Global IssuesNew Libya Off To A Shaky Start
Sunday, February 05, 2012
It's been almost a year since Benghazi launched its uprising against former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three months since he was killed, but there is a growing sense of frustration in eastern Libya with the National Transitional Council. Two weeks ago, a group of protesters attacked the Council’s Benghazi headquarters as chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil was inside, forcing him to flee through the back door.
U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu
Saturday, February 04, 2012
When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.
Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade
Saturday, February 04, 2012
The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the conservation group Traffic has found.
Lawmakers, 'experts' Spin Tales Of Iranian Terror In Latin America
Friday, February 03, 2012
Through its ties with Venezuela and other nations in Latin America, Iran is building an anti-U.S. alliance in the Western Hemisphere that poses a direct, imminent threat to the United States, an influential U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.
Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War On Iran
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well-placed senior military officers.
U.S. Group Urges 'more Credible' Military Threat Against Iran
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The administration of President Barack Obama should take steps to make threats of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran more credible, according to the fourth in a series of studies released here Wednesday by a 13-man 'bipartisan' task force dominated by Iran hawks.
Mideast: And At Last There Was Water
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Only days ago, turning on the tap was cause for concern. Would there be running water? Now, it’s reason for celebration.
US-Bahrain: Rights Groups Oppose Smaller Arms Transfer
Monday, January 30, 2012
The decision by the administration of President Barack Obama to approve limited transfers of military equipment to Bahrain is coming under renewed fire by human rights and pro-democracy groups here.
Syria: 'Street Fighting Rages' Near Damascus
Monday, January 30, 2012
Fighting is continuing in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, according to activists, as Syrian security forces appeared to be reasserting their control over the restive fringes of the country's capital.
The Ancient Wither In New Iraq
Sunday, January 29, 2012
'I’d say there are around 5,000 of us in the country, but if you ask me next week we may well be under 3,000. After twenty centuries of history in Mesopotamia, we Mandaeans, are about to vanish.' Anxiety about the future of his people is more than evident in the figures given by Saad Atiah Majid, chairman of Basra’s Mandaean Council.
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