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  • U.S.-led coalition carries out strikes against “imminent threat” in Syria- official

    The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the coalition saw several launch sites near the Green Village in Syria.

  • Marine F/A-18 Hornets Bolster U.S. Presence In Saudi Arabia

    The arrival of the U.S. Marine Corps ‘Legacy’ Hornets — home-based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina — helps maintain the Pentagon’s significant footprint in Saudi Arabia, which has been paralleled by an escalation in Iranian-linked militant activity directed against the Kingdom in recent years.

  • U.S. calls for civilian rule in Sudan after Hamdok quits as premier

    Hamdok, an economist and former United Nations official widely respected by the international community, had served as prime minister under a military-civilian power sharing deal that followed the overthrow of former leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

  • U.S. court tosses Saudi suit against former top Saudi intelligence officer

    Sakab and nine other Saudi companies sued Jabri in a Canadian court alleging that while serving Nayef, he masterminded a scheme that defrauded them of $3.5 billion. The firms are subsidiaries of a company owned by the Saudi state sovereign wealth fund of which MbS is the chairman. Jabri denies the allegation.

  • U.S. sounds caution against optimism by Iran, Russia over nuclear talks

    The United States on Tuesday expressed caution over upbeat comments by Iran and Russia about talks in Vienna to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it was still too soon to say if Tehran had returned to the negotiations with a constructive approach.

  • U.S. coronavirus cases hit record high

    The average number of daily COVID-19 cases in the United States has hit a record high of 258,312 over the past seven days, according to a Reuters tally. The previous peak for the seven-day moving average was a figure of 250,141 recorded on Jan. 8 of this year.

  • Top U.S. Insights From Gallup in 2021

    In 2021, Gallup chronicled Americans' reactions as President Donald Trump left the White House and as President Joe Biden took office and settled into his new job. We also tracked Americans' evolving reactions to the coronavirus pandemic each month.

  • Opinion: Fraying Saudi-UAE Ties Put U.S. Objectives at Risk

    In 2021, it was the economic competition between them that took centerstage. MBZ accelerated the process of ending the UAE’s geopolitical disputes — notably with Turkey and Syria — to focus on economic challenges at home. MBS, likewise, stepped up his quest to make Saudi Arabia the Arab Peninsula’s leading destination for business and investment.

  • U.S. supports Somali PM’s efforts for quick, credible vote

    On Monday, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said he had suspended Roble's powers for suspected corruption, a move the prime minister described as a coup attempt, escalating a power struggle between the two leaders.

  • U.S. weapons exports decreased 21% to $138.2 billion in fiscal 2021

    Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments fell 21% to $138 billion in the latest fiscal year, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, as the Biden administration shifts away from some of the more aggressive arms sales practices under former President Donald Trump. The U.S. State Department disclosed military sales figures for the 2021 fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30. Sales included $3.5 billion worth of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Australia and $3.4 billion worth of CH-53K helicopters to Israel.