One policy expert called the bombing “an attack on diplomacy itself” that could do long-term harm to US credibility Following Israel’s assassination attempt against members of Hamas’ negotiating team in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, Qatari officials announced the country’s mediation efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire deal to end Israel’s bombardment of Gaza would be suspended—suggesting the Israeli military […]
“It’s a bribe. It’s a national security threat,” the Senate minority leader said. “But Republicans stood with Trump and blocked my bill.” Just hours after the Pentagon formally accepted a luxury jet for U.S. President Donald Trump from Qatar, Senate Republicans thwarted Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to pass by unanimous consent legislation intended to prevent a […]
176th CES combats terrorism around the globe JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Last December, 45 Alaska Air Guardsmen assigned to the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Kuwait, Niger, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. “What makes this deployment unique is the size of the team that we sent,” said Lt. Col Kass Larson, the […]
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump has jumped head first into the diplomatic spat between Qatar and major Arab nations over Doha’s alleged support of Iran and Islamist militant groups sponsoring terrorism in the region. In a series of three Twitter posts Tuesday, the president seemed to take credit for the Saudi-led move to isolate Qatar […]
