December 7, 2023 2023-12-07T12:59:23-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmQwXC8wMTJcLzE3MDE5NzIwODNfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Republican Senators, including Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), criticized the administration’s border policies during a press conference from Capitol Hill on the crisis at the Southern Border. Sen. Graham said President Biden has been “asleep at the wheel” on border policy and that the

The 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini in Iran under accusations of improperly wearing a hijab prompted widespread activism across the country in support of democracy and women’s rights. Since then, the country’s “Women, Life, Freedom” movement has remained active for over a year despite facing continued waves of harsh government clampdowns and the targeting of

December 7, 2023 Israel-Hamas warBy Kathleen Magramo, Sophie Tanno, Ed Upright, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Leinz Vales, Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury and Amir Vera, CNNUpdated12:00 a.m. ET, December 8, 202313 hr 16 min agoFrom Tamar Michaelis in Tel AvivGadi Eisenkot and his son Gal Meir Eisenkot are seen in this undated photo. Obtained by CNNGal

14 hours ago Key Takeaway: Western counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel failed to degrade the Salafi-jihadi insurgency over the past decade, which contributed to governance collapse and the rise of military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger that have exacerbated the regional insurgency. Russia has taken advantage of this shift to entrench itself in

December 7, 2023 2023-12-07T11:01:58-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNWMwXC8wMDNcLzE3MDE5NjUzMjBfMDAzLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Kurt Campbell, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of state, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said the Biden administration was not planning to put special conditions on aid to Israel amid its war against Hamas, but said they were privately “very clear” to the

Dahra Global Technologies and Consulting Services, a private defense consulting firm based in Qatar, made international headlines in August 2022 when eight Indian employees were arrested and charged with passing sensitive documents to Israel. After spending extended periods in solitary confinement, the eight employees—all former Indian Navy officers—were sentenced to death by a Qatari court

Some in the Arab region and the international community seem to expect that after the Israeli war on Gaza and the destruction of most life systems in the Strip, the United States and others, as repeatedly declared, will spearhead a major new effort to negotiate a permanent and comprehensive peace agreement based on the two-state concept

December 7, 2023 | Clip Of Senate Session 2023-12-07T10:33:32-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/0a1/002/1701963259_002.jpgSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes fellow Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, calling it "shortsighted" and saying it would be a "gift for Iran" in the region. "A vote in favor of this resolution is a vote for

Palestinian schoolboys hold a poster depicting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a rally at Gaza Seaport calling on Erdoğan to visit the Gaza Strip. September 13, 2011. (REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah) Editor's note:This piece is part of the Center for Middle East Policy’s Israel-Gaza interviews series, in which leading experts unpack the conflict via in-depth

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.Israel brought its fight against Hamas to southern Gaza, encircling Khan Younis, where Hamas has consolidated its position after losing control of northern Gaza. Israeli warplanes stepped up their bombardment of the Palestinian strip. The fighting resumed