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.
The Italian News agency ANSA is reporting that it has a seen a draft of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook report slated for release next week and that that U.S. growth forecast has been lowered from 2% to
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has struck a deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund that will seize up to 40% of uninsured funds from wealthier depositors with over 100,000 euros and will not siphon funds from those below
(AP) Cyprus reaches ‘painful’ solution to secure rescueBy ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressNICOSIA, CyprusCyprus clinched a last-minute solution to avert imminent financial meltdown early Monday after it agreed to slash its oversized banking sector and inflict hefty losses on wealthy depositors in
Robert Spencer, Director of JihadWatch, has long been on the front-lines of the civilizational struggle between Western values and militant Islam. It has, unfortunately, often been a lonely posting. Over the last decade, he has been invited to bring his
(AP) Syrian activists say senior rebel leader woundedBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaA rebel military leader who was among the first to call openly for armed insurrection against President Bashar Assad was wounded by a bomb planted in his car in
Arab nations and Turkey, helped by the CIA, have dramatically increased military aid to Syrian rebels in recent months, The New York Times reported Monday. The US Central Intelligence Agency was helping their efforts, the newspaper added, citing air traffic
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France sends troops to Central African Republic in chaos France’s army confronts Islamist fighters in northern Mali Leader of Syria’s National Coalition resigns Israel fires surface-to-surface missile into Syria Politicians work all night to
In Egypt over the past year, men who many Egyptians think are supporters of Mohammed Morsi’s Islamist government have been routinely violating women who pass through Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Demonstrations against the government in the same square that saw demonstrations
Faculty members at China’s Shanghai Jiaotong University have been linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit allegedly at the center of cyber attacks against the U.S. and other Western commercial interests. The ties were discovered via “papers on computer
Mouaz al-Khatib, the preacher who leads the Syrian National Coalition that opposes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has resigned in protest over the failure of the international community to support forces opposing Assad. The coalition is a fragile one; there are
President Barack Obama was once criticized for his “apology tour” around the globe, in which he bowed to Islamic leaders and admitted America’s faults. Now, he is making other western leaders apologize. In a surprise move before leaving Israel, President
Pope Francis, in an attempt to reach out to areas that have been hostile to Catholicism, used his first foreign policy address to address the world of Islam and atheistic nations. He said he felt it to be vital to
On March 22 President Obama pledged to provide $200 million to Jordan to help with the “nearly half a million refugees who have fled the civil war in neighboring Syria.” Obama made this pledge at “a press conference with King
On March 22, the UN Human Rights Council passed five new resolutions critical of Israel. The resolutions were backed by Arab members of the council, and received an affirmative vote from every member in the 47-nation council except the U.S.
An estimated 80% of the roadside bombs that have killed or injured U.S. forces in Afghanistan were made with chemicals manufactured by Pakistani fertilizer maker Fatima Group. Now the company wants U.S. taxpayer funds to open a plant in Indiana.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus and Russia face bitter financial chaos next week Turkey suggests that Cyprus convert to the Turkish lira currency Lebanon’s government collapses as Syria’s turmoil crosses border Turkey’s Erdogan backs off on accepting Israel’s
After jet-setting to Israel to lecture citizens of the Jewish State about how they needed to empathize more with Palestinians who elect Hamas and back Israeli extinction, President Obama demonstrated what empathy means to him: the State Department has announced
In his first address on the world’s affairs to diplomats accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis was very clear about one thing: no one should assume that because he is devoted to the poor and the goal of peace in
Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement Friday on Saeed Abedini, a Christian pastor and U.S. citizen detained in Iran eight months ago, tortured, and sentenced to eight years in prison. Kerry said he was “deeply concerned” about Abedini’s fate
Despite Barack Obama’s promises to salvage America’s reputation abroad from all the damage supposedly done by the Bush administration, a survey shows support for the United States in several Middle East countries has dipped below its level from George W.
Najib Mikati has resigned his post as Prime Minister of Lebanon. Mikati did so ostensibly to protest his Parliament’s “inability to agree on a law to govern elections set for later this year” and because of “the Cabinet’s refusal to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Cyprus may punish Russia for not bailing them out Generational Dynamics website attacked by hackers Obama negotiates Israeli apology to Turkey for flotilla incident Buddhist vs Muslim ethnic violence explodes in central Myanmar (Burma)
A former governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus on Friday accused the EU of “blackmail” in its bailout plan for Cyprus and said its approach to the crisis put the entire European project at risk. Athanasios Orphanides, who led
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWChina’s new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pointed attempt to counter U.S. influence in Asia. Xi Jinping, who became president
Proceedings against a German safety standards firm that gave defective breast implants the all clear kicked off Friday in France, with millions of euros claimed in damages. TUV Rheinland had certified that implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) conformed
