New pictures show Kerry on kayak as he celebrates July 4 holiday Secretary of State’s aides retract denial that he had been sailing By Jessica Jerreat PUBLISHED: 15:55 EST, 5 July 2013 | UPDATED: 16:53 EST, 5 July 2013… Read More ›
Arab World
UN Observers “amazed” people vote in US without IDs
Tuesday, 06 November 2012 For the head of Libya’s national election commission, the method by which Americans vote is startling in that it depends so much on trust and the good faith of election officials and voters alike. “It’s an… Read More ›
Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday
Kuwait said on Saturday it had not issued a permit to allow a planned protest against new voting rules and the prime minister warned police would use force if the nation was under threat. Kuwait outlawed unauthorized gatherings of more… Read More ›
Egypt’s New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties
Engineering Evil: What is most disturbing here, is the role reversal. To have a far smaller country instruct a greater power in diplomatic relations. Whether statements by Morsi and double speak are correct or not is of little consequence. The… Read More ›
As Violence Spreads in Arab World, Google Blocks Access to Inflammatory Video
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Published: September 13, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — As violence spread in the Arab world over a video on YouTube ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad, Google, the owner of YouTube, blocked access to it in two of… Read More ›