News Archive - 2 August 2014

'How can the United States be a sponsor of the ceasefire at the same time it is sending arms to Israel?"

Russian banks and companies shut out of Western funding markets are unlikely to be greeted with open arms and ready wallets in Asia, international bankers and industry experts say.

August 3, 2014 Gaming Israel and Palestine Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, July 29, 2014 – 03:04 By George Friedman We have long argued that the Arab-Israeli conflict is inherently insoluble. Now, for the third time in recent years, a war is being fought in Gaza. The Palestinians are firing rockets into...

Rep. Gregory Meeks pushed to let an Iran-backed natural-gas project dodge US sanctions — after attending an illicit junket paid for by energy companies. The Queens Democrat and Rep. Yvette...

Today is Sunday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2014. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 3, 1914, Germany declared war on France at the onset of World War I.

Brian Katulis: Only a small part of the shifting dynamics in the Middle East are a consequence of U.S. policy errors.

Today is Sunday, August 3, the 215th day of 2014. There are 150 days left in the year. On August 3, 1914, Germany declared war on France at the onset of World War I.

Today is Sunday, August 3, the 215th day of 2014. There are 150 days left in the year. On August 3, 1914, Germany declared war on France at the onset of World War I.

View #1 – The Zionists Are Systematically Massacring the Palestinians Israel is absolutely and exclusively responsible for the crisis in Gaza. Israel is a racist apartheid regime which murders innocent women and children so they can continue stealing land in the name of their Zionist religion. Israel established their state...

An Israeli soldier who was feared to have been kidnapped by Hamas militants died in combat, Israel's military has confirmed.

Saudi Arabia is calling on its allies,  Egypt and Pakistan, to provide military assistance in keeping its border closed to militants that have already taken over vast swaths of Iraq and Syria, The London Times reports. "The kingdom is calling in favors from Egypt and Pakistan," an adviser to the...

The following University of Alabama students from the West Alabama area graduated Saturday.

Dalang yang memecahbelahkan umat Islam sejagat adalah Amerika Syarikat.

The latest Israeli attacks on the Palestinian citizens of Gaza are no different from previous mass murders, only bloodier and even more tragic.

Mohammed Deif

Notwithstanding their mutual rivalries, all major world powers are at one with each other on the question of restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan.

In a sternly-worded statement, the University of Tehran blasts the genocide going on in Gaza by the Zionist regime and urges UN chief Ban Ki-moon to put an end to it.

(MENAFN - AFP) Although its diplomatic clout is compromised on several fronts, the United States still dictates its economic law around the globe and has even expanded its reach, a...

Bans on products from the U.S. and E.U. follow penalties against Russia for supporting Ukranian rebels

It's difficult to imagine the terror that the people of Israel must live with every day.

WASHINGTON: The U.S failure to secure a firm ceasefire in the Gaza Strip despite two weeks of intense diplomacy reflects new regional dynamics in which the world’s most powerful actor has diminished influence and fewer allies. When Secretary of State John Kerry left Washington on July 21 on a...

Netanyahu also suggested in televised remarks Saturday that the Israeli military will reassess its Gaza operation once troops complete the demolition of Hamas tunnels

As the first Israel troops began pulling out of the Gaza Strip Saturday night, Aug. 2, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pledged that Operation Defense Edge would continue until security and calm are restored to all Israel’s citizens – however long it takes.

Qantas, Lufthansa and Royal Jordanian are the latest in a wave of airlines to divert their flights around Iraq amid fears the jihadist Islamic State could perpetrate another MH17

Israel bombarded the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Saturday as troops searched for an officer they believe was captured by Hamas in an ambush that shattered a humanitarian cease-fire and set the stage for a major escalation of the 26-day-old war.

Iran is planning to build the largest gas complex in the Middle East, says an official with the National Iranian Oil Refining & Distribution Company (NIORDC).

In my last post, I talked about the recent Online News Association and Twitter-co-hosted meetup that explored the issue of verifying news and images that spread unchecked via social media. The topic, and the tools/techniques showcased, were put to the test the very next day with the downing of a Malaysian...

Why Arab regimes have abandoned the Palestinians in Gaza.

The brutal conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has moved several high profile actors and filmmakers to voice their opinions in support of one side or the other. The latest is Jon Voight , who attacks Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz for signing a letter accusing the Israeli military...

More and more of the region's governments are yanking their ambassadors out of the country in protest

Israeli troops and tanks pulled out of a central sector of the Gaza Strip and moved closer to the border Saturday, as its military invited Palestinians to return to one of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in the coastal strip. Israeli media reports Saturday suggested that the military planned to unilaterally withdraw...