US right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli presidentIsraeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind US plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters before his More… |
US jets in Jordan fuel Russian fear of Syria no-fly zoneThe United States said it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. More… |
US jets in Jordan fuel Russian fear of Syria no-fly zoneThe United States said it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. More… |
Obama, Putin face difficult Syria talks at G8 summitAfter authorizing US weapons for rebels in Syria, President Barack Obama faces difficult talks on ending the civil war there when he meets next week with the Syrian government's most powerful ally: Russian President Vladimir Putin. More… |
Web firms release surveillance data after US dealFacebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the US government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout from disclosures abo More… |
Oil soars to new high on ME unrestOil rose and US crude hit a nine-month intraday high on Friday, after news that the United States had authorized sending US weapons to Syrian rebels sparked concerns about Middle East supplies. President Barack Obama authorized ar More… |
US mulls no-fly zone after Syria crosses 'red line'The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. More… |
US mulls no-fly zone after Syria crosses 'red line'The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. More… |
IMF cuts US growth forecast to 2.7pcThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its US growth forecast for 2014 to 2.7 per cent yesterday, saying the economy is being held back by "excessively rapid and ill-designed" government spending cuts. The severe sequ More… |
US studying Syria no-fly zone near JordanThe United States is studying setting up a limited no-fly zone in Syria close to the southern border with Jordan, two senior Western diplomats in Turkey said on Friday. Their comments, confirmed by a third regional diplomat, came More… |








