WASHINGTON — After having come tantalizingly close over the weekend to an agreement to freeze Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration is gingerly weighing a threat to the talks potentially more troublesome than the opaque leadership in Tehran: Congress.
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Read MoreBEIRUT, Lebanon — During the fractious weekend debates that ended with the main Syrian exile opposition coalition yielding to international pressure by dropping its refusal to hold peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad’s government, tensions ran so high that one prominent coalition member slapped another in the face, participants in the gathering said.
Read More**UPDATE: Thank you to all of our supporters who came out to the benefit and made it a night to remember. American Islamic Congress cordially invites you to its: Fourth Annual “Light Up The Night” Benefit Friday, December 13, 2013 6:30pm AIC Boston Center On one of the shortest days of the year, the…
Read Moreby Nasser Weddady The rise and recent downfall of Imam Shamsi Ali, the former spiritual leader of New York City’s 96 Street mosque offers invaluable insights into the complexity of the internal dynamics shaping US Muslim communities post 9/11. His story includes all the ingredients that are currently at play in the struggle to formulate…
Read MoreGENEVA — After years of fruitless negotiations, Western and Iranian diplomats are on the verge of an agreement that would freeze Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for an easing of some economic sanctions.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The US Army’s top general on Thursday defended the military against critics who contend the Defense Department can make deep cuts to planned spending without becoming less lethal.
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Read MoreLast June, the Treasury Department announced hard-hitting new sanctions against an alleged Iranian front company, its main subsidiary, the subsidiary’s subsidiary, and then, for good measure, the subsidiary’s subsidiary’s two subsidiaries. All the firms, Treasury said, were secretly controlled by the Iranian government.
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