New balance of terror in the Middle East

Source: Asia Times: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi NEW YORK – In the week-long war between Israel and the Palestinians, slowly but surely signs have emerged of a new “balance of terror” reflecting Hamas’s enhanced ability to strike back at Israel via the Iran-made long range Fajr-5 rocket. Compared with the […]

Germany’s Trouble With the Truth

Source: Spiegel: It’s supposed to be a week of decisions for Greece, but of course it will just be another week of muddling ahead. Fearing her voters in Germany, Merkel’s government will resist a debt haircut and the inevitable realization: We’re all going to have to pay for Greece. More:

Gulf states mull aid for Jordan — UAE

by JT | Nov 19, 2012 | 23:19 AMMAN — Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Monday conveyed a message from His Majesty King Abdullah’s to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, concerning bilateral relations and the regional developments. Meanwhile, Agence France-Presse reported that Arab Gulf states are mulling […]

Israel is a terrorist state: Turkey PM

Express Tribune: ISTANBUL / DOHA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described Israel on Monday as a “terrorist state” in carrying out its bombardment of Gaza, underlining hostility for Ankara’s former ally since relations between them collapsed in 2010. His comments came after nearly a week of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel […]