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.
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece will buy back €31.9 billion ($41.5 billion) of its bonds from private investors at a third of their nominal price, the debt agency said Wednesday, lightening its crushing debt load and meeting a key condition
Iran congratulated North Korea on Wednesday for its “successful” launch of a long-range rocket, an incident which provoked global condemnation, and denied having a role in preparing the launch. Tehran “congratulates the people and the government” of North Korea on
Barack Obama and his Administration have now recognized the Syrian Opposition Coalition, the group of rebels against the Assad regime in Syria, saying that because they are now “inclusive enough”, they should be considered a legitimate representative of the Syrian
(AP) Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with KarzaiBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to consult with top commanders and President Hamid Karzai. The visit comes at
(AP) US backs new Syrian opposition ahead of conferenceBy PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressMARRAKECH, MoroccoA Syrian opposition spokesman called for “real support” and not just recognition on Wednesday, hours after the U.S. declared that the new Syrian opposition coalition was the “legitimate
On Dec. 10, the National Intelligence Council released a 139 page report laying out the future of a world where the United States is no longer dominant. A world where growing populations, merging borders, and natural disaster open the door
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Left-wing union violence continues to increase in America Terrorist group Jabhat al-Nusra gains support in Syria after U.S. designation France urges immediate military intervention in Mali North Korea launches long-range rocket Left-wing union violence
By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead.
North Korea carried out Wednesday a widely criticised rocket launch, seen by many in the international community as a disguised ballistic missile test, the South Korean defence ministry said.
A source within a Scout Cavalry Platoon with boots on the ground in Afghanistan not only corroborated a recent Pentagon report blaming Pakistan for deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan but told Breitbart News it understates the trouble caused by Pakistan’s porous
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Iran of exporting terrorism across the world from “Mexico to Thailand” at a forum of global leaders focused on Middle East issues. “We already know very well that the Iranian regime already exports terrorism,
An Islamist leader who embraced the protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak and opened the door for Mohamed Morsi is now stomping his feet and raising his fist in anger over the thought that the current protests might result in ousting
Despite an easing of tensions with the United States, Pakistan is persistently undermining security in Afghanistan by permitting safe havens for insurgents, a Pentagon report said. In a biannual war assessment mandated by Congress, the Defense Department said that the
Iran has temporarily shut its consulate in the Afghan city of Herat after protesters there attacked the mission’s compound, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday quoting a foreign ministry source. The measure came after an anti-Iran protest in front
Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticised Europe on Tuesday, saying its treatment of the Jewish state was comparable to policies during the Holocaust. Lieberman said Europe had turned a blind eye to a speech by Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal this
Israeli forces raided the offices of three Palestinian non-government organisations overnight, confiscating computers and other material, one of the groups said on Tuesday. The Israeli military said it was checking reports of the raids, which Addameer said also targeted the
(AP) Gunmen attack Egyptian opposition protestersBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROMasked gunmen attacked opposition protesters camped out at Cairo’s Tahrir Square early on Tuesday, firing birdshots at them and wounding nine people, security officials said. The attack stoked tensions just hours ahead
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s president Morsi to allow the army to arrest people Egypt’s opposition plans mass rally in Cairo on Tuesday U.S. tries to slow growth of ‘Al-Qaeda in Iraq’ in Syria Mercedes-Benz gives Pope Benedict
A source with personal knowledge of the security situation in Benghazi told Breitbart News that Senators who listened to closed door testimony about the Benghazi attack were shocked to learn State Department security personnel agents were not immediately armed. Additionally,
Pro-democracy forces in Morocco claim their Arab Spring did not go far enough and now want to see King Mohammed VI’s powers reduced further to complete the democratic transformation. To this end, events are being sensationalized as supporters of Prime
Let’s say a would-be Egyptian dictator tosses the head of the military, supports a terrorist assault on Israel, and threatens to send tanks into the streets to fight any opposition. Let’s also say you’re the President of the United States.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly will leave the Obama administration as soon as a replacement is found. And who is reportedly topping the list of replacements? None other than Benghazi-tainted UN Ambassador Susan Rice. According to The Washington Post:
Nadia Sediqqi, acting head of the Women’s Affairs department in the Afghanistan province Laghman, was assassinated on her way to work on Monday. No one has stepped forward to claim responsibility. She was traveling to work without any bodyguards, a normal
The UN is now hosting in the public entrance hall of its New York headquarters a Palestinian exhibit which includes pieces that artfully depict all of Israel as Palestine. The display goes hand-in-hand with the logo featured at the top
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi declared massive tax increases but then repealed them due to overwhelming backlash from the public within a 24-hour period. Late Friday, new taxes were introduced for soda, cigarettes, beer, advertisements, real estate, and a host of
