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.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s lawyers threaten strikes and legal action against Morsi Hamas says it’s OK to smuggle weapons into Gaza again Egypt’s lawyers threaten strikes and legal action against Morsi Anti-Morsi demonstrations in Tahrir Square on
Nothing against the neighbors, really. Mexico’s outgoing President Felipe Calderon has suggested that the United States of Mexico change its name to, well, just plain Mexico. Mexico, which means Navel of the Moon in the indigenous Nahuatl language, was called
There is a Hebrew word I am fond of which, translated in English, literally means “it would be enough for us.” So you could say hearing eight days plus of the Arab point of view courtesy of CNN and BBC,
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s highest body of judges slammed on Saturday a recent decision by the president to grant himself near-absolute power, calling the move an “unprecedented assault” on the judiciary. The statement from the Supreme Judicial Council came as
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROSupporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called “weevils
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: China extends its ‘Lebensraum’ policy to its passports Text of Constitutional Declaration by Egypt’s President Morsi Violent protests return across Egypt after Morsi’s power grab European Union budget summit collapses in disagreement China extends
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By DANICA COTO and DAVID SKRETTAAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoHector “Macho” Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressCAIROGaza’s ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself, the No. 2 in the Palestinian group told The Associated Press on Saturday, signaling tough challenges ahead for indirect negotiations between Israel and the Islamist militants on a new
By DALIA NAMMARIAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankThe remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death, a Palestinian investigator said Saturday. Arafat died in November 2004 in a French military
The Hill reports that seven House Republicans, along with Christians United For Israel, have called on Twitter to ban terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Somailia’s al-Shabbab. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) has spearheaded an effort to get the FBI to
During a recent visit to Cambodia, President Barack Obama appeared to have been slighted by the country’s first lady without realizing it. Bun Rany, wife of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, appeared to greet Obama with a dismissive gesture meant
Egyptian protesters set fire to Muslim Brotherhood offices on Friday, state television reported, as rival rallies gathered nationwide a day after President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping powers. The offices of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Muslim Brotherhood’s political
The British government’s long-awaited legislation that aims to secure investment in low-carbon energy will not include a target to cut emissions by 2030, according to details released on Friday. After months of wrangling, the coalition government of Prime Minister David
Israel’s radar-guided missile interception system, known as the Iron Dome, has shot down 421 of the approximate 1,500 rockets Hamas rockets that were fired at Israeli civilians in the past week. The cost of its operation in this time is
Enough about Hamas, enough about the Al-Aqsa, and quite enough about the Palestinians already. I’m turning the tables on CNN and the BBC, and this post is unlike their 24-7 news spiel echoing the Arab point of view. To do
With Israel bound by an Obama-forced and Egypt-negotiated ceasefire, Hamas has come up with new strategies for targeting Israel. Instead of firing rockets, they’ve turned to surges on the border fence separating Gaza from Israel. Hundreds of Palestinians tried to
According to reports from Egypt, the Constitutional Court is seeking to impeach new Muslim Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi after Morsi seized quasi-dictatorial power, sparking protests around the country. Morsi waited for the Obama administration’s praise over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to
It now looks as though the White House’s excuse for the pre-election Libya cover-up is itself a cover up. Last week we were told by the Administration (and the compliant media) that during her now-infamous round robin of five Sunday
On Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice continued to defend the comments she made about Benghazi on Sept. 16. In September, she countered U.S. intelligence by telling Jake Tapper the attack was a spontaneous one based on a
(AP) Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 deadBy KARIN LAUB and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripIsraeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel’s border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian
A European Union summit wound up Friday with no deal sealed for the bloc’s next long-term budget, officials from several EU delegations said.
Women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic tracking system that sends text messages to their husbands or male guardians when they leave the country. Male guardians already must sign a “yellow sheet” at the airport or border
This is what is facing the West: Islamic Sharia Law ruling over it. In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, two Muslim politicians who just won municipal elections are vowing to implement Islamic Sharia law. Lhoucine Aït Jeddig and Redouane Ahrouch
On Nov. 22 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak rejected the idea that leaders are bound to follow popular Israeli opposition to a cease-fire with Hamas. Said Barak: “We don’t have to listen to the public on these issues — the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s Morsi ‘appoints himself Pharaoh’ usurping all state powers Full text of Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement For Gaza, ‘Opening the crossings’ remains a problem As Greece’s economy unravels, suicides and attacks on immigrants soar Pakistan
