Senate passes East Med partnership bill
In a 71-23 vote the US Senate on Thursday passed the ‘Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership’ bill applying to Cyprus and Greece. The bill...
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Approved US arms embargo bill asks Cyprus to deny Russian military vessels access to ports for refuelling and servicing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved bipartisan legislation authored by Democratic Ranking Member Bob Menendez and Republican Senator Marco Rubio (Fl.) , which...
Bipartisan bill to lift US arms embargo on Cyprus introduced in Senate
A bipartisan bill seeking to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus, which has been in place since 1987, was introduced by Democrat Senator Bob...
US senator introduces bill to end arms embargo on Cyprus
Robert Menendez, top Democrat in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has introduced a bill to end the Cyprus arms embargo imposed by the US in...
Democrat Jones wins US Senate seat in Alabama in blow to Trump
Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a US Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, dealing a political blow to President Donald...
US Senate inches closer to gun control showdown after massacre
The US Senate inched closer to scheduling votes on limited gun control measures after a Florida nightclub massacre, with Democrats challenging Republicans on Thursday to...
US Senate Democrats block effort to kill Iran nuclear deal
US President Barack Obama achieved perhaps the greatest foreign policy victory of his six years in office on Thursday, when a Republican-backed effort to kill...
US Senator Mikulski gives Obama key vote to protect Iran nuclear deal
By Patricia Zengerle Democratic US Senator Barbara Mikulski said on Wednesday she will support the Iran nuclear deal, giving President Barack Obama the 34 Senate...
US senator says CIA spied on senate panel
By Doina Chiacu and Patricia Zengerle A dispute between the Central Intelligence Agency and a US Senate committee that oversees it burst into the open on Tuesday when a...
