By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader says the “final steps” are being taken in Iran’s talks with six global powers aimed at reaching an agreement curbing Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. Speaking to worshippers in the Iranian capital, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi praised President Hassan Rohani for his management of the talks. Friday […]
Israel to demolish homes of dozens of Bedouins in Abu Dis
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Dozens of Palestinian Bedouins from the al-Jahalin community in eastern Abu Dis have received orders from Israeli forces to demolish their homes themselves. The steel structures in which the community lives were put up nearby the Khillet al-Raheb area on which the Gateway to Jerusalem protest camp has been continually re-erected by […]
Some U.S. leaders to refuse meeting with Israeli PM during Washington trip
CCTV America | — “Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with lawmakers a few weeks before elections in Israel. CCTV America’s Nathan King filed this report from Washington.” CCTV: “Some U.S. leaders to refuse meeting with Israeli PM during Washington trip”
ISIL/ Daesh wiping out Iraq’s Religious Minorities
By RFE/RL | – Human Rights organizations warn that the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has targeted minority communities in Iraq in a “systematic strategy to remove them permanently” from large parts of the country. In a report launched on February 27, four nongovernmental organizations detailed summary executions, forced conversions, rape, and other abuses suffered […]
Israeli Blockade could cause Gaza Reconstruction to Take Over a Century
By IMEMC News | – British rights organization, Oxfam, stated that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip may take more than 100 years, at the current rate, to complete essential building of homes, schools and health facilities in Gaza unless the Israeli blockade is lifted. According to Al Ray’s report, less than 0.25 percent of […]
Maz Jobrani: I’m not a Terrorist but I’ve played one on TV (Interview)
AJ+ | – “Comedian Maz Jobrani talks with Dena Takruri of AJ+ about playing a terrorist, being part of the axis of evil, and Disney’s Jafar.” AJ+ : ” Playing A Terrorist Ain’t Easy For Maz Jobrani” — Buy the book: I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV: Memoirs of a Middle […]
Antarctic Ice Melt Red Flag – Scientist: It’s “going way faster than anyone had thought”
Associated Press | – “From the ground in this extreme northern part of Antarctica, spectacularly white and blinding ice seems to extend forever. What can’t be seen is the battle raging underfoot to re-shape Earth. Water is eating away at the Antarctic ice. ” AP: “The Big Melt: Antarctica’s Retreating Ice ”
Gaza: How the Struggle for Natural Gas drives the Wars
By Michael Schwartz | (Tomdispatch.com) | – Guess what? Almost all the current wars, uprisings, and other conflicts in the Middle East are connected by a single thread, which is also a threat: these conflicts are part of an increasingly frenzied competition to find, extract, and market fossil fuels whose future consumption is guaranteed to […]
Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All
By Jeremy Gillula and Mitch Stoltz | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – As expected, the FCC’s new rules forbid ISPs from charging Internet users for special treatment on their networks. It will also reach interconnection between ISPs and transit providers or edge services, allowing the FCC to ensure that ISPs don’t abuse their gatekeeper […]