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 ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has destroyed the self-delusions of the mainstream media and the liberal foreign policy establishment. Martin Kramer has been compiling some of the most ridiculous predictions (e.g. Tom Friedman of the New York
CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDThe eurozone group of nations insisted Wednesday that the rescue loans for Spain’s troubled banks would be channeled through the national government, adding to its sovereign debt. Madrid had petitioned to have it paid directly to the banks
By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceAssailants attacked Microsoft’s office in Athens on Wednesday, driving a van through the front door and setting off an incendiary device that burned the building’s entrance, police said. There were no injuries in the pre-dawn attack
The United States on Wednesday condemned an attack on a pro-government television station in Syria which killed seven staff, in the latest bloody twist of an uprising against the Damascus regime.
Israel rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin and a host of Russian dignitaries this week, showing a desire by both parties to repair strained ties between the two countries. Israel has good reason to be open to strengthening
On June 6, I wrote about a New York Times article on a “highly classified” operation begun under George W. Bush but “significantly expanded” and continued under Barack Obama. The operation was one of cyber warfare, and one of its principal targets was
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Turkey’s army on red alert, threatening retaliation against Syria Assad says that Syria is in a ‘real war’ Egan-Jones Ratings downgrades German debt another notch China’s economic slowdown deeper than expected Turkey’s army on
The husband of a Chinese woman whose forced abortion seven months into her pregnancy caused an uproar has disappeared, a relative said Tuesday, adding her family is being harassed on a daily basis. Feng Jianmei had to go through the
The White House on Monday promised to work with Turkey and other NATO allies to hold Syria “accountable” for what American officials have described as the deliberate downing of a Turkish military jet, apparently in international airspace. Turkey said it would push
Vladamir Putin is selling snake oil again, this time in Israel. Meeting with Shimon Peres, the leftist president of Israel, Putin warned against Israel mounting a military strike on Iran: Look at what happened to the Americans in Afghanistan and in Iraq.
Greece’s new finance minister, Vassilis Rapanos, resigned on Monday due to health problems, according to Reuters. Its new Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, who just took office last Wednesday, is recovering from eye surgery and will miss the European Summit that
When New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid died in Syria earlier this year, his death was absorbed along with the civic unrest and military upheaval that have been prevalent in that country for some time. Add the inherent dangers of
South Korea said on Tuesday it would be forced to halt imports of Iranian oil from July because of European Union sanctions aimed at pressuring Tehran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programme. Imports would be suspended because the EU
By ARMANDO MONTANOAssociated PressMEXICO CITYTwo federal police officers suspected of working for drug traffickers opened fire on fellow officers in a crowded food court at Mexico City’s international airport on Monday, killing three policemen as panicked witnesses dove for cover.
Israeli police arrested three Jewish men suspected of spraying graffiti thanking Hitler for the Holocaust at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum earlier this month, a spokesman said on Tuesday. On June 11, Hebrew graffiti thanking Hitler for the Holocaust and
Residents of Israel’s Ulpana settlement outpost neighbourhood in the West Bank began evacuating their homes on Tuesday after a court ruled their homes illegal and ordered them razed. The evacuation was proceeding peacefully, with 15 of the neighbourhood’s 30 families
(AP) MOSCOWHackers have broken into a prominent Russian opposition leader’s Twitter and email accounts, replacing his image with an iconic Russian musketeer movie character, and sending his followers abusive messages. Alexei Navalny’s spokeswoman, Anna Veduta, told The Associated Press on Tuesday
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Cyprus announces it will seek a European bailout Spain formally requests €100 billion bailout Turkey says it has ‘no intention’ of going to war with Syria Turkey threatens to cut off electricity to Syria
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s new finance minister resigned because of ill health on Monday, throwing the government’s drive to soften the terms of an international bailout into confusion days before a European summit. Vassilis Rapanos quit on Monday less than
Asian markets mostly fell on deepening European debt concerns on Tuesday after 28 Spanish banks were hit with a downgrade as traders remained downbeat ahead of a European Union summit. Adding to the gloomy sentiment, Cyprus became the fifth eurozone
(AP) ANKARA, TurkeyTurkey’s prime minister, responding to the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces, said Tuesday that Turkish military will respond to any future violation of its border by Syrian military elements. Syria insists that the Turkish plane violated
By HARUNA UMAR and BASHIR ADIGUNAssociated PressMAIDUGURI, NigeriaA top radical Islamist sect member blamed for a deadly Christmas Day church bombing in Nigeria has been killed by security forces, says the sect, which demonstrated in a prison break Sunday that
By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressBEIRUTA Syrian general was among the latest defectors from the Syrian military, officials said Monday, after dozens of Syrian soldiers fled overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with their families. The general defected in
Turkish Vice Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Monday said Syria’s shooting of a Turkish fighter plane was a “hostile act of the highest order”.
The country of Cyprus has joined the members of Europe looking for a financial bailout. Cyprus asked for help from the European Financial Stability Facility or its successor, the European Stability Mechanism. The second largest bank in Cyprus, Cyprus Popular Bank, has
