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The grand mufti, one of Egypt’s highest religious authorities, said on Twitter he had visited Jerusalem for the first time, angering Islamist groups opposed to any step that might be viewed as recognizing Israeli control of the city.
PRESS RELEASE. OTTAWA, April 18 – Today marks the 36th day of my indefinite hunger strike against Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new draconian crime law, deceptively christened “Safe Streets and Communities Act”, …
SYDNEY — Australia expects to pull most of its troops out of Afghanistan nearly a year earlier than planned, the prime minister announced Tuesday, saying Australian soldiers have nearly completed their mission to transfer …
In early April, a Tajik driver died when an avalanche near the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan crushed his truck, smashing its contents. The tragic episode highlights the danger of an environmental incident posed by …
That’s why the only U.S. military rabbi currently serving in Afghanistan travels regularly from his base at Kandahar Air Field to other military camps here and uses the Internet to reach his congregation. It’s not a conventional …
BRUSSELS — Several NATO allies promised Wednesday to underwrite Afghanistan’s armed forces after foreign troops depart, as the United States and other nations plan to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan next …
In Afghanistan , bridges are important. They link families separated by Afghanistan’s often mountainous terrain, enable farmers to bring crops to market, and allow everyone – from traders to teachers – to move about more …
Afghanistan : Perpetual Destabilization. 4th generation warfare dictates perpetual destabilization for Afghanistan , withdrawal of US troops doesn’t mean end of US presence. Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV / Tarpley.net …
The hamlet of Dixville Notch (population: 9) is famous for being the first town to vote in New Hampshire’s primary and predicting the eventual Republican nominee in every presidential election since 1968 (its record in the …
Ethiopia journalist and dissident blogger is the recipient of 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award: “Nega, a leading advocate for press freedom and freedom of expression in Ethiopia , was arrested on …
The release of a highly anticipated Teddy Afro’s new album, Tikur Sew, which can literally be translated as “A Black Person,” has stirred up discussion online. Tikur Sew is a homage to King Menelik II, whose victory over the …
SAN SALVADOR — No one was murdered in El Salvador on Saturday, officials said, in what was the first homicide-free day in nearly three years for the Central American country plagued by violent drug gangs. “After years …
The phrase ” Egyptian transition process” has become tragicomically oxymoronic in light of the dizzying series of developments over the past month. More metaphorically, events have driven entire herds of elephants …
If you were to hold a contest for the most powerful person in Egypt today, the debate would likely center on an array of well-known personalities: Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, leader of the ruling Supreme Council …
Authorities in Denmark have charged a university professor with assisting “foreign intelligence operatives”, believed to be Russian. Professor Timo Kivimäki, a conflict resolution expert, who teaches international politics at the …
By: Masood Khan For me, business is a comprehensive term that includes production, contracts, joint ventures, equity participation, direct investment,…
The Bahraini police briefly detained two American human rights activists Sunday along with about 20 Bahraini citizens who were protesting ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix Formula One race scheduled for next weekend.
A new report reveals how Bahrain’s piecemeal reforms have failed to provide justice for victims of human rights violations.
Taliban-linked terrorists carried out a coordinated wave of dramatic attacks on high-profile targets across Afghanistan on Sunday ahead of a planned NATO-Afghan offensive. At the same time, Islamist terrorists broke into a jail …
KABUL, Afghanistan — For Taliban militants and U.S. strategists alike, all roads in this impoverished country of mountain passes, arid deserts and nearly impassable goat tracks lead to this ancient capital of 3 million people …
Europe is not a lost continent, but a set of countries who are dealing with a crisis of confidence stemming from the awareness that its social system needs to be overhauled and modernized.
Four men went on trial in Denmark on Friday accused of plotting a Mumbai-style attack on the offices of a Danish newspaper whose publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in 2005 outraged many Muslims.
The LCS isn’t a total bust in the face of China though. Because of its lack of a combat threat, it could actually prevent maritime tensions from flaring up. A non-threatening presence of a relatively small ship — but with the ability …
The “Anonymous China ” group launched its twitter account on March 30th and now has nearly 7000 followers, from which it has been detailing its activities. It was endorsed by the official Anonymous twitter account, …
The U.S. is obstructing justice, perpetuating human rights violations and supporting a leader who, like Assad, has turned his back on his own people and lied to the world about it.
Following moves by ECOWAS (The Economic Community of West African States) to defend democracy in West Africa Rumbidzai argues that Southern Africa needs an ECOWAS: “The Southern African Development …
As calls for an international intervention in conflict-wracked Syria begin to echo in Washington, it is critical that policy-makers remember the lessons learned in Afghanistan . One recent editorial on the crisis highlighted Syrian …
I’m here back in Afghanistan to find out what’s really going on. Follow along as I tell you about it while I write my book, “Bullets In My Pocket”. Rolling out of Geronimo. Best Salon in Spenghar …
On Friday the parents of U.S. Army Specialist Jeffrey White raised the Championship Flag for the St. Louis Cardinals home opener. On Saturday family members wore St Louis Blues jerseys while the lined the streets of Pacific …
However, if President Obama goes ahead and withdraws from Afghanistan before fulfilling the objectives laid out in the UN resolutions authorizing the war, the Russians are threatening to sue. As the Voice of America reports, …
E Kathimerini has the latest unemployment stats for Greece , and, as you might have guessed, they’re not good. Here’s the basics: Seasonally adjusted unemployment in January stands at a record 21.8%. That’s a 3.1% rise …
For many Muslim activists who grew up within the Muslim Brotherhood, the milestone of its demise was the founding of Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party.
As a result, Denmark today only uses 60 per cent of the energy per unit of GDP of the EU average. Thus it was no surprise when in January the new Danish presidency of the EU’s Council of Ministers identified a draft ‘energy …
You bears are gonna need another reason to get grizzly. In a research note today, Deutsche Bank analysts write fears of slowing activity in Europe and China leaking into the U.S. are “overblown.” The reason? American …
Think you’ve heard all the horror stories about business fraud in China ? Fake corporate seals, …
“No longer a dream for soldiers to equip the projectile with eyes.”
China’s navy easily surpasses the capabilities of countries like the Philippines, Vietnam, or Indonesia, but almost all of China’s neighbors have security agreements with the United States, which include joint military exercises …
Regardless of their short-term results, the dynamics of the seemingly dangerous democratization in the Middle East and Northern Africa contrast sharply with occurrences in sub-Saharan Africa .
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president raised the prospect Thursday of holding presidential elections a year early to avoid a potentially deadly concurrence of a transition of power and a major drawdown of …
This was all the while controlling 33 aircraft and well over 40 strafing and bombing airstrikes during a 14-hour ambush and battle in eastern Afghanistan . “Capt. Crawford braved effective enemy fire and consciously placed …
A Marine from Camp Pendleton has been killed in Afghanistan , the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday.
The majority of Republicans now think the war in Afghanistan was not worth fighting, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted last week. For the first time, more Republicans and Republican-leaning …
WASHINGTON — Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small special operations teams paired with Afghans …
Obamacare – #3797 – Great News : Obama Diverting a Half-Billion Dollars to the IRS for Obamacare Enforcement – Hot Air (2) New Study Shows Obamacare Will Add $340 Billion to Deficit in First Decade (3) WAPo/ABC Polls …
Perhaps they should take a closer look at an actual European country to see how the European approach is working. France, for one, is struggling with the effects of massive deindustrialization, as factory workers lose jobs to …
Hunnapuh shares photos [es] of the carpets (”alfombras” in Spanish) made for this year’s Holy Week in El Salvador . Tim explained more about these carpets in his blog back in 2008: “The alfombras are made by families, …
Speaking at the launch of the State of East Africa Report 2012, East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Richard Sezibera revealed that foreign direct investments in the region were over Sh141 billion in 2010, a 152 …
BEIJING (AP) — China returned to a trade surplus in March but growth in exports and imports was weak amid lower U.S. and European demand. Exports rose 8.9 percent over a year earlier to $165.6 billion, while imports …
“Breathless in Chile ” is a short film that has been submitted to the 2012 Kayak Session Best Short Film of the Year Awards. Blogger Robert L. Funk says that the film “shows Chile at its best.” You can watch the five-minute film …
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