Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
Turkey’s Islamist government, frightened by protests that began in Istanbul in May, has decided to use a time-honored technique in order to deflect attention away from the real motivations of the protesters: blame the Jews. Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay
(AFP) – The seas off China have been hit by their largest ever growth of algae, ocean officials said, with vast waves of green growth washing onto the shores of the Yellow Sea. Pictures showed beachgoers swimming and playing in
(AFP) – EU ambassadors were to hold talks in Brussels Thursday to agree a common stance on allegations of US spying on European premises and embassies that have sparked outrage across the bloc. The claims have threatened to derail long-awaited
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Egypt’s army deposes Morsi, appoints Court head Adly Mansour President Obama’s Egypt statement does not use the word ‘coup’ Egypt’s army deposes Morsi, appoints Court head Adly Mansour Adly Mansour, head of Egypt’s High
(AP) By BARBARA SURK – Syria’s President Bashar Assad claimed in an interview published Thursday that countries conspiring against Syria have “used up all their tools” in their campaign to overthrow his regime. The remarks came as Western-backed Syrian opposition
(AP) By PABLO GORONDI – The price of oil eased to below $101 a barrel Thursday after jumping higher on unrest in Egypt and signs of rising demand in the U.S. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for August
(AP) By HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAEL – The chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation’s interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and launched a major
On Wednesday, Anna Chapman, the Russian spy who was exposed in 2010 as part of a sleeper cell in America, asked NSA leaker Edward Snowden to marry her on Twitter. Snowden, will you marry me?! — Anna (@ChapmanAnna) July 3,
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Wednesday to hold high-level meetings between U.S. and German security officials in the coming days to discuss revelations that the NSA bugged “the offices of the European Union and various embassies
The new transitional government of Egypt will be led by the head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Judge Adly el-Mansour. Egyptian Army General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi chose el-Mansour to take charge after Mohamed Morsi was ousted; el-Mansour will be sworn
As the Egyptian military effectively declared a coup, overthrowing the elected government of repressive Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi, the Obama administration struggled to come up with a coherent strategy to deal with the situation. President Obama released a statement on Morsi’s
(AP) – Gold and most other metals closed higher Wednesday, as escalating tensions in Egypt pushed the price of crude oil and other energy futures higher. Gold for August delivery rose $8.50, or 0.7 percent, to settle at $1,251.90 an
(AP) – A U.S.-based international education and training organization is evacuating 18 Arabic language program students from Egypt to Morocco due to deteriorating security conditions. Armine Poghikyan of the nonprofit American Councils for International Education in Washington, D.C., said Wednesday
(AP) – A statement on the Egyptian president’s office’s Twitter account has quoted Mohammed Morsi as calling military measures “a full coup.” The denouncement was posted shortly after the Egyptian military announced it was ousting Morsi, who was Egypt’s first
On July 2, Judicial Watch announced it obtained documents showing the FBI labeled U.S.-born Anwar al-Aulaqi a “dangerous terrorist” and warned agents to “approach with caution” on February 4, 2002–the very day before al-Aulaqi spoke at a Pentagon luncheon. The declassified documents
According to CNN, reporting from al Ahram, the Egyptian state newspaper, the military of Egypt informed President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood that he was no longer president as of 5 p.m. today local time. If true, this means
The Commerce Department reported the May deficit on international trade in goods and services jumped to $45.0 billion from billion $40.1 billion in April. Overall, the deficit is up from $25 billion when the economic recovery began in mid-2009 and
According to NBC News’ sources in the Mohammed Morsi administration, a military coup is underway in Egypt. An advisor to Morsi told NBC News that tanks were moving outside Cairo and that Morsi’s communications had been cut and the president
(AP) Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadlineBy HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to
On July 1, Barack Obama was left scratching his head after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Russia might grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden after all. Snowden made the request, and rather than deny it right out, Putin
Update: The ultimatum has passed, amidst reports that the Egyptian military has moved into state television stations and continues to meet with political and religious leaders to lay out its next steps in the crisis. *** With mere hours left
A bombing on Baghdad’s southern outskirts killed seven people Wednesday, the latest in a three-day wave of bloodshed targeting Shiite Muslims that has left 113 dead amid fears Iraq is slipping back into all-out sectarian war. The surge in violence
(AP) Bolivia calls for UN intervention in plane furorBy ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressPARISBolivia’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York says the refusal to let his president’s plane cross over European airspace was an act of aggression that should have
A US drone attack struck a compound of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt, killing at least 17 militants, Pakistani officials said. Security officials told AFP that Afghan and Pakistani militants were among the dead at the
