Obama's Mideast Trip: Follow It Live On Twitter
Check out the Twitter module below to see the latest tweets from reporters traveling with President Obama on his Mideast trip, who have been using the...
Check out the Twitter module below to see the latest tweets from reporters traveling with President Obama on his Mideast trip, who have been using the...
AP/Huffington Post | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- In his latest push for an open dialogue with the Muslim world, President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought the counsel of King ...
McClatchy blog: Checkpoint Jerusalem | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
They are some of the most sought-after tickets in Cairo this week: Tickets for Obama's speech tomorrow at Cairo University....
Huffington Post Contributor | Noha Khattab | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
It's Wednesday afternoon, and I'm stuck in traffic on my way to an event at the American University in Cairo (AUC). While the drive from Zamalek to AU...
Omid Memarian | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
Egypt has the least favorable approval rating compared to other Arab countries in the Middle East, which begs the question: is Egypt the right place to address the Muslim World?
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
A driving question behind much of the anticipation for President Obama's Middle East trip is: how will he be received by the people? Naturally, the a...
Huffington Post | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
Reviews and reactions around the world to President Obama's Cairo University speech vary from being laudatory to disappointed to downright caustic, de...
nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home
CAIRO President Obama started his much anticipated Middle East tour on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to press the Arab nations to o...
Annelle Sheline | Posted 07.03.2009 | World
While some American pundits anticipate this address to the Muslim world as the symbolic 'book-end' to Bush's 'Axis of Evil' speech, Egyptians remain skeptical.
Huffington Post Contributor | Dr. Frederick Hartman | Posted 07.03.2009 | World
Hartman worked in Afghanistan from 1976 until the Soviet invasion in 1979; he returned in 2004, after the Taliban had been removed from power, and spe...
AP | MAAMOUN YOUSSEF | Posted 07.03.2009 | World
CAIRO — Al-Qaida's deputy leader on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's upcoming speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, saying it will no...
Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
In an interview with the BBC's Justin Webb, President Obama discussed his upcoming trip to the Middle East, which will include a much-anticipated spee...
Sarah Leah Whitson | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
Egypt may be a more tolerant, moderate country, with some modicum of political dissent, compared with some other countries in the region. But freedom has a very short leash.
Huffington Post Contributors | Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
By Huffington Post contributors Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara. Ayman Nour is Leader of El Ghad Liberal Party of Egypt and former member of the Parliame...
China View | Wael Naguib, Muhammad Yamany | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
U.S. President Barack Obama's Cairo speech will give another push to the image of the United States, which has improved relatively in the whole world ...
Bloomberg | Daniel Williams and Edwin Chen | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
President Barack Obama says he hopes his June 4 speech to the Muslim world will repair broken trust. He may find his audience disagrees on what needs ...
AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI and KARIN LAUB | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
CAIRO, Egypt — Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq _ that's what Musli...
James Zogby | Posted 06.30.2009 | World
When Obama travels to Egypt, he will face a nation hardened in its negative view of the US and its role in the region, and unconvinced that this or any American president can or will change policy.
Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
President Obama will travel to Cairo, Egypt, to give his first speech in the Middle East on June 4. This highly anticipated event has been billed as a...
AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 06.28.2009 | World
CAIRO — Cairo University has postponed student exams set for next Thursday and the Egyptian president's security service took over the campus in...
nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 06.27.2009 | World
CAIRO -- The official word is that nothing has been decided about where President Obama will give his speech when he visits Cairo next Thursday to add...
Jerusalem Post | BRENDA GAZZAR | Posted 06.25.2009 | World
Just over half of the Arab respondents from six countries say they are "somewhat hopeful" or "very hopeful" regarding the Middle East policy of US Pre...
Christian Science Monitor | Posted 06.20.2009 | World
The Middle East has been abuzz in anticipation of the peace plan US President Barack Obama is expected to unveil in Cairo next month. ...
Wajahat Ali | Posted 06.12.2009 | World
The US seems more committed to supporting reliable despots who toe the line than to dealing with democratic parties representative of the people's desires and values.
AP | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to deliver a speech in Egypt on U.S. relations with the Muslim world when he sets out on an overseas t...
Huffington Post | Posted 07.04.2009 | World