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  • Global Oil Markets
    A Different Kind of Oil Crisis

    The IEA, which advises 29 nations, including the U.S., left its estimates for global oil demand in 2014 and 2015 unchanged in this month’s report, at 92.4 million barrels a day, but noted an uptick in global oil supply in October to 94.2 million barrels a day.

  • Saudi-Egypt
    Saudi King calls on Egypt to back Gulf accord

    Saudi King Abdullah called on Egypt on Wednesday to back an agreement between Gulf Arab states that ended an eight-month dispute over Qatar's backing of Islamist movements and its promotion of Arab Spring revolts.

  • On the Ground in Iraq
    Eight Men, and One Gun, on the Front Against ISIS

    But staring across the front, standing among the eight men at his position, the war seemed a local, very personal affair. He then took me over to a single PKM, a light machine gun of Soviet design. It rested on the parapet’s corner, oriented toward the cement factory held by ISIS. “Aside from a few rifles, this is all we have to hold them back.” Two cans of belted ammunition rested next to the gun, their links rusted. “Over there,” said Sergeant Karzan, pointing to a smudge of upturned earth on the horizon, “is our other position. They have a machine gun, too.”

  • Hostage Policy
    Obama Orders Hostage Policy Review

    President Obama has ordered a top-to-bottom review of how the U.S. government tries to win the release of Americans held hostage by terrorist groups overseas, The Daily Beast has learned. The review, which will include a specific emphasis on how the U.S. treats hostages’ family members, follows criticism that current hostage-negotiation operations are plagued by bureaucratic infighting and a lack of leadership, particularly by the White House.

  • Terrorist Designation
    Two U.S. Islamic Groups Called Terrorist by U.A.E.

    The United Arab Emirates included two U.S.-based Islamic groups on a list of more than 80 terrorist movements worldwide in an action that drew swift denials from the organizations. The U.A.E. named the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based group known as CAIR, as well as the Muslim American Society, in a list that also included al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The Muslim American Society, which describes itself as a religious community service organization that serves people in the U.S., said it would seek U.S. government help “to address this issue.” CAIR said it was seeking an explanation from U.A.E. authorities “about this shocking and bizarre report.”

  • U.S.-Afghanistan
    U.S. commander weighs decisions that will shape Afghan war’s final chapter

    The United States is planning to base about 1,000 security personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul after the formal end of the military mission in Afghanistan and may retain the ability to use attack planes to support local forces until then, according to the top American commander in the country. Gen. John F. Campbell is weighing several major decisions that may determine how quickly U.S. troops will withdraw next year, how far they will go in helping Afghan forces fight and how many Americans will remain on the ground when President Obama leaves office.

  • Finance
    Saudi Arabia’s NCB Falls for First Time Since Listing

    Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) fell for the first time since the shares started trading last week after its $6 billion initial public offering.

  • Iran Negotiations
    Crunch Time for Iran Nuclear Talks

    Negotiations formally resume Tuesday in Vienna following intensive talks last week in Oman among Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that apparently failed to achieve a breakthrough. But the gaps between the sides are narrowing. Progress was made on key issues, including agreeing to send out Iran’s stockpile of low enriched uranium to Russia – which would turn it into fuel for current and envisioned civilian power reactors. Meanwhile, an Iranian source told VOA on condition of anonymity that Iran might accept an initial suspension – rather than revocation – of U.N. sanctions that have provided the legal basis for economic penalties imposed against the Islamic republic since 2006.

  • Yemen
    Why the US Is Losing Yemen

    “The Yemeni government is under enormous pressure from multiple fronts,” he said. “And we’re in danger of losing a key partner in our counter-terrorism allies.” It was not the statement itself that was surprising for those who have been paying attention to events in Yemen. Rather, it was a rare admission from a U.S. official that things weren’t going well in the country, which the Obama administration has cast as a key success story in the battle against al-Qaeda. President Obama in September used U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Yemen as a success story worthy of emulation elsewhere, as he laid out his strategy to combat the Islamic State, or ISIS or ISIL.

  • U.S. Anti-ISIS Strategy in Syria
    U.S. weighs expanded CIA training, arming of Syrian allies struggling against Assad

    The Obama administration has been weighing plans to escalate the CIA’s role in arming and training fighters in Syria, a move aimed at accelerating covert U.S. support to moderate rebel factions while the Pentagon is preparing to establish its own training bases, U.S. officials said. The proposed CIA buildup would expand a clandestine mission that has grown substantially over the past year, U.S. officials said. The agency now vets and trains about 400 fighters each month — as many as are expected to be trained by the Pentagon when its program reaches full strength late next year.