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.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney strenuously denied that American provision of arms for the Syrian rebellion had anything to do with public opinion. “We’re assessing options all the time, including, providing weapons to the opposition,” Carney stated.
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), two lawmakers who are part of the gang of eight immigration bill, are unaware of the administration’s willingness to accept thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States. Rubio, a member of
(AP) Syria: US chemical weapons charges ‘full of lies’By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThe Syrian government has dismissed U.S. statements it used chemical weapons as “full of lies.” A statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry in Damascus says the U.S. is resorting
With the announcement Thursday that the U.S. will send weapons to rebel forces in the Syrian civil war, President Barack Obama’s hypocrisy on war is now complete. When he directed U.S. forces to join the fight against Libyan dictator Muammar
The Australian government has announced new guidelines on gender recognition which state that individuals should be given the option of selecting “male”, “female” or “intersex” on their personal documents. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the new guidelines, which come into operation
Iran chooses a new president Friday in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. More than 50.5 million people are eligible
A prominent Vietnamese blogger has been arrested for anti-state activity, reports said on Friday, the second online government critic detained in less than a month in an intensifying crackdown on dissent. Pham Viet Dao, 61, was taken into custody on
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday welcomed a “clear” US statement accusing the Syrian regime of using chemical weapons and said Damascus must let the UN investigate the allegations.
(AP) Iran’s leader jabs US as presidential vote beginsBy NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington “the hell with you”
President Obama has authorized his administration to provide the Syrian rebels with arms in their fight against Bashar al-Assad. According to The Wall Street Journal, Obama did this through a classified order directing the CIA to provide arms to the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. escalates Syria crisis with confirmation of chemical weapons Bill Clinton slams Barack Obama for Syria leadership failures Qusair battle turns Sunni Arab people and nations against Hezbollah Congressmen whine because Obamacare applies to
Influential Sunni clerics from several Arab states including Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on Thursday for a holy war against the “sectarian” regime in Syria. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shiite movement has been fighting alongside the forces of President Bashar Al-Assad, a
After foolishly setting a red line with regard to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, President Obama has now decided to provide weapons and ammunition to rebel forces, according to two US officials. Obama has been urged to
Under Tunisia’s “moderate” Islamist government, you can attack and vandalize the American embassy and still walk free. But if a woman bares her breasts in a form of protest, a four-month prison sentence is considered too lax. A Tunisian judge sentenced
By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a “red line”
Developments in Syria are unfolding quickly, as the country’s civil war takes new twists and turns every week, and the impact of the conflict on the Middle East (and beyond) is growing. After two years of fighting and at least 80,000
Dennis Prager chose Andrew Roberts to teach the latest Prager University course, in part, for the British historian’s moral clarity. “Some people and regimes and ideologies have inflicted unspeakable suffering on people and he knows that,” Prager says of the
Chen Guangcheng, the famous blind Chinese dissident who spent years under house arrest, sought asylum in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in 2011, escaped from Communist China in May 2012 to the United States, and ultimately became a student at
After a contentious and occasionally violent debate lasting decades, Israel has finally agreed to expand the women’s prayer section at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, so that it is as big as the men’s prayer section. Yet opposition from
At a closed-door event in New York City with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Tuesday evening, former President Bill Clinton suggested that President Barack Obama should ignore public opposition to U.S. intervention in Syria and give rebel groups “a decent
Google on Wednesday said that it has been battling what appeared to be politically targeted efforts to steal the passwords of tens of thousands of account holders in Iran. For nearly three weeks, California-based Google has been fighting “phishing” email
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard joined forces with former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to urge global action on climate change, saying politics must be put aside. The unlikely pair met in Perth on Thursday and jointly penned an opinion piece
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke by phone, days after the US leader met over the weekend with the president of China, the White House said in a statement. The two leaders on Wednesday “discussed the
The Dalai Lama waded into Australia’s bitter gender war on Thursday, saying his successor as the spiritual leader of the Tibetans could be a woman. The exiled 77-year-old was questioned about the gender conflict reignited by Australian Prime Minister Julia
Nelson Mandela remained in hospital for a sixth day on Thursday receiving treatment for a lung infection after South Africa’s president said the revered anti-apartheid icon was improving. A small group of people held a candlelight vigil overnight outside the
