New York, 24 December 2013 – Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on recent violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
The Secretary-General is concerned about escalating violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. He condemns the killing of an Israeli civilian today as a result of cross border fire from Gaza, and the bus bombing near Tel Aviv on Sunday. He also deplores the death of a young child in Gaza from Israeli retaliatory […]
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Prime Minister Erdogan and his AK Party government have a track record of being deceitful, especially in regards to both Israel and Syria. No one should be surprised to hear that Israel and Turkey are collaborating together against the Syrians. With the aim of tightening the front against Syria, President Obama even travelled to Israel […]
Read More →Crackdown in the capital nets 41 illegal Ethiopians
Crackdown in the capital nets 41 illegal Ethiopians  source AIM (Africa Intelligence Media) www.africaim.com An illegal Ethiopian being arrested in Riyadh, Sunday. — SG photo RIYADH — Within hours of launching its campaign against illegal aliens here Sunday, the capital’s Passports Department officials were able to apprehend 41 Ethiopian infiltrators. Citizens and media personnel accompanying the […]
Read More →Arab League to hand over Syria’s seat to SNC
CAIRO // The Arab League said it was prepared to hand Syria’s seat in the organisation to the opposition battling to oust president Bashar Al Assad if it sets up an executive body. The league, at a meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo, called for the opposition Syrian National Coalition “to form an executive body […]
Read More →Morsi to appeal suspension of Egypt’s parliamentary elections
Egyptian security forces detain an anti-government protester during clashes in Cairo on Wednesday. A fight between Egypt’s president and the judiciary over elections is likely to heighten tensions in the country. Oliver Weiken / EPA Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/morsi-to-appeal-suspension-of-egypts-parliamentary-elections#ixzz2MpLXJDHr Follow us: @TheNationalUAE on Twitter | thenational.ae on FacebookCAIRO // An Egyptian court overturned President Mohammed Morsi’s decree calling for parliamentary […]
Read More →Netanyahu narrowly wins Israeli election
Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-line allies fared far worse than expected in a parliamentary election on Tuesday, likely forcing him to reach across the aisle to court a popular political newcomer to cobble together a new coalition. While Netanyahu appeared positioned to serve a third term as prime minister, the results […]
Read More →North Korea says new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S. By K.J. Kwon and Jethro Mullen, CNN
North Korea threatens new nuclear test STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW:Â North Korea is upset by a recent U.N. security council resolution, an analyst says Pyongyang says it plans a new nuclear test and further long-range rocket launches These are part of an “all-out action” targeting the U.S., it says North Korea has conducted two previous nuclear tests, […]
Read More →Military Escalation, Dangerous Crossroads: Russia-US Confrontation in Syria?By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
On December 14, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed a Pentagon order to deploy 400 US missile troops to Turkey. According to Washington, the security of Turkey, NATO’s heavyweight, is threatened. US military personnel will to be deployed to Turkey in the coming weeks to operate two US Patriot missile batteries. According to the Pentagon’s spokesman, […]
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Glenn Greenwald is a prominent American journalist, author, lawyer and blogger. His writings and articles have appeared on several newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The American Conservative, The National Interest and In These Times. Greenwald has received different awards including the first Izzy Award for independent journalism in […]
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