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After Nobel Snub, Trump To Get An Award That Obama Received
US President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire.
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"Prevent Dying Of Starvation": Barack Obama On Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day amid growing concerns over surging hunger.
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Iran Close To Having A Nuclear Bomb, Says UN Body Chief, Heads To Tehran
Iran is dangerously close to developing an atomic weapon, warned the International Atomic Energy Agency, hours before the UN watchdog's chief is expected to leave for Tehran.
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Biden Picks Retired General Lloyd Austin As First Black Pentagon Chief
Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday.
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John Kerry Says Settlements Endanger Peace, Israel Hits Back
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel's building of settlements was endangering Middle East peace, expressing unusually frank frustration with the long-time American ally.
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Saddam Hussein Should Have Been Left To Run Iraq, Says CIA Officer Who Interrogated Him
Both President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2003 (or, at least, Trump claims he now does). The war in Iraq and its chaotic aftermath in many ways prefigure the present moment in the Middle East; it triggered a sectarian unraveling that now haunts both Iraq and Syria and lo...
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Donald Trump Accuses US President Barack Obama Of Being The 'Founder Of ISIS'
Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of establishing the ISIS that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. A moment later on another topic, he referred to the president by his full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama.
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Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Destabilised Middle East: Donald Trump
US President Barack Obama and his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have single-handedly destabilised the Middle East and have been responsible for the growth of the ISIS, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump alleged today.
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Barack Obama To Meet Saudi Deputy Crown Prince On Friday: White House
US President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Friday and the two are expected to discuss conflicts in the Middle East including the campaign against ISIS, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.
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NATO's Chief To Meet With Obama In Washington In April: White House
President Barack Obama will meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 4 and discuss the fight against ISIS and the migrant crisis originating in the Middle East, the White House said on Friday.
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Barack Obama Looks To Seal Cuba Engagement On Landmark Trip
Barack Obama touches down in Havana on Sunday to cap a long-unimaginable rapprochement with Cuba and burnish a presidential legacy dulled by Middle East quagmires and partisan sniping.
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Barack Obama Reviews Anti ISS Strategy Sends Ashton Carter to Middle East
US President Barack Obama today reviewed the anti-ISIS strategy with his army commanders and announced to send his Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to the Middle East to seek enhanced support from the countries in the region against this terrorist organisation.
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Barack Obama Warns ISIS Leaders 'You Are Next'
US President Barack Obama voiced renewed determination to destroy the Islamic State group Monday, vowing to win back territory in the Middle East and kill the group's leaders.
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After Paris, US Republicans Hit Refugee Plan and Hillary Clinton Stance
The deadly attacks in Paris pushed terrorism and the Syrian refugee crisis to the center of the US presidential campaign on Sunday, as Republicans hammered Obama administration plans to take in more refugees as well as Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's stance on Middle East policy.
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Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu at White House Seek to Mend US-Israel Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday that he remained committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as they sought to mend ties strained by acrimony over Middle East diplomacy and Iran.
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After Nobel Snub, Trump To Get An Award That Obama Received
US President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire.
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"Prevent Dying Of Starvation": Barack Obama On Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day amid growing concerns over surging hunger.
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Iran Close To Having A Nuclear Bomb, Says UN Body Chief, Heads To Tehran
Iran is dangerously close to developing an atomic weapon, warned the International Atomic Energy Agency, hours before the UN watchdog's chief is expected to leave for Tehran.
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Biden Picks Retired General Lloyd Austin As First Black Pentagon Chief
Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday.
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John Kerry Says Settlements Endanger Peace, Israel Hits Back
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel's building of settlements was endangering Middle East peace, expressing unusually frank frustration with the long-time American ally.
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Saddam Hussein Should Have Been Left To Run Iraq, Says CIA Officer Who Interrogated Him
Both President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2003 (or, at least, Trump claims he now does). The war in Iraq and its chaotic aftermath in many ways prefigure the present moment in the Middle East; it triggered a sectarian unraveling that now haunts both Iraq and Syria and lo...
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Donald Trump Accuses US President Barack Obama Of Being The 'Founder Of ISIS'
Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of establishing the ISIS that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. A moment later on another topic, he referred to the president by his full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama.
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Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Destabilised Middle East: Donald Trump
US President Barack Obama and his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have single-handedly destabilised the Middle East and have been responsible for the growth of the ISIS, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump alleged today.
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Barack Obama To Meet Saudi Deputy Crown Prince On Friday: White House
US President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Friday and the two are expected to discuss conflicts in the Middle East including the campaign against ISIS, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.
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NATO's Chief To Meet With Obama In Washington In April: White House
President Barack Obama will meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 4 and discuss the fight against ISIS and the migrant crisis originating in the Middle East, the White House said on Friday.
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Barack Obama Looks To Seal Cuba Engagement On Landmark Trip
Barack Obama touches down in Havana on Sunday to cap a long-unimaginable rapprochement with Cuba and burnish a presidential legacy dulled by Middle East quagmires and partisan sniping.
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Barack Obama Reviews Anti ISS Strategy Sends Ashton Carter to Middle East
US President Barack Obama today reviewed the anti-ISIS strategy with his army commanders and announced to send his Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to the Middle East to seek enhanced support from the countries in the region against this terrorist organisation.
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Barack Obama Warns ISIS Leaders 'You Are Next'
US President Barack Obama voiced renewed determination to destroy the Islamic State group Monday, vowing to win back territory in the Middle East and kill the group's leaders.
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After Paris, US Republicans Hit Refugee Plan and Hillary Clinton Stance
The deadly attacks in Paris pushed terrorism and the Syrian refugee crisis to the center of the US presidential campaign on Sunday, as Republicans hammered Obama administration plans to take in more refugees as well as Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's stance on Middle East policy.
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Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu at White House Seek to Mend US-Israel Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday that he remained committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as they sought to mend ties strained by acrimony over Middle East diplomacy and Iran.
