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Senator John McCain speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa on the shores of the Dead Sea on May 25, 2013. (credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

McCain Praises ‘Brave Fighters’ Battling Assad’s Syrian Forces

Sen. John McCain on Tuesday praised the “brave fighters” battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad and renewed his call for the Obama administration to move aggressively militarily to aid the opposition.

2013/05/29

Sen. Graham: President Obama Using ‘Tone Deaf’ Approach To War On Terror

Republicans keep slamming President Barack Obama’s push to move the government away from a war footing and refine and recalibrate counterterrorism strategy.

2013/05/26

US Doubles Non-Lethal Aid To Syrian Rebels

The United States said Sunday that it will double its non-lethal assistance to Syria’s opposition as the rebels’ top supporters vowed to enhance and expand their backing of the two-year battle to oust President Bashar Assad’s regime.

2013/04/21

Second Middle East Trip A ‘Hand-Holding’ Venture For President Obama

On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009.

2013/03/19

President Obama Not Expecting Grand Resolutions From Visit To Turbulent Middle East

When President Barack Obama steps into the Middle East’s political cauldron this coming week, he won’t be seeking any grand resolution for the region’s vexing problems.

2013/03/16

Screen capture of the image leading to the quiz offered by Pew Research Center. (Credit: people-press.org)

Research Center: Only Half Of Americans Can Find Syria On A Map

According to the results of an interactive quiz offered by the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., only an estimated 50 percent of all Americans can correctly identify Syria on a map of the Middle East.

2013/02/05

File photo of Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the U.S. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Ambassador Fine With US Cabinet Changes For Obama’s Second Term

Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday that he expects to have a continued good working relationship with President Barack Obama’s administration despite changes in the U.S. diplomatic corps.

2013/01/29

The annual non-government organization, Freedom House, found that democratic rights declined for the sixth(Photo credit DON EMMERT/AFP/GettyImages)

Report: Democracy Declines Worldwide For 7th Consecutive Year

Democracy declined across the globe in 2012, marking the seventh consecutive year of democratic government’s decline.

2013/01/22

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, on Capitol Hill on Nov. 27, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

McCain: Idea US Will Pivot Away From Mideast Is ‘Height Of Foolishness’

American envoys challenged assertions Saturday that Washington seeks to diminish its role in Middle East affairs, insisting U.S. political ties and energy needs bind the country closely to a region full of “threat and promise.”

2012/12/10