Associated Press | — “Actress and director Angelina Jolie is calling on the international community to do more to aid refugees displaced by fighting in Iraq and Syria. The UN special envoy for refugees visited a camp in Iraq Sunday, saying that despite good intentions, “the international community has failed …” Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees […]
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Middle East
Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff…
CNN | — “The United States struggles to maintain a sense of diplomacy in Yemen during political chaos.” CNN: “U.S. embassy cuts staff in Yemen”
The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International
By Jasmin Ramsey | (WASHINGTON (IPS) – While it’s anyone’s guess whether a final deal will be reached over Iran’s nuclear programme this year, a number of key international actors have forcefully weighed in on calls from within the U.S. congress to impose more sanctions on the Islamic Republic. President Barack Obama reiterated his threat […]
Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — From 1967 to 1990, and again briefly in 1994, South Yemen was an independent country. In the first period, of some 23 years, it had a Communist government, the only one in the Arab world. Today, South Yemen is again an independent state. Since the resignation of united […]
Extremist Lieberman: Unified Palestinian-Israeli Party a threat to Israel as ‘Jewish State’
By IMEMC & Agencies Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a unified list that could increase their representation from 11 to a minimum of 12-15 seats. The lists represents all parties, including Islamist and communist movements. The agreement came following negotiation […]
Saudi’s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger
BBC News | — “Blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticising Saudi Arabian clerics on his internet blog. British blogger Sunny Hundal said this case, and others like it, mean the UK should stop “hugging” the Saudi regime. In a personal film, he said it was […]
Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov’t Collapses
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Thousands demonstrated in Sanaa on Saturday morning against the Houthi take-over of the Yemeni government. Down south in Aden, there were big demonstrations on behalf of workers The murky political situation in Yemen has left the US unable to continue its drone strikes and other counter-terrorism operations, since Washington […]
The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace
By Stephen Zunes | (Foreign Policy in Focus) — The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for the most disingenuous of reasons. Though not technically using its veto power, the Obama administration is responsible for the defeat of a draft UN Security Council resolution passed at the […]
Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu
By Alexandra Halaby | (IMEMC & Agencies) — White House: Netanyahu Visit ‘Departure From Protocol’ Hours after the State of the Union address by U.S. President Obama, Boehner had invited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the U.S. Congress on March 3. The date of […]
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