Mike Pompeo
Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises’
World
February 19, 2020
Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday closed a three-nation Africa tour with a thinly-veiled swipe at China as…
US Secretary of State, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister discuss final draft of GERD agreement
Egypt
February 19, 2020
US Secretary of State, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister discuss final draft of GERD agreement
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abbey Ahmed discussed on Wednesday in Addis Ababa the final…
Esper says Taliban deal is promising but not without risk
Middle East
February 15, 2020
Esper says Taliban deal is promising but not without risk
MUNICH (AP) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that a truce agreement between the United States and the…
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
World
February 13, 2020
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national…
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
Middle East
February 3, 2020
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that they…
Pompeo angry over death of US citizen jailed in Egypt
Egypt
January 23, 2020
Pompeo angry over death of US citizen jailed in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “expressed outrage” to Egypt’s president last Sunday at the death of…
Sisi, Pompeo meet in Berlin, discuss bilateral strategic relations
Egypt
January 19, 2020
Sisi, Pompeo meet in Berlin, discuss bilateral strategic relations
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Berlin, asserting that Egypt…
US military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in Iraq
Middle East
January 16, 2020
US military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon…
US rejects Iraq request to discuss troop withdrawal
Middle East
January 11, 2020
US rejects Iraq request to discuss troop withdrawal
The United States on Friday rejected a request by Iraq to start talks on pulling out its 5,200 troops, notching…
Iraqi PM tells US to decide mechanism for troop withdrawal
Middle East
January 10, 2020
Iraqi PM tells US to decide mechanism for troop withdrawal
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi has told the U.S. secretary of state to send a delegation…