By Marc A. Thiessen July 28 From Europe to the Middle East, we have seen how disaster follows U.S. retreat and disengagement from the world. But the one area where President Obama seemed to be leaning forward was drone strikes. He personally approved terrorist “kill lists” and has […]
Which countries don’t like America and which do | Pew Research Center// // // July 15, 2014 By Bruce Stokes . Sacré bleu! France makes the list of top 10 fans of the U.S. and Germany makes the list of the top 10 critics. A decade ago anti-Americanism […]
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Tue, 20 May 2014 07:44 AM Author: Astrid ZweynertMore news from our correspondents March 24, 2014. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Millions of forced labourers around the world are generating an estimated $150 billion a year in profits for those who […]
EEV: Link here is to WordPress PDF file: 17 ARALIK OPERASYONU BAKANLAR FEZLEKESİ Egemen Bağış Zafer Çağlayan Muammer Güler Original leak source : The Twitter pseudonym @HARAMZADELER333 EEV: First post published below for linking: R A P O R Soruşturma No : İstanbul CBS 2012/120653 Tarih : 18.12.2013 İlgi : […]
Source: Reuters – Fri, 14 Mar 2014 02:37 PM Author: Reuters * Ankara says Ottoman tomb in Syria is Turkish territory * Islamist militants hold area where tomb is located ISTANBUL, March 14 (Reuters) – Turkey threatened on Friday to retaliate for any attack on the tomb […]
– including pat downs for rude customers, code lingo for attractive women, and seizures of items. – Many of the images we gawked at were of overweight people, their every fold and dimple on full awful display – Piercings of every kind were visible. Women who’d had mastectomies […]
© Collage: Voice of Russia Undoubtedly, the role of the Saudi Arabia and its influence on the Middle East has long been under the discussion. Now with Iran and the West trying to reach an agreement on the nuclear matter, the monarchy is trying to amend the situation […]
OPEC spare capacity set to reach levels last seen in the depths of the financial crisis in 2009, analysts say The dangers of dwindling oil supplies in the long-run have not gone away Photo: AP By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 8:52PM GMT 15 Jan 2014 One piece of the jigsaw […]
EEV: Best Intel is always False Intel: In response to a special request, here were the initial press leaks in regards to TAO NSA Accessed Mexican President’s Email OCT 2013 Was ISRAEL behind the hacking of millions of French phones and NOT the U.S.? Extraordinary twist in spying saga […]
Six mortar bombs have landed near a border post in northern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia armed group, which said it was warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs. The mortar rounds hit desert on the far northwestern fringes of […]
Dr. Farid Fata will remain behind bars until trial after $9m bond revoked The oncologist ‘systematically defrauded Medicare by submitting false claims for services that were medically unnecessary,’ authorities say Woman claims her mother died of kidney failure after too much chemo He is facing 20 years in […]
27 September, 14:39 (ANSAmed) – NICOSIA, SEPTEMBER 27 – An arrest warrant has been issued against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus who failed to show up at a court hearing this morning, ad Famagusta Gazette online reports. Athanasios Orphanides failed to appear in court […]
Ex-foreign secretary, Lord Owen, tells conference that condition leads to disastrous decision-making Alison Boulton Sunday, 22 September 2013 If we are to understand – and more crucially – prevent disasters such as the global financial crisis or escalation of conflict in the Middle East, we might do worse […]
‘Follow the Money’ By Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark The NSA monitors banks and credit card transactions — sometimes in apparent violation of national laws and global regulations. The European SWIFT financial transaction network is being tapped on different levels, internal documents from the US spy […]
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was attacked on September 11, 2012 A group of armed jihadists attacked the building and set it alight Four people died in the attack, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens By Tony Rennell PUBLISHED: 16:17 EST, 13 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:39 EST, 13 September […]
Syrian rebels including al-Qaida-linked fighters have gained control of a Christian village north-east of the capital Damascus Government media has provided a different account suggesting regime forces are winning The battle is taking place in Maaloula, a scenic mountain village where people still speak the ancient Middle Eastern […]
Turkish government did not respect September 1 deadline 05 September, 18:52 (ANSAmed) – ANKARA, SEPTEMBER 5 – Accusing Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan of not honoring his agreements, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Cemil Bayik announced Thursday that Kurdish rebels have suspended their retreat from Turkey to northern […]
Photo: RIA Novosti The issue of chemical and biological weapons in Syria is creating concerns in both neighbouring and distant countries. The mere presence of such weapons in the hands of the Syrian rebels is seen as a threat in itself, as they have not hesitated to use […]
© Collage: The Voice of Russia The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would mark the end of the Christian civilization not only in Syria, but also in the entire Middle East, experts are afraid. Already today in the region the followers of Christ’s teachings are prosecuted and […]
Striking Syria would extend the violence, Monsignor Toso says 02 September, 15:50 (ANSAmed) – ROME, SEPTEMBER 2 – ”The way to solve Syria’s problems cannot be an armed intervention. It would not decrease the violence, but rather risks exploding it and extending it to other countries. The conflict […]
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:15 AM Author: Lisa AndersonMore news from our correspondents Female driver Azza Al Shmasani displays a note that she says was placed on her car by an unknown person in Saudi Arabia, on June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed NEW […]
EEV: Base has been Compromised Data-gathering operation is part of a £1bn web project still being assembled by GCHQ Duncan Campbell, Oliver Wright, James Cusick, Kim Sengupta Thursday, 22 August 2013 Britain runs a secret internet-monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept and process […]
Posted By Josh Peterson On 10:33 PM 08/08/2013 In Politics | No Comments The Obama administration’s intelligence leaks about how the U.S. discovered an imminent al-Qaeda plot have drawn mixed reactions of silence and concern from top members of Congress’ intelligence committees. Last week Friday, the State Department […]
Published time: August 07, 2013 04:52 Unconfirmed reports have emerged detailing a new massacre in which 450 Kurds – including 120 children – were allegedly slaughtered by al-Qaeda-linked rebels fighting against the Syrian government. The report has sparked international concern. “The task of tackling the terrorist threat is […]
Congress told that NSA monitoring led to interception of al-Qaida threats but privacy campaigners fear ulterior political motives Spencer Ackerman and Dan Roberts in Washington theguardian.com, Monday 5 August 2013 16.30 EDT Motorists drive past the US embassy in Tel Aviv. The US extended embassy closures by […]
Published time: July 15, 2013 04:00 Edited time: July 15, 2013 13:00 Israel used a Turkish military base to launch one of its recent airstrikes against Syria from the sea, a reliable source told RT. Israel has been under scrutiny since last week, when it was reported […]
Human rights organizations condemn measure as discriminatory 03 July, 16:58 (ANSAmed) – DOHA, JULY 3 – In a move the Doha Traffic Department said will alleviate congestion on the streets and human rights organizations condemned as discriminatory, Qatar has banned all foreign workers except those hired […]
© Flickr.com/potaufeu/cc-by Deaths by firing squad, lethal injection, or even the electric chair are all acceptable forms of the capital punishment in the West. Though, in some parts of the world death by stoning is legally upheld, but scolded upon by outsiders. Can stoning ever be seen as […]
Italian DM: Will Syria Boil Over Into Regional Conflict? Jun. 16, 2013 – 11:10AM | By TOM KINGTON | Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro (File photo / Agence France-Presse) ROME — Italy’s new defense minister has a dire warning for Europe: The Syrian conflict is looking like a […]
Published time: June 16, 2013 12:04 Edited time: June 16, 2013 12:40 Activists returning to Taksim Square will be considered “supporters or members of a terror group,” Turkey’s EU minister told local media. This comes after police bulldozed the tent camp in Gezi Park in one of the […]
Source: Reuters – Wed, 5 Jun 2013 07:18 PM Author: Reuters BRUSSELS, June 5 (Reuters) – European countries should make it a criminal offence to fight in foreign rebellions or receive jihadist training overseas, the EU’s counter-terrorism chief said on Wednesday. Most foreign fighters in the Syrian […]
Published time: June 04, 2013 19:17 Edited time: June 04, 2013 21:05 An Arrow II battery, a U.S.-backed Israeli missile shield, is seen at Palmachim base, south of Tel Aviv May 29, 2013.(Reuters / Amir Cohen) The US government has inadvertently revealed the details of a top-secret […]
Jeremiah Adebolajo, 26, is a university English teacher in Saudi Arabia Allegedly approached by MI6 who pressured him to become a spy Flown business class to five-star hotels and handed cash Sister Blessing says he ‘strongly’ rejected offers to work for MI6 Asked to help ‘turn’ his brother […]
Arab Spring betrayed, danger of Sharia, says bishop 28 May, 14:25 (By Nina Fabrizio). (ANSAmed) – Haifa – Archbishop Elias Chacour, head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Israel, said Christians had suffered the greatest bloodshed since the Arab Spring which in his view had […]
British archaeologists who in 1900 discovered the Minoan culture believed they were from Libya or Egypt The Minoan civilisation arose on Crete in the 27th century BC and flourished until the 15th century BC By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 16:13 EST, 16 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:49 EST, 17 […]
The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites – and especially Twitter – “has lost this world and his afterlife”. Twitter was the […]
Published time: April 29, 2013 16:14 Edited time: April 29, 2013 21:46 Two missiles were reportedly fired at a Russian plane with at least 159 passengers on board that was flying over Syrian territory. Russian officials admit the jet faced danger, but are not talking of a targeted […]
Qatar-based channel and nine other stations have licences revoked as government claims they fuel bloodshed Associated Press in Baghdad guardian.co.uk, Sunday 28 April 2013 09.56 EDT The newsroom at the headquarters of al-Jazeera, in Qatar. Photograph: Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images The Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday that they had revoked […]
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:22 GMT Reuters NICOSIA, April 22 (Reuters) – Cypriot insurance companies and charity organisations will be affected by a bail-in on deposits in an attempt to minimize the broader impact on savers, the island’s central bank has said. The central bank said insurance companies, […]
Photo: EPA Saudi women, who for many years have sought opportunities to operate vehicles have obtained such a right with the corresponding decision being made by the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the Saudi kingdom. However, they have only been allowed to […]
posted by Versha Sharma on March 22,2013 in Sneak Peek Young kids with Ak-47s. Really young. As in toddlers. Some of the rebels in Syria’s civil war think it’s cute. Some of the pro-Assad forces are using the pictures of very young children with guns to try and […]
Photo: EPA Jacques Sapir, PhD in economics, head of the Center for Studies of the Modes of Industrialization at the French Institute of Social Sciences, one of the leading French specialists in the area of defense economics, a specialist on the integration of France into the Eurozone, comments […]
Photo: EPA The EuroGroup has rejected the Cypriot plan to raise billions of euros for addressing debt problems by nationalizing pension funds and issuing bonds backed by the promise of massive oil and gas profits. 0Reports say it continues to insist that Cyprus must impose a hefty one-off-levy […]
EEV: I rarely offer commentary, but the Iron needs to be struck while hot. – The people of Europe need to know whether the political leaders of the Eurozone, including Cyprus, transferred money to safer havens prior to the proposed bank levy. – Please forward this proposal to […]
George Osborne: UK will compensate troops and government workers affected by Cyprus bailout levy Savers in Cypriot banks will be forced to hand over up to 10 per cent of their deposits to raise about €6bn James Legge Sunday 17 March 2013 George Osborne has promised the taxpayer […]
In the ancient city of Hieropolis, in Phrygia 15 March, 19:46 (ANSAmed) – ANKARA, MARCH 14 – An Italian archaeological mission has found the historical Gate to the Underworld of the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis. The announcement was made this afternoon in Istanbul at a conference […]
EEV: Two words – Arab Spring Alwaleed bin Talal says he is worth at least $30bn Nikhil Kumar Tuesday, 5 March 2013 The Prince is not pleased. Alwaleed bin Talal, a grandson of Saudi Arabia’s founder, King Abdulaziz bin Saud, and nephew of the current monarch, King Abdullah, […]
Patrick Cockburn Monday, 4 March 2013 If one object had to serve as a symbol Iraqi corruption and dysfunctionality, it might be the ADE-651 bomb detector. Exposed as a fake long ago, it is still employed by the Iraqi security forces to check for explosives and weapons, […]
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 ‘In America, you have a right to be stupid, if you want to be… and we tolerate that,’ Kerry said to a packed Internet cafe in Berlin. Kerry stopped in Berlin as part of his nine-country trip abroad – his first trip as secretary […]
Vasily Kashin Feb 7, 2013 17:58 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” According to the Western media, Iran has signed an agreement with China on cooperation in creating systems of electronic reconnaissance. Such agreements are top secret and any mention of them in open press, in […]
