Barack Obama
Mr. Barack Hercules Obama: Can you lift this settlement?
Opinion
March 4, 2013
Mr. Barack Hercules Obama: Can you lift this settlement?
Looking for ways to improve my English when I first arrived in the US, I chanced upon a book about…
Thursday’s papers: Bread, boycotts and the Brotherhood
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Thursday’s papers: Bread, boycotts and the Brotherhood
First and foremost in Thursday’s papers is news that opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections.…
Obama tells Morsy to ‘protect’ democracy
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Obama tells Morsy to ‘protect’ democracy
US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsy has a "responsibility to protect" the democratic principles…
Palestinians warn about possible Obama visit to Al-Aqsa
World
February 24, 2013
Palestinians warn about possible Obama visit to Al-Aqsa
Palestinian political and religious leaders stressed Sunday that US President Barack Obama should not visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in…
Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay-marriage ban
World
February 23, 2013
Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay-marriage ban
The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalizing gay marriage, formally asking the US Supreme Court to strike down…
EU calls for flexibility in new Iran nuclear talks
Egypt
February 13, 2013
EU calls for flexibility in new Iran nuclear talks
Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief, urged Iran Wednesday to show flexibility at this month's talks between Tehran…
US says to take lead to contain North Korea
World
February 13, 2013
US says to take lead to contain North Korea
US President Barack Obama said North Korea's third nuclear test, in defiance of UN resolutions, was a threat and a…
US to withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan within a year
World
February 13, 2013
US to withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan within a year
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that 34,000 troops — about half the US force in Afghanistan —…
Obama to Israel: Why now?
World
February 10, 2013
Obama to Israel: Why now?
He's hardly best buddies with Benjamin Netanyahu and his drive for a Palestinian state is comatose, so why did Barack…
Analysis: Obama’s next climate steps apt to be temperate
Environment
January 23, 2013
Analysis: Obama’s next climate steps apt to be temperate
The Obama administration is likely to rely mostly on existing rules and on flexing executive power to execute its second-term…