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Senate Intelligence Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on June 3, 2014.
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US prepares for security risks from torture report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 9, 2014 | World

Washington, AP—American embassies, military units and other US interests are preparing for possible security threats related to the release of a report on the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques at secret overseas facilities after the September 11, 2001,...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry leaving a press conference after closed-door nuclear talks on Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

British parliament committee says world should accept limited uranium enrichment in Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A British parliamentary committee recommended that world powers accept Iran’s possession of a limited capacity to enrich uranium on Monday. The publication of the report by the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee comes as negotiators...

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Flanked by security and staff, Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on December 10, 2013 in Washington, DC (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images/AFP)

Kerry, Congress spar over Iran nuclear deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 11, 2013 | Middle East

Washington, AP—The Obama administration and Congress clashed Tuesday over the historic nuclear deal with Iran, exposing deep rifts over a US pledge to refrain from any new sanctions over the next six months in exchange for concessions on enriching uranium. The...

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray walk past the Senate chamber on their way to a press conference to announce a bipartisan budget deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, at the US Capitol on December 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images/AFP)

Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 11, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—Top Republicans and President Barack Obama are lining up behind a modest US budget agreement that restores about 63 billion US dollars in automatic spending cuts from programs ranging from parks to the Defense Department and eliminates the threat of...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a parliament session in Tehran, Iran, Sunday on November 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran: Parliament launches new push to improve ties with West

by Behrouz Saeidi | Dec 10, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of the Iranian parliament have launched a fresh push to improve ties with the US and European states by building direct links between lawmakers from each country. In an interview with Iran’s Hamshahri newspaper on Monday, Mansour...