Palestinian officials confirmed that the reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas will resume April 26. The dialogue will focus on three core issues dividing the two groups- elections, the government, and the PLO and security. The discussions, to be held in Cairo, mark the third round of talks toward a unity government. According to some […]
… in today’s elections in Algeria. The current President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, is hoping to garner more votes than he did in the last election (84.99%). Some Algerians are concerned that getting elected for a third term would situate Bouteflika as the next “President for life” in the tradition of Hosni Mubarak, Bashar al Asad, Zine […]
… at least with respect to US-Turkish relations. Never fear, this article does include the obligatory interview with a rug merchant in the bazaar.
Hamas representatives interrupted a speech by MK Silvan Shalom at the recent Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Ethiopia. The Hamas members attended the event under the guise of representatives for the Palestinians. Upon hearing about the presence of Hamas members, the Israeli delegation considered leaving the event, but decided to stay and deliver the speech. The United States […]
What do animal-rights related donkey races, Obama holding a White House Passover Seder, and learning Hebrew in Cairo have in common? Absolutely nothing aside from the fact that it’s Passover and therefore a slow news day. That said, PA President Mahmoud Abbas met with Egyptian Intelligence Chief, and potentially the next President, Omar Suleyman to discuss Palestinian […]
The Iranian and Kazakh presidents met Monday in the Kazakh capital of Astana and signed a series of mutually beneficial deals that will also pay dividends to other countries. President Nazarbayev said he supports Iran’s right to have nuclear energy but believed it should be developed in a transparent way so as to not worry […]
MINGORA: Pakistani Taliban are moving into a new area in northern Pakistan, clashing with villagers and police in a mountain valley, police and district officials said on Wednesday. Separately, a Pakistani Taliban commander said the Pakistani military and the United States were colluding in US drone aircraft attacks and the militants would take their war […]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’s new strategy is causing serious differences between the United States and Pakistan over how to fight the militants hiding in the Pak-Afghan region. US think-tanks and the media believe that the differences revolve around two major issues: India’s role in Afghanistan and the drone attacks at suspected terrorist targets inside […]
Linda Hearst comments on the emergent trend among Western journalists of predicting Dubai’s imminent demise. Her response? Any city that can emerge from essentially nothing to become what Dubai is today is not going anywhere, financial crisis or no.
Western governments and aid agencies are still skeptical of Zimbabwe, not least because Robert Mugabe is still involved in the country’s coalition government. Meanwhile Mugabe and his once-unfathomable partner in that new government, Morgan Tsvangirai, desperately want those western governments and agencies to give Zimbabwe much-needed aid and to end sacntions. Neither of these positions is irrational. […]
Happy Passover to all our readers celebrating the holiday. However, the inability to eat bread represents the least of the worries on many Israelis’ minds. With the recession still devastating the global economy, many local businesses delayed layoffs until after the end of the holiday, as is the custom in Israel as to avoid ruining the […]
With Iran still advancing its nuclear program, the Israeli government tested its ballistic missile interceptor, the Arrow 2. The recent test coupled the rocket with a new radar system and should successfully intercept an Iranian missile, according to the military after testing the system with a dummy missile fired from an Israeli aircraft. Another group of […]
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