US slams Egypt, Saudi Arabia for abuses. Annual State Department human rights report mildly criticizes IsraelHILARY LEILA KRIEGER
*In June and December of 1981, Israel bombed Iraq’s nuclear reactor and applied its law to the Golan Heights, in defiance of the State Department warning that such actions would force Egypt to abandon its peace treaty with Israel. However, Egypt adhered to its national security requirements,...
Now the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived on a tour of the region to work diplomatic channels in the hope an escalation can be averted. His first stop: Tel Aviv. Beyond reiterating unwavering support, and another warning for regional actors to stay...
In an email to citizens registered to its Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP, the State Department noted that the security level of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza is at Level 2: Exercise Extreme Caution. The security warning states that travelers should not travel to Gaza due to “t...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says his country rejects what he calls efforts to force Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, warning that such ...
The State Department had extended its review by several months in order to "evaluate new information" provided by the Israeli government, spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement to ABC News. "After thoroughly reviewing that information, we have determined that violations by this un...
The state department has provided guidelines on reporting such fraud. It wants individuals to give as much they are aware to take strict action. Reports of any fraud in foreign countries connected with US visa applications can be sent to the US embassy or consulate in that particular country....
Lord Mandelson will then formally present these royal credentials on arrival. He'll do it first to the State Department, and then to President Trump. Theoretically, the president could refuse to accept the credentials. Critics have raised concerns over Lord Mandel...
says a senior official of the US State Department. The official was not named by Dawn but presumably was Undersecretary of State for South Asia Christine Rocca. She is quoted as saying, “Our overall assessment is that Pakistan has control of its nuclear arsenal and there is very little doub...
Separate from the diplomatic warning, US federal prosecutors have filed a sealed indictment against at least one alleged perpetrator of the plot in a New York district court, according to people familiar with the case. The US Department of Justice is debating whether to unseal the indictment and...