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In this Friday, July 5, 2013 file photo, journalists film an Egyptian military attack helicopter flies by the Presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP /Hassan Ammar)

US temporarily resumes military aid to Egypt amid unrest

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 23, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US has temporarily lifted an arms embargo on Cairo to deliver 10 attack helicopters to the Egyptian government amid reports that two police officers were killed on Wednesday as the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate....

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Accompanied by Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, reviews the honor guard at the Japanese Ministry of Defense headquarters April 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Wong)

US to send more ships to Japan, prods China

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2014 | World

Tokyo, Reuters—The United States moved on Sunday to reassure Tokyo over its mounting security concerns, saying it would send more missile defense ships to Japan following North Korean launches and use a high level trip to warn China against abusing its “great...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) listens while US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during the Munich Security Conference, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel, February 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool)

Opinion: McCain, Zarif and Saudi Arabia

by Adel Al Toraifi | Feb 5, 2014 | Opinion

During a joint discussion session held recently by John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, the US secretaries of state and defense respectively, the American officials defended the Obama administration from claims that the US was in retreat, which was a subject of discussion at...

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai walks to address the Afghan loya jirga, a meeting of around 2,500 Afghan tribal elders and leaders, on the last day of the four-day long loya jirga in Kabul on November 24, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI)

Afghan elders back US security pact, but Karzai uncertain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 24, 2013 | World

Kabul, Reuters—An assembly of Afghan elders endorsed on Sunday a security deal to enable US troops to operate in the country beyond next year, but President Hamid Karzai left the matter up in the air by refusing to say whether he would sign it into law. The gathering,...

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File photo—US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a briefing on the Defense Department’s FY2014 budget at the Pentagon in Washington in this file photo taken April 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Pentagon recalls most civilian defense employees idled by shutdown

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2013 | World

Washington, Reuters—The Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall the vast majority of around 350,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the US government shutdown, a move that could greatly lessen the impact of Washington infighting on the US...