This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hong Kong’s growing hostility to mainland China evident from Hu Jintao’s visit NATO chief OKs Turkey’s military buildup on Syria’s border, amid military defections Russia’s foreign minister ‘delighted’ at failure of Syria crisis talks
The news coming out of Syria isn’t good, no matter how you slice it. On Friday June 29, bodies wrapped in burial garments were carried through the streets of Douma, which has been under siege “for weeks” by Syrian President
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Al-Qaeda linked terrorists destroy historic shrines in Timbuktu, Mali Turkey angrily denies WSJ report on Syria’s attack on Turkish jet Turkey suspends dialog with EU as presidency passes to Greek Cyprus Turkey scrambles jets
(AP) Israel’s leaders write to new Egyptian presidentBy BLAKE SOBCZAKAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s president and prime minister have sent separate letters to Egypt’s new Islamist president, congratulating him on his election victory and calling for continued peace between the neighboring countries, Israeli
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Morsi becomes Egypt’s new president, among wild cheers and deep divisions Headline: ‘World Powers Agree on Syria Transition’ Muslims worldwide urged to visit Jerusalem as tourists What were you doing on Saturday at 23:59:60?
(AP) Syrian opposition says 800 killed in past weekBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the past week which saw some of the bloodiest violence in the
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press Russia on Friday in a bid to save a crucial weekend meeting on the Syria crisis that has been threatened by objections from Moscow. Clinton will meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
(AP) Activists: Dozens killed in Syria shellingBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment troops rained tank and artillery shells down on a rebellious suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus Friday, killing at least 43 people over two days, opposition groups and activists
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Tensions escalate as Turkey’s army masses on the border with Syria Barclays Bank and the cockroach problem UK Finance Minister speaks to House of Commons about Barclays Euro crisis summit splits along north/south lines
By MANSUR MIROVALEVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia on Thursday said it would not endorse a call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to give up power and criticized as inappropriate claims that it had agreed to plans by international envoy Kofi Annan for a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Merkel and Hollande meet ahead of the new ‘save the euro’ summit Barclays Bank fined $453 million for manipulating markets Barclay CEO Bob Diamond will give up his bonus. Boohoo! Russia may be changing
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
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
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 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.
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
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
(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 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”.
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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
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
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
