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Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson. Reuters

Possible Senate Fight with Trump over Nominating Tillerson

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 15, 2016 | World

Washington-One day after Trump announced Rex Tillerson as his nominee for U.S. secretary of state, lawmakers from both major parties have raised questions about Tillerson’s relationship with Russia, and getting the Senate’s confirmation is not expected to be...

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Brett McGurk, the United States’ envoy to the coalition against ISIS. Reuters

Brett McGurk: ‘Baghdadi is Hiding, We Cannot Confirm his Death’

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 14, 2016 | World

Washington- Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS at the U.S. Department of State Brett McGurk addressed reporters at the White House shortly after meeting with President Obama and other national security officials about the ongoing...

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President-elect Donald Trump met with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly on Nov. 20 at Bedminster Township, N.J. PHOTO: DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES

Trump Picks Gen John Kelly to Lead Homeland Security

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 8, 2016 | World

Washington – President-elect Donald Trump picked General John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security, to be the third military general appointed by Trump to a post in his Cabinet. President-elect previously named Lieutenant Gen Michael Flynn to be his...

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People ride a tricycle as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 7, 2016. Reuters

Six Western Countries Press on Moscow, Tehran, Damascus to Accept U.N. Plan

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 8, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S.A. have declared readiness to consider additional restrictive measures against supporters of Head of Syrian Regime Bashar al-Assad regarding the situation in Aleppo. The six Western...

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Chicago Law School in Chicago, Illinois, United States, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young

Obama Displays Achievements in Protecting National Security

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 7, 2016 | World

Washington-U.S. President Barack Obama delivered Tuesday a speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, home to the military’s Central Command and Special Operations Command. He stood before a crowd of about 2,500 men and women mostly in uniform and presented...