The Associated Press has all but declared today’s much anticipated April 6 Youth Movement general strike a failure. The movement had been hoping to stage numerous protests and demonstrations in the wake of last year’s April 6 strike, which led to the death of three Egyptians, the wounding of dozens, and hundreds of arrests. As […]
Reuters reported this morning that President Obama has relaxed the Pentagon ban on media coverage of casualties of war returning to the US. Now, instead of forbidding pictures of returning coffins, the family is allowed to choose whether or not to allow cameras upon arrival. The ban began in 1991 during the first Gulf War, although […]
Future Movement leader Saad Hariri declared his platform of disarmament of all resistance groups in Lebanon. At the party’s rally Sunday night, Hairi declared, “The arms of the Lebanese state should triumph over all other arms. The dialogue table should tackle the issue of the resistance’s arms while discussing means by which Israeli offensives against […]
Controversial Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called for the “reconsideration” of the Oslo Accords, days after his installation ceremony when he made dismissive comments regarding the Annapolis summit. Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Israel to promptly accept a two-state solution. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to increase rhetoric on Middle Eastern Peace, this time lauding […]
During the 2009 Arab League summit in Doha last weekend, there was much clamor made in support of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir and his continued defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant in his name. Bashir is wanted by the ICC for his alleged role in the genocide taking place in the Darfur […]
The United Nations named yesterday the new chairman of the Commission on Population and Development as well as the head of an investigation into allegations stemming from Israel’s recent Gaza Strip operation. Danny Cameron, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UN, will chair the Commission on Population and Development even though many Arab nations opposed the […]
Hamas and Fatah agreed to resume reconciliation talks in Cairo at the end of the month, with a tentative date scheduled for April 26. The latest round of negotiations stalled yesterday due to disagreements between the two parties regarding a variety of issues, with some officials even calling the talks ‘unproductive.’
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman continues to dominate the headlines due to both his controversial comments as well as an ongoing investigation into his dealings that could result in fraud and money laundering convictions. Pro-peace American Jewish think tank Jstreet released a scathing video accusing Lieberman of racism and encouraging communities to protest the appointment. The […]
A recent story in the independent newspaper Al-Masri Al-Youm has the American University in Cairo up in arms after it insinuated that AUC was providing the US Department of Defense with “information about Egypt,” i.e. “spying,” through the US Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU – 3) program. From the Daily News Egypt: NAMRU-3, which was […]
Moody’s credit rating agency has increased Lebanon’s bond rating to B2 from B3. This means that the capacity for Lebanon to honor its debt obligation is stronger in the eyes of the ratings agency. A stronger rating enables a country to borrow money at lower interest rates because of the perception of lower risk. “Lebanon’s […]
Two headlines from today: ‘Israel unlikely to attack Iran this year’ AND ‘US general: Israel might choose strike Iran.’ Moral of the story: even the Pentagon has no idea. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates does not believe that Israel will launch an attack, a notion that reveals his disagreement with the generals. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad heightened his […]
With the installation of the new government in Israel, one statesmen appears to be getting all the attention, and its not Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The appointment of Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman to Foreign Minister led to international criticisms and domestic concern that one of the most polarizing local political figures would become the […]
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