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Syria Air Raid Kills 30; Lebanon Kidnap Worries Region
News on Syria, Lebanon kidnapping
Manaf Tlass: Being Groomed as the Syrian Ahmed Chalabi?
Manaf Tlas, a defector from the Assad regime, has it all: money, foreign friends, and a secular outlook. Now he’s being pushed forward by foreign groups as Syria’s strongman in waiting.
Europe is Threatening the World
If you were to just look at the newly revised economic forecasts released by the International Monetary Fund earlier, you might focus only on gloom.
Democracy Overshadowed by Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
Not only are security forces involved in the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, but the media have been claiming that the early rioting was caused by the Rohingyas and has deemed them as terrorists and traitors.
Muslim Brotherhood’s New Power Upends Assumptions of U.S. Diplomacy
In his first major speech last month, Mohamed Morsi, the new Egyptian president, pledged to seek the release of a notorious Egyptian terrorist from a North Carolina prison.
UAE Chooses Olympics Squad
UAE Chooses Olympics Squad
Fadi Chehade named next chief of ICANN
Fadi Chehadé, a leader in the formation of progressive Internet enterprises, has been named as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),
World Leaders Mourn Saudi Crown Prince Naif
World leaders and envoys yesterday expressed their condolences over the death of Prince Naif.
Pakistan Supreme Court Disqualifies Prime Minister
Pakistan’s increasingly assertive Supreme Court declared Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ineligible for office on Tuesday, plunging the country into fresh turmoil as it deals with Islamic militancy, a weak economy and a crisis in relations with the United States.
US Fears Fresh Massacre in Syria
US State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland voiced “deep alarm” for the fate of Haffa
Abdi Abdirahman Has Eyes Set on Olympics Medal
This four-time US Olympic runner has his eyes set on obtaining a medal at the London Olympics.
Houla Massacre Evokes Memories of Srebrenica
The Syrian tragedy
The Decade of the CIVETS
A guide to the fast-rising economies of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa
Pakistan is Turning into Another Afghanistan
Such harrowing incidents are routine in the city of 18 million, Pakistan’s largest…
Iran Flouts UN Sanctions, Sends Arms to Syria
Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential draft report by a U.N. panel of experts seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
Signs Of Thaw In Icy US-Pakistan Relations
Pakistan’s political and military elite are meeting to discuss reopening Nato supply routes into Afghanistan, in a move which could repair damaged relations with the United States and ease the exit strategy from the country.
The Legacy of Victorian England’s First Muslim Convert
Born William Henry Quilliam, he turned to the religion after a trip to Morocco, and adopted the name Abdullah.
When Bullies Attack
An 11-year-old Iranian girl was brutally beaten by a group of younger boys at her school in Abu Dhabi on April 19th. The principal of the school is protecting the boys.
French Muslim Bloc Vote: Deciding Fact in Elections?
“People who would have originally voted for the center or the right-wing are now determined to vote against Nicolas Sarkozy,” Ms. Lorcerie said.
