News Archive - 22 February 2014

>The Nusra Front in Lebanon - a militant Sunni group named after one of the factions fighting against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria - said it carried out the attack, in a statement posted on Twitter and a website used by militant groups.Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed political and military movement,...

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela — The battle for Venezuela is being fought as vigorously online as in the streets, with Internet service cut off to a strife-torn university city and the government blocking selected websites and a "walkie-talkie" service widely used by protesters.

Under pressure from the Israel Lobby, U.S. negotiators are injecting Iran’s missile program into negotiations aimed at constraining Iran’s nuclear program, a move that further complicates — and could endanger — the complex talks, Gareth Porter reports for Inter Press Service.

A wooden stick with a pink ribbon marks the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline through... Should a Canadian corporation be allowed to take land rights from a small Nebraska rancher? Should conservatives side with Big Government and Canadians over private landowners?

US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman says it is important for Washington to get Israel’s opinions over nuclear negotiations with Iran.

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been supporting the Al Qaida-led Sunni revolt in Iraq, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies asserted that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have expanded their support for Sunni revolts against Iranian-backed governments in the Middle East. In a report,...

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's defense industry has been linked to a proposed sale of fighter-jet parts to Iran. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran plans to build additional nuclear energy reactors along its southern coast. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a year since President Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2009.

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This report analyzes four key aspects of US and Iranian strategic competition--sanctions, energy, arms control, and regime change. Its primary focus is on the ways in which the sanctions applied to Iran have changed US and Iranian competition since the fall of 2011. read more

There are no guarantees in the months of negotiations to come, but the Harper government has been dismissive and unhelpful

The UNLV Department of History co-sponsored a lecture Thursday that identified problems like poverty, drug trafficking and violence within Afghanistan.

What do North Korea, North Carolina, North Dakota and North Charleston have in common?

What to do about Syria delays? Question divides chemical arms watchdog China, Iran and Russia want flexibility over timetable, but US and EU insist on being strict.

SINGAPORE - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam will visit Qatar and Iran from February 23 - 27 as part of a regional tour. In Qatar, Mr Shanmugam will be hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiyah. Mr Shanmugam will...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Following strong condemnation from China as President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama on Friday, the US has defended the visit and urged C...