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US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaking during a press briefing on the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget at the Pentagon in Washington, DC (AFP PHOTO / Files/ Saul Loeb)
by Nadine Makarem | Apr 19, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US is expected to finalize an extensive series of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel during the visit of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to the region, which begins tomorrow. The deal, worth an estimated USD 10...
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U.N.-Arab League international Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a press conference at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
by Nadine Makarem | Apr 18, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—According to diplomatic sources, the joint UN–Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, expressed his desire to step down from his role with the Arab League on Wednesday, citing lack of proper support from the organization. Observers...
