Topic: North Africa
The White House said Monday it had no indication of Moamer Kadhafi's whereabouts after members of the ousted strongman's family surfaced in Algeria."We have no indication that he has left Libya," said White House spokesman Jay Carney, adding that if Washington did ...
The United States is ready to help the Tunisian government hold elections after the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government, a key advisor to US President Barack Obama said Monday.On a visit to Algeria, Obama's counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan also ...
The White House on Wednesday offered its condolences following the death of Sunni Islam's top cleric, who last year hosted President Barack Obama's landmark speech to the Muslim world.Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, 81, died of a heart attack earlier Wednesday in Saudi ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government will pay $1.26 million to five Muslim men detained for months without charges after the September 11 attacks who sued for unlawful imprisonment and abuse, their lawyers said on Tuesday.The men claimed they suffered inhumane ...
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said Tuesday that Muslims had heard Barack Obama's " bloody messages" ahead of the US president's trip to the Middle East, according to a US monitor of Islamist websites.In an audio speech, Zawahiri argued that Obama has ...
Muslims hope Obama speech will commit to action on a Palestinian state, show respect for IslamRespect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq that's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia say they want ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will try to repair America's tarnished image in the Muslim world on Thursday, as he looks to mobilize support for restarting Middle East peacemaking and thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions.In a highly anticipated speech in Cairo, Obama ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a much anticipated speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month, seeking to repair ties that were severely damaged under his predecessor George W. Bush.Many Arab and Muslim nations were angered by ...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will seek to reassure Saudi and Egyptian leaders this week that Washington's diplomatic approach to Iran will not jeopardize long-standing ties to Arab states in the region.Speaking to reporters aboard his plane ahead of a ...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will seek to reassure Saudi and Egyptian leaders this week that Washington's diplomatic approach to Iran will not jeopardize long-standing ties to Arab states in the region.Speaking to reporters aboard his plane ahead of a ...
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Destination North Africa
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