List of Barack Obama articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Admin Shrugs at Netanyahu’s Appointment of Peace Process Opponent
The State Department on Monday shrugged off a decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appoint Silvan Shalom, a politician who has publicly opposed the creation of a Palestinian state, as his chief negotiator for the long-stalled peace talks.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Film Depicting Prophet Mohammed That Sparked 2012 Riots Can Go Back Online
A federal court ruled Google can post a video that caused anti-U.S. riots in 2012. Whether the tech giant does remains to be seen.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really!’
It took six years, but President Obama is finally on Twitter.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Successful U.S. Raid Into Syria Could Lead to More Missions There
Delta Force operators killed a senior Islamic State leader inside Syria, but the intelligence they collected could be just as important -- and might open the door to new raids in the future.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Vows to Stand By Gulf Allies Facing an ‘External’ Threat
President Barack Obama promised Thursday to stand by Gulf allies against any “external attack," capping the end of a one-day summit at Camp David that ended without a formal defense pact.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Libya to Europe: Please Don’t Come to Our Rescue
Libya's U.N. envoy expresses skepticism over European plans to fight migrant smugglers in Libyan territory, saying it will cause more trouble than it's worth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel: Go Ahead and Give the Gulfies Guns
Obama’s about to expedite a slew of new weapons sales at the Camp David summit. Why isn’t Israel freaking out?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Saudi Snub
Reeling from cancellations, President Obama’s Camp David summit with Gulf monarchies is in serious trouble.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Senate Democrats Deal Setback to Obama’s Pacific Trade Plan
Effort to ‘fast track’ trade pact fails to clear important hurdle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Coalition Time Out
Israel watchers have been expecting icy relations between Obama and Bibi to worsen -- but the post-election period may offer an unexpected thaw.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Stop Holding Saudi Arabia’s Hand
This week's Camp David summit is an opportunity for Washington to send the Gulf a tough message: We're friends with benefits, not long-term lovers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 White House Rejected Defense Treaty Proposal Ahead of Gulf Summit
A senior U.S. official said Monday the White House has rejected a proposal from Gulf nations to forge a common defense treaty with the United States. The revelation follows decisions by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain to skip a summit organized by the White House this week -- a move perceived by some as a snub to President Barack Obama.