to act as if the military takeover of Egypt was a coup, temporarily suspending most forms of military aid, despite...
View ArticleEgyptian Court Orders Mubarak Released From Prison
Source: Abigail Hauslohner / The Washington Post CAIRO — Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could leave prison as early as Wednesday night, government officials and legal experts said, after a...
View ArticleKerry: Obama Determined To Hold Syria Accountable For Using Chemical Weapons
Source: Karen DeYoung and Anne Gearan / The Washington Post Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Monday that Syria’s use of chemical weapons is “undeniable,” and that “this international norm cannot...
View ArticleObama Administration Lays Groundwork For Probable Military Strike Against Syria
Source: Anne Gearan and Karen DeYoung / The Washington Post The Obama administration readied Tuesday for a probable military strike against Syria, assembling allied backing and collecting an important...
View ArticleBritish Prime Minister David Cameron Loses Parliamentary Vote On Syria
Source: Anne Gearan / The Washington Post Prime Minister David Cameron lost a preliminary vote in Parliament late Thursday on intervention in Syria, as the Obama administration prepared to present to...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Makes Forceful Case For U.S. Military Intervention In Syria
Source: Karen DeYoung and Anthony Faiola / The Washington Post Secretary of State John F. Kerry made a forceful case Friday for U.S. military intervention in Syria, saying that U.S. intelligence has...
View ArticlePresident Obama Says Action In Syria Would Be ‘Limited, Narrow’
Source: Aaron Blake / The Washington Post President Obama said Friday that he is considering a ”limited, narrow act” in response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons against its people. “We’re...
View ArticleDennis Rodman Back In North Korea “To Meet My Friend Kim” As American Kenneth...
Source: AP / CBS News The trip by the flamboyant basketballer — his second to North Korea — comes days after Pyongyang rejected a visit by a U.S. envoy who had hoped to bring home an American...
View ArticlePolls: Little Support For Military Strikes In Syria
Source: Catalina Camia / USA Today WASHINGTON — Two new polls show President Obama faces a daunting task in getting the public to support his call for military strikes against Syria, even as key...
View ArticleSenators Strike Deal On Wording For New Resolution Authorizing Force Against...
Source: Ed O’Keefe / The Washington Post Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached an agreement late Tuesday on wording of a new resolution authorizing U.S. military force against the...
View ArticleSenate Committee Approves Resolution Authorizing U.S. Strike On Syria
Source: Anne Gearan, Ed O’Keefe and William Branigin / The Washington Post The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution Wednesday granting President Obama limited authority to launch a...
View ArticleFiesty Town Hall Questions McCain On Syria (VIDEO)
Back in his home state of Arizona Thursday, Senator John McCain defended his stand on potential U.S. military action in Syria, before a crowd of constituents during a Phoenix town hall event. (Sept. 5)
View ArticlePresident Obama To Give Syria Speech Tuesday (VIDEO)
Source: David Jackson / USA Today President Obama said Friday he will address the American people on Tuesday about Syria, a key move in his effort to persuade Congress to back a military strike. “I...
View ArticleAssad Says Any U.S. Strike On Syria “Is Going To Support Al Qaeda”
Source: CBS News In an exclusive interview with CBS News’ Charlie Rose, President Bashar Assad said he is “disappointed” in the Obama administration for pursuing a strike against Syria, claiming faulty...
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