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This photo posted on the official Facebook page for Egypt’s Army spokesman on Monday, July 15, 2013 shows U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, left, meeting with Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, in Cairo.(AP Photo/Egypt Army spokesman via Facebook.)

US official meets Egypt’s new leaders amid violence in Cairo and Sinai

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—William Burns, deputy US Secretary of State, arrived in Cairo yesterday for discussions with Egypt’s new leaders in what was considered as the first positive US move towards the new leaders of Egypt. Burns met with interim president Adly...

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In this photo released by Lebanon’s official government photographer Dalati Nohra, outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the government house in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

US official slams Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 2, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns yesterday condemned Hezbollah’s participation in the war in Syria, and said that the US supported Lebanon’s policy of distancing itself from the Syrian conflict. Burns said: “[Hezbollah] has decided to...