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State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee for Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia on the Biden …

Former CIA, Pentagon, and State Department officials testified on Houthi threats to U.S. interests during a public hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, N…

Families of hostages captured by Hamas testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. Witnesses emotionally detailed their last c…

State Department and USAID officials testified at a House Foreign Affairs joint subcommittee hearing on conflicts in Africa and the U.S. policy response. The witnesses highlighted solutions …

Joey Hood, principal deputy assistant secretary for near eastern affairs, testified on Capitol Hill regarding the security situation in Iraq as protesters continued to demand changes. He als…

State Department officials testified on Middle East policy before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee. Topics included relations with Iran, Turkey’s military operation in Syria, humanitaria…

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing on the final report of the bipartisan Syria Study Group (SSG). The co-chairs of the SSG, Dana Stroul (D) and Michael Singh (R), testified …

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism held a hearing to review President Trump’s Iran policy. Brian Hook, the U.S. special represen…

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing on U.S. nationals being held in Iran. Three relatives of hostages in Iran, including one man who had been in custody for 12 years, testifi…

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heard testimony from the State Department’s special representative for Syria on U.S. response to Syria’s civil war, efforts by USAID, and how Russia and …

Two State Department officials testified at a hearing on U.S. policy toward Lebanon. The witnesses answered subcommittee members' questions on the state of U.S.-Lebanon relations, as well as…

Qatar experts testified at a hearing on that country’s relations with the U.S. following the recent blockade imposed by six Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, over alleged rep…

Representatives from the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Homeland Security Department testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heari…

Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein testified on the ongoing conflict and violence in that country, and Obama administration partnerships and counterterrorism efforts in Yemen …

Witnesses testified at a House Foreign Affairs joint subcommittee hearing on Syria’s humanitarian crisis. Officials with the State Department and USAID said that while monetary aid was flowi…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the motivations of foreign fighters, including Americans, who had joined the militant group *ISIS, and what the U.S. and its allies were doing to counter …

The House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee marked up resolutions that addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. H. Res. 665 condemned the murder of both Israeli an…

Witnesses testified on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s human rights record since taking office on August 4, 2013. Cler Baheri, an Iranian-born member of the Baha’i community, spoke about …

Witnesses testified on the national security implications of the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Witnesses included a soldier who served alongside Sergean…

Charles Johnson and John Sopko testified on U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. John Sopko told committee members that a lot of money spent on Afghanistan reconstruction projects had…