Turkish Lawmakers Move to Curb Army’s Political Power
Source: NY Times: ISTANBUL — The Turkish Parliament on Saturday amended an army regulation that had paved the way for military intervention in politics — another step in years of […]
UK soldier and veteran suicides ‘outstrip Afghan deaths’
Source: BBC More British soldiers and veterans took their own lives in 2012 than died fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan over the same period. BBC Panorama learned that 21 serving soldiers killed themselves last year, along with 29 veterans. The Afghanistan death toll was 44, of whom 40 died in […]
Egypt ‘freezes assets’ of Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Source: BBC.COM Egypt’s public prosecutor has frozen the assets of 14 Islamist leaders, according to judicial sources. The Muslim Brotherhood head Mohammed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater are reported to be among them. Mr Badie and other Brotherhood figures are already the subject of arrest warrants, while the ousted […]
Zimmerman verdict: Civil rights groups express dismay
Source: BBC Civil rights groups in the US have expressed dismay after neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida last year. […]
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Forge Wealth-Sharing in Peace Accord
Bloomberg News Philippines, Muslim Rebels Forge Wealth-Sharing in Peace Accord By Joel Guinto and Clarissa BatinoJuly 14, 2013 Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Google Plus Email The Philippines and Muslim rebels signed a wealth-sharing agreement after eight months of talks, bringing President Benigno Aquino closer to a final pact ending four decades […]
Egypt’s free-falling Muslim Brotherhood loses zero-sum game
The influential Muslim Brotherhood has lost its first genuine test after coming above ground. Now the group faces an uphill struggle to stay afloat after its rapid fall from grace Hatem Maher, Wednesday 10 Jul 2013 Hassan El-Banna, whose religious zeal and activism spurred him to establish the Muslim Brotherhood […]
How Israel’s war on Gaza breeds anger, grief and courage
The National, By Hugh Naylor: They were best friends, his family said. Inseparable. The three-year-old does not grasp what happened on the evening of November 19, when an Israeli missile […]
Footage of seven IDF soldiers arresting a 5 year old Palestinian child causes outrage around the world
Source: Press TV Video footage of seven Israeli soldiers arresting a five-year-old Palestinian child has caused outrage around the world, highlighting Israel’s history of violating the rights of children. Normal […]
Steve Sutherland of CBC Radio Talks to Malik Lal Khan Sahib in Information Morning
This video is from 2011
American diplomacy failed in Egypt
The Corpse of American Diplomacy lies among 51 dead Egyptians Tarek Fatah The Toronto SUN, July 10, 2013 By the time the Egyptian army stopped firing on demonstrators in Cairo on Sunday, 51 people lay dead with 400 wounded. Among the Egyptian bodies, lay the corpse of American diplomacy and […]
Saudi Arabia wrestles with its identity
STORY SUMMARY Under the norms prevalent in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the Saud family’s rule, princes of varying age and political responsibility have been expected to show their […]