Tag: Middle East

Another delay in F-35 acquisition is expected to boost costs by another $1 billion, drawing criticism from the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Beltway Confidential

The UAE puts China first and gives Macron his AUKUS revenge

Tom Rogan · December 14, 2021 6:02 pm

The number of U.S. troops in Iraq is around 3,600, several hundred under the authorized limit. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

US ends combat in Iraq, but troop levels will remain the same

Mike Brest · December 9, 2021 7:54 pm

Dozens of camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant

Misty Severi · December 9, 2021 12:15 am

A transgender pride flag is shown.

Several Middle Eastern countries ban West Side Story over transgender character played by nonbinary actor

Sydney Shea · December 8, 2021 5:58 pm

Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, speaks during a news conference introducing the Inclusive Prosperity Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

The valid concerns regarding Ilhan Omar and extremism

Christopher Tremoglie · December 2, 2021 9:31 pm

Taliban responsible for executing more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in Afghanistan: Watchdog

Mike Brest · November 30, 2021 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

No thanks to John Kerry, Israel waters the ground for peace

Quin Hillyer · November 29, 2021 9:22 pm

A chance to set aside partisanship and help the Middle East

A chance to set aside partisanship and help the Middle East

Timothy Head · November 28, 2021 12:00 am

Helping Iran fail in Iraq

Hussain Abdul-Hussain · November 19, 2021 7:36 am

Blinken adviser hints at military drawdown from Middle East that could get Biden ‘criticized for being weak’

Joel Gehrke · November 4, 2021 7:08 pm

CENTCOM didn’t document brain injuries properly following 2020 Iraq missile attack: Watchdog

CENTCOM didn’t document brain injuries properly following 2020 Iraq missile attack: Watchdog

Mike Brest · November 4, 2021 12:00 am

Islamic State flag

US Special Ops in Middle East restructured for Islamic State battle

Mike Brest · November 1, 2021 8:44 pm