Iraqi and Syrian security forces, backed by the US-led coalition, are continuing to battle to reclaim cities held by Islamic State (Isis/Daesh). Progress, although slow, is being made in areas such as Fallujah in Iraq and Manbji in Syria, as troops (...)
US Navy fighter jets, launched from the USS Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, have been bombing 16 new targets in Iraq and Syria. From 6 June the ships 72 jets have been targeting Islamic State (Daesh) oilfields and supply routes, which has resulted (...)
When the Russian navy in 2012 reestablished its presence in the Mediterranean Sea after more than two decades, it was generally not viewed by NATO as a hostile move. After all, the group of ships conducting defense drills and patrols in the region (...)
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was disinvited from a conservative conference in Atlanta this weekend by its organizer, conservative commentator Erick Erickson. Erickson's decision followed Trump's disparaging comments in relation to (...)
صرح "بن برنانكي" رئيس الاحتياطي الفيدرالي الأربعاء بأن البنك المركزي قد يحتاج إلى تيسير المزيد من السياسة النقدية حال هبوط التضخم أو تراجع التوقعات بشأن التضخم على نحو ملحوظ.
وفي أولى تعليقاته العامة منذ أول إجراء جديد اتخذه الفيدرالي بهدف الحفاظ (...)