Tag: Syria

All the bowing to the monarchy, all the Muslim outreach, all the criticism of Israel, all the help in crushing a Shia rebellion in Bahrain meant nothing to Saudi Arabia, which has let it be known that it intends to

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta ahead of talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria and Palestinian negotiations. Letta will ask Kerry for an explanation over recent reports

(AP) Extremist groups hobble Syrian peace negotiationsBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterLONDONViolent extremists seeking to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad may instead have hurt negotiations to replace him, frustrating Western diplomats who continue to push for his ouster as a

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. and the world approach the point of ‘peak debt’ Saudi Arabia under pressure to reverse its U.N. Security Council decision U.S. and the world approach the point of ‘peak debt’ U.S. Private and

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: 50,000 Syrian Christians ask for Russian citizenship Philippines building a new naval base in South China Sea 50,000 Syrian Christians ask for Russian citizenship An enclave of 50,000 Christians in Syria have sent a

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel / Turkey relations poisoned further by spy revelation accusation Saudi Arabia shocks U.N. by rejecting Security Council seat Obamacare insurance companies trapped in a vicious financial Catch-22 Israel / Turkey relations poisoned further

Just hours after being elected to take a seat on the U.N. Security Council, Saudi Arabia rejected the international body’s offer in protest.  According to CBS News, the Saudis pointed to the Security Council’s “double standards” and inability to get

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Multiple bombings across Iraq kill more than 60, mostly Shias Egypt under international criticism for deporting Syrian refugees Multiple bombings across Iraq kill more than 60, mostly Shias In a new paroxysm of violence

In a photograph, the girl looks back with casual curiosity, her face scrubbed, her hair pulled a bit untidily behind her ears, her collar crisp, her tie askew, a charming and timeless portrait of the young Catholic schoolgirl in her

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Starving Syrians are told to eat dogs, cats and donkeys Sicily declares state of emergency as African migrants flood in Obamacare web code full of typos and errors Starving Syrians are told to eat

Syria’s dictator good-naturedly ribs himself for killing over a hundred thousand of his own citizens. While the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons claimed the increasingly less prestigious Nobel Peace Prize this past week, beating out a host of

At the end of September, the Obama administration made a show of returning to the Iranian people what was claimed to be a 2,700-year old Iranian artifact. But recent evidence suggests that the artifact is a forgery that can only

(AP) Group: Syrian regime shelling kills 11 in southBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTTank shells fired by Syrian government forces slammed into a building in a southern city, killing at least 11 people there, including women and children, activists said Sunday. The

(AP) Al-Qaida surges back in Iraq, reviving old fearsBy ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADFirst came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel.

(AP) Mortar shells hit near inspectors’ hotel in SyriaBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTTwo mortar shells hit Syria’s capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said. An 8-year-old

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel and Saudi Arabia furious over talk of U.S.-Russia-Iran deal on Syria Saudi Arabia and Israel look for solutions The Mideast perspective Israel and Saudi Arabia furious over talk of U.S.-Russia-Iran deal on Syria

The recent decision of the Obama Administration to unilaterally withhold military aid and support without consulting Congress sends the message the United States is on the side of terrorists, instead of with those who are fighting terrorism. Instead of condemning

(AP) New report says Syrian rebels committed war crimesBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTJihadi-led rebel fighters in Syria killed at least 190 civilians and abducted more than 200 during an offensive against pro-regime villages, committing a war crime, an international human rights

(AP) Global chemical watchdog wins Nobel Peace PrizeBy KARL RITTER and MICHAEL CORDERAssociated PressTHE HAGUE, NetherlandsThe Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working to eliminate the scourge that has haunted generations

Iran has rejected U.S. preconditions for “taking part in a long delayed peace conference on Syria.” This means Iran is not backing a U.S. call “for a transitional government in Damascus.” According to the Jerusalem Post, on October 7 the

Christians are facing heavy persecution in Syria, but while some are fleeing the country, there are quite a few staying behind. They believe God wants them to reach out to the Islamists that attack them daily.  “There are some Christians who

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Afghan president Karzai slams Nato for fighting the Taliban U.S. to cut off military aid to Egypt in wake of coup North Korea puts its military on high alert Afghan president Karzai slams Nato