(AP) – For months now, the United States has been training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan with the goal of bolstering the array of forces battling President Bashar Assad’s regime while at the same time strengthening the hand of moderates
(AP) Syrian activists say senior rebel leader woundedBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaA rebel military leader who was among the first to call openly for armed insurrection against President Bashar Assad was wounded by a bomb planted in his car in
Arab nations and Turkey, helped by the CIA, have dramatically increased military aid to Syrian rebels in recent months, The New York Times reported Monday. The US Central Intelligence Agency was helping their efforts, the newspaper added, citing air traffic
BOB SCHIEFFER, CBS HOST: The President said in Israel that if we find out that they had used chemical weapons that would be, his phrase was “game changer.” He said before that just moving chemical weapons around would be a
If it was once possible, based on evidence of his past associations and his record in office, to describe President Barack Obama as “anti-Israel,” it is no longer plausible now. Either Obama has changed, or revealed a side to himself
President Barack Obama was once criticized for his “apology tour” around the globe, in which he bowed to Islamic leaders and admitted America’s faults. Now, he is making other western leaders apologize. In a surprise move before leaving Israel, President
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus and Russia face bitter financial chaos next week Turkey suggests that Cyprus convert to the Turkish lira currency Lebanon’s government collapses as Syria’s turmoil crosses border Turkey’s Erdogan backs off on accepting Israel’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Cyprus may punish Russia for not bailing them out Generational Dynamics website attacked by hackers Obama negotiates Israeli apology to Turkey for flotilla incident Buddhist vs Muslim ethnic violence explodes in central Myanmar (Burma)
In the aftermath of President Obama’s goodwill speechifying in Israel, Obama reverted to anti-Israel form behind closed doors. Obama reportedly leveraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into calling Islamist Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to apologize for Israeli action against
President Barack Obama has arrived in Israel at the start of a four-day trip to the region that will include stops in the West Bank and in Jordan. It is the first visit by a U.S. president since George W.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus president pleads for nation to accept bailout terms Germany and Russia get blamed for the Cyprus crisis Israel’s government turns hardline pro-settlement on eve of Obama’s visit Cyprus president pleads for nation to
Chris Wright, a reserve point guard, is unlikely to make a difference for the Dallas Mavericks after being called up from the Iowa Energy of the developmental league for a 10-day contract. Still, what he has overcome in order to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kenyatta is declared Kenya’s controversial presidential election winner Kenyatta’s criminal charges provide dilemma for Obama administration Violence continues in Egypt’s canal city, Port Said Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai Report: Hizbullah has
Movie goers already “returned to Oz” back in 1985, and they found that yellow brick road less lustrous than their memories suggested. Director Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful faces not only the legacy of that cinematic turkey but
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was seized by CIA agents and taken to the United States after Turkey deported him to Jordan this month, a Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday. Abu Ghaith, the former spokesman of the Al-Qaeda
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Report: Turkey and Israel might be headed for reconciliation Turkey’s Erdogan calls Zionism a ‘crime’, and retracts it U.S. and Turkey’s objectives in Syria appear to be diverging Euro zone unemployment rises to record
(AP) – The Obama administration said Thursday that it will provide the Syrian opposition with an additional $60 million in assistance and — in a significant policy shift — will for the first time provide nonlethal aid like food and
Defence experts who say many lives could have been saved during Arab uprisings if states used proper crowd control measures sought to tap into a growing market at an Abu Dhabi arms fair. Anti-riot vehicles with sophisticated acoustic repellents have
As John Kerry prepares for his first trip to the Middle East as Secretary of State, his stops include Turkey, Egypt, and several other Middle Eastern countries. He will also visit a number of European countries. Kerry will not visit
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to the Middle East – but following the pattern of his boss up until now, he won’t be touching down in Israel. His first visit will focus on Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy,
Two Serbian alleged members of the “Pink Panther” gang of international jewel thieves are to face trial in Switzerland for heists there, police said on Tuesday. One of the two, a 34-year-old arrested in Turkey on an international warrant, will
(AP) – Syrian troops backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of a key highway in Damascus Saturday, a day after opposition forces cut the strategic artery as part of what they say are efforts to lay the groundwork for
The Atlantic Council, chaired by former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), released a list late Friday evening of corporate donors as well as foreign governments that had funded it over the past five years. The list did not shed light on
During questioning at Thursday’s Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, members learned from outgoing defense secretary Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the US military’s joint chiefs of staff, that the Obama administration supported a plan to arm
While talking to FOX NEWS after Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta’s Feb. 7 testimony on Capital Hill, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said perhaps one of the causes behind the Benghazi attack “may have been that there was a gun running operation
