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.
I believe that the first African-American president has a special responsibility to promote human freedom and the infinite worth of the human person. I believe the same obligation will be incumbent upon the first Jewish President, whomever he or she
As I wrote yesterday, Obama’s Arab Spring is the result of firm ties between the White House and the Muslim Brotherhood–ties which exist despite the stark differences between Islamists and the West. And the Muslim Brotherhood movement to which Obama
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi declared President of Egypt Is Egypt following the path of Iran? Turkey invokes Nato charter over Syria’s downing of Turkish jet Turkey says that Syria ‘should pay’ for its
Both Iran and the White House hailed the victory of Egypt’s president-elect Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood this weekend. For it’s part, the White House believes it represents a “milestone in (Egypt’s) transition to democracy,” while Iran views it as a “revolutionary
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel this week to Israel and Jordan for talks set to be framed by the worsening crisis in Syria that risks sending shockwaves across the entire Middle East. The centrepieces of the trip are a
A Malaysian court on Monday approved the extradition of an Iranian to Thailand on suspicion of being involved in an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats in the country. Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, arrested at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport on February 15,
By PETER ORSIAssociated PressASUNCION, ParaguayFernando Lugo emerged early Sunday to denounce his ouster as Paraguay’s president as a “parliamentary coup” and a “foreordained sentence” that was not based on proper evidence. Lugo said his truncated presidency was targeted because he
A call by Afghan President Hamid Karzai for more foreign involvement in the country’s higher education system risks exacerbating an already dangerous brain drain, analysts warn. With foreign forces set to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the country
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressJERUSALEMThe Muslim Brotherhood victory in Egyptian presidential elections, announced Sunday, has raised fears in Israel that its strategic 1979 peace agreement with its southern neighbor could be in danger. In contrast, in the Hamas-ruled
In June 2009, President Obama stood in Cairo and offered up nothing less than the opening salvos of the later-vaunted Arab Spring. In fact, he allowed the Muslim Brotherhood to attend that speech; they received official invitations. Obama said the
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROIslamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner Sunday in Egypt’s first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece seeks two-year delay on new austerity measures Egypt may announce Muslim Brotherhood candidate’s victory on Sunday Turkey says ‘We are 100% right’ in blaming Syria for shooting down plane Syria’s pilots may be
The European Union is on the brink of collapse, and a ruling by Europe’s highest court may accelerate this process. The Court of Justice of the European Union, according to the New York Times, “ruled that workers who happened to
War funding is problematic, even when we’re talking about funding a war that only lasts a few months, like the one in Libya last year. It still cost over $1 billion. And while it would be wise to pay for
(AP) Syrian civilians hit hard by spreading violenceBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressKHAN SHEIKHOUN, SyriaHer daughter, 8, often hides in a closet, terrified of flying bullets. Her son, 6, still asks for his father months after he turned up in a morgue.
(AP) Ecuador’s envoy heads to Quito for Assange talksDAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONEcuador’s embassy in London said Saturday that ambassador Anna Alban was traveling to her country’s capital to brief President Rafael Correa on the bizarre request for political asylum made by
(AP) Hamas threatens to escalate attacks on IsraelBy IAN DEITCHAssociated PressJERUSALEMGaza’s militant Hamas rulers threatened to escalate fighting with Israel on Saturday after airstrikes killed several gunmen in the coastal territory, while Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel wounded one person
(AP) Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiatedBy ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece’s new coalition government said Saturday it will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity measures imposed under its international
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria shoots down Turkey’s air force jet Turkey’s Erdogan and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ Cyprus plays the Russia card in bailout negotiations US supercarrier leads joint military exercises with South Korea in Yellow
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel launched air raids early on Saturday against three Hamas security targets in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least 17 people, Hamas medical officials said. Israel had no immediate comment on the strikes, which occurred as Gaza
By SARAH EL DEEB and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military and the Muslim Brotherhood traded blame for rising tensions Friday as the country awaited the outcome of a presidential runoff vote that pits an Islamist against ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s former
By SELCAN HACAOGLU and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeySyria says it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to “determinedly take necessary steps” in response. It was the most clear and dramatic escalation
By CHRIS LEHOURITESAP Sports WriterGDANSK, PolandGermany scored three second-half goals to reach the European Championship semifinals for a record seventh time Friday after a 4-2 win over Greece. Philipp Lahm gave Germany the lead in the 39th minute before Georgios
Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will do something President Obama has not: namely, visit the country of Israel. President Putin will be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Shimon Perez and other officials. Talks are likely to focus on
In April, Breitbart News reported that the White House had hosted members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood–the radical, anti-woman, anti-American, anti-Israel and pro-terror organization busy taking power in the grim aftermath of the Arab Spring. Now, the Obama administration has gone
