Muslim misconceptions purpose of Dayton forum
By Kelli Wynn Staff Writer Dayton Daily News Dayton — Clearing up misconceptions about Muslims and educating non-Muslims about the Islam religion founder are the two main purposes of tonight’s […]
210 more billionaires in past year amid rising global poverty
Tue Mar 5, 2013 SOURCE: PRESSTV Amid the surging poverty across the globe, a newly released list of richest people in the world points to the climbing number of billionaires […]
Feigned ignorance (John Kerry in the ‘Middle East’)
STORY SUMMARY John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East this week may be his first as U.S. secretary of state, but it is just his latest foray into the region […]
Obama to demand Israel withdraw from West Bank: Report
US President Barack Obama is going to demand a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank during his visit to Israel later this month, a report says. The World Tribune quoted on Monday an unnamed Israeli official as saying that “Obama has made it clear to [Israeli […]
Israel celebrates successful 9/11 operation on Purim holiday
For more than eleven years, Israel has been wildly celebrating the success of its 9/11 operation against the United States of America. The latest example: Israeli children recently dressed up […]
Buffett is worried about Fed policy
Buffett said he’s worried about market reaction whenever the Fed finally decides to start selling assets. NEW YORK (CNNMoney)Investor Warren Buffett said his biggest worry about the Federal Reserve’s policy of buying assets is how the markets will react once the central bank starts selling its holdings. In an appearance […]
U.S. policy on Syria is self-defeating (read my ‘Notes’!)
Story Summary By Rami G. Khouri At the start of my current trip in the U.S. the single question that preoccupies Middle East-watchers there is what to do about Syria, and whether or not the United States should provide military assistance to the opposition groups fighting to topple the regime […]
Syria and Iran top agenda of Kerry and GCC ministers
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | Arab News Staff Sunday 3 March 2013 Syria, Iran and the Israel-Palestinian conflict will top the agenda at the meeting of the foreign ministers of […]
What Kerry Doesn’t Know about Democracy and Islam: Jewish Press
What Kerry Doesn’t Know About Democracy and Islam Pretending there’s no elephant in the world doesn’t protect anyone from getting trampled. By: Barry Rubin Published: March 1st, 2013 TELL A FRIEND Senator John Kerry visiting Cairo’s Tahrir Square, March 20, 2011. Originally published at Rubin Reports. In practically his first outing as […]
European shares, euro knocked by fresh growth worries
(Reuters) – European shares fell sharply and the euro hit a two-month low on Friday, as weak economic data from Italy, Franceand Britain added to concerns about imminent U.S. spending cuts and political stalemate in Rome. Wall Street was also expected to open lower as investors waited for U.S. government […]
Manning plea statement: Americans had a right to know ‘true cost of war’
After admitting guilt in 10 of 22 charges, soldier reveals how he came to share classified documents with WikiLeaks and talks of ‘bloodlust’ of US helicopter crew Ed Pilkington at […]
US announces direct non-lethal battlefield aid for Syrian rebels
By Catherine Chomiak, Producer, NBC News ROME – In a policy shift, the United States on Thursday announced plans to channel non-lethal assistance directly to Syrian rebels in the battlefield […]
Statue of Rosa Parks is Unveiled at the Capitol, in USA
President Obama and Congressional leaders dedicated a statue of Rosa Parks, left, whose act of defiance and work in the civil rights movement helped spur desegregation across the country and […]
Hollande hopes for rapid ‘political solution’ on Syria within weeks
By Al Arabiya with AFP French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that he believed it would be possible to come to a political decision on the Syrian conflict in the […]
S.E.C. Nominee Tries to Allay Skepticism
Mary Jo White’s path to the Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a crucial juncture: the Congressional charm campaign. Lawmakers are scrutinizing Ms. White ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing, raising questions about the former prosecutor’s lack of regulatory experience and the challenge of policing Wall Street firms she recently […]
US lawmakers to tighten sanctions on Iran amid Tehran-P5+1 talks
US lawmakers plan to tighten economic sanctions against Tehran over the country’s nuclear energy program as Iran and the group of six major world powers continue their talks in Kazakhstan. Reuters reported that a bill, slated to be introduced in the Congress on Wednesday, would enable US President Barack Obama […]
A $100 BILLION MARKET : Mercenary firms: a lucrative niche market
by Frédéric Burnand, Geneva, swissinfo.ch European states are subcontracting an increasing number of tasks to private military companies to cut their armies’ sizes and budgets. These mainly US firms cost them dearly, however, says military expert Alexandre Vautravers. Since the 1990s, the United States Armed Forces and particularly also the […]
US reportedly considering direct aid to Syrian rebels
PARIS – The Obama administration, in coordination with some European allies, is for the first time considering supplying direct assistance to elements of the Free Syrian Army as they seek to ramp up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and end nearly two years of brutal and […]
‘Qur’an has made me a better person, a better Christian, and a better priest’ — clergywoman
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 25 February 2013 Many people may ask how a Christian preacher or priest can ever praise Islam and commend Qur’anic verses, especially […]
Islam and US Declaration of Independence: Duluth News
Waqas Khalid eludes Hazat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad sahib, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. (Koya) Local view: Islam and U.S. eclaration of Independence proclaim equality Actor Denzel Washington uttered some pretty famous words in “Remember the Titans,” one of the best sports movies of our era. “I don’t […]