Tag: Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi breaks neutrality and rebukes Syria’s Assad Tensions between China and Japan over Senkaku/Diaoyu continue to escalate Hamas teaching Hebrew to young Palestinians Syria’s Assad frees 2,130 prisoners in exchange for

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s Assad promises new violence in public speech Brookings Institute freaks out over ‘extremism’ and fiscal cliff India and Pakistan armies clash in Kashmir Syria’s Assad promises new violence in public speech Bashar al-Assad

(AP) Assad outlines new Syria peace planBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday outlined a new peace initiative that includes a national reconciliation conference and a new government and constitution but demanded regional and Western countries stop funding

(Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan ruled out a general amnesty for Kurdish militants on Sunday but said intelligence agents would continue to talk to the rebels’ jailed leader in a bid to end a near three-decade insurgency. Erdogan’s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s Bashar al-Assad will make a major speech on Sunday U.S. troops pour into Turkey to operate Patriot missile systems Israel quietly puts the ‘E-1’ settlement plan on hold South Korea refuses to extradite

The US deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey began Saturday to help the country defend against any possible threats from neighbouring Syria in the throes of a civil war. US military personnel and equipment began arriving Friday at Incirlik Air

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Qaeda prepares for war in northern Mali Egypt’s currency collapses to seven-year low Fiscal cliff negotiations lead to farcical conclusion Al-Qaeda prepares for war in northern Mali Djenna Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, built around

While Iran continues to espouse support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the surface, there are serious undercurrents within the Iranian leadership which portend an about face on this position. With the recent news that Assad will not step down

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “has no intention of stepping down and it would be impossible to try to persuade him otherwise.” Although Russia previously believed that Assad might capitulate to Western demands and let go

Rebel forces in Syria report that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is now using chemical weapons on them. Moreover, intelligence operatives from the West have confirmed those reports as well. But there has yet to be a peep out of the

As I wrote on Dec. 9, while Obama was taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to Syria insurgents, those affiliated with Al Qaeda flooded the ranks of the Syrian opposition. Even supporters of the Free Syrian Army describe these men as “bandits”

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey’s Erdogan says that Assad’s regime in Syria is ending Iran and Turkey trade accusations, as relations deteriorate Greece makes plans for Syrian refugee camp on Corfu Venezuelans wonder if Chavez’s cancer surgery has

Senate Republicans seem eager to let fellow Senator John Kerry (D-MA) sail through the confirmation process and take office as Secretary of State (once current incumbent Hillary Clinton testifies about the Benghazi attack). The logic seems to be that “elections

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Iran begins annual war games in Strait of Hormuz Sunnis hold mass protests in Iraq against Shia-majority government Gang-raped victim sparks nationwide protests in India Iran begins annual war games in Strait of Hormuz

Has John Kerry ever been right about any foreign policy issue, ever, when it counted? On Jan. 11, 1991, Sen. Kerry took to the floor of the Senate to oppose the Gulf War and oppose the resolution authorizing President George

(AP) Syrian rebels step up siege of northern airbaseBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian rebels stepped up their siege of a military base in north of the country Friday as government warplanes bombed surrounding areas to support the defenders, activists said. The

Endless supplies of cigarettes, a BMW or Mercedes for between $4,000 and $6,000 but fuel at vastly inflated prices — the black market is thriving on the Syria-Turkey border. Abu Mohammad Faid, who turns up at Abu Ahmad’s car lot

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of Syria’s military police has defected from the army and declared allegiance to the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, according to a video and a Syrian security source. The high-level defection, while not a strategically

Russia’s upper house of parliament was due Wednesday to vote for a bill barring Americans from adopting the country’s children, in retaliation for a new piece of human rights legislation in the US. The highly contentious bill has inflamed tensions

(AP) VATICAN CITYHere is the official Vatican English translation of the “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas Day message read in Italian by Pope Benedict XVI Tuesday. “Urbi et Orbi” is Latin for to “The city and to the world.” ____ Dear brothers