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Yemen: 30 militants killed during U.S. counter-terror chief visit

30 Al Qaeda fighters were killed in Yemen on Sunday, according to the Associated Press, after government warplanes pounded militant positions in...
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U.S. praises Algeria for defying Arab Spring

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Algeria on this week’s election, a feat she described as a “welcome step” toward...
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Public suicide in Greece over pensions and debt could lead to a Greek Spring

The now famous Arab Spring of that roared through the Middle East in 2011, toppling nations and creating fundamental changes across the Arab world,...
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Libyan instability could threaten U.S. national security

Five months after a NATO-led invasion of Libya toppled the Gaddafi regime, the country is still plagued by internecine warfare – as many...
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Mideast expert: Syria faces Iraq-style insurgency

Syria is descending into a factional civil war which has taken on the contours of the insurgency the U.S. fought in Iraq for ten years, according...
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Syrian activists accuse media of sowing discord

WASHINGTON – During moderated panel discussions at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on Friday Syrian activists blamed the media for...
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U.S. relations with Egypt sliding into the abyss

So much for the once-vaulted “Arab Spring” doing the United States any favors. That might be the case if the revolt against dictators...
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Syrian Crisis: Embassy closure, UN Security Council vetoes intervention

In a move highlighting the precarious nature of revolutionary fervor in the Middle East, the US State Department announced on Monday that is has...
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Egypt showing early signs of 1979 Iranian revolution

Egypt's military-led government said Sunday that it would put 19 Americans and two dozen others on trial in a criminal investigation into the...
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Egypt to prosecute American aid workers

When you attempt to engineer Democracy in a nation that has been dominated by autocratic rule for centuries you don’t always get what you...
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