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‘We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria’ Assad
President Bashar Assad of Syria, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility of serious progress arising from peace talks planned for next month, and to back away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that the government was willing to negotiate with its armed ...
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QA Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria
- With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within ...
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Irans president to attend Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit scheduled for May 19 to 20 in Thailand, semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday.Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi and Vice President Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh will accompany Ahmadinejad during his visit to Thailand, according to the report.The primary themes of the water summit, to be held in ...
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Irans Jalili vows not to abdicate nuclear right if elected
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and presidential candidate Saeed Jalili pledged not to retreat from the Islamic republic's nuclear rights if he is elected as the president, Press TV reported Saturday.Jalili, who is also the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that he will pursue a policy of resistance against Western pressures if he wins in the upcoming ...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran
An earthquake measuring 5.7- magnitude on the Richter scale hit Goharan in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on Saturday at 14:33 local time (GMT 1003), according to Iranian Seismological Center.The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was initially determined to be at 26.74 degrees north latitude and 58.74 degrees east longitude.At 15:27 local time (GMT 1057), an after-shake of 5.5-magnitude ...
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Syria demands foreign fighters leave or get killed
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al- Halqi said Monday that the armed rebels in Syria have two options "return to where they came from, or to be killed." The minister's remarks came during a session of the ministerial committee tasked with implementing the political program outlined by President Bashar al-Assad recently. According to the state-run SANA news agency, al-Halqi stressed ...
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Palestinian Refugees In Egypt Exiled And Forgotten
GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt -- In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Cairo. They had not planned to stay long in Egypt's Sharqiya province, ...
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Baggage handlers strike in Cairo airport passengers from 20 flights wait hours for luggage
CAIRO - Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Airport officials say senior officials from the country's national carrier are meeting the baggage handlers to hear their demands, which include ...
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Will China mediate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ...
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Seven killed in Yemen drone strike
AT least seven suspected al-Qaeda members, including the leader of the group, have been killed in a drone air strike in south Yemen. The suspected terrorist leader was Talal bin Aidi, one of the leaders of the Ansar al-Sharia organisation linked to al-Qaeda in Yemen, officials said on Saturday. The group was travelling in a truck full of explosives and munitions through the southern province of ...
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Syria crisis Russia sends sophisticated weapons
Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report. The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in ...
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First create Palestinian state then peace
First create a Palestinian state, and then make peace, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday in Washington, in a reversal of the conventional wisdom regarding what is needed to achieve an Israeli- Palestinian agreement.Erdogan, who called Hamas as well as Fatah his "brothers," said during the question and answer period following an address at the Brookings ...
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Tehran ready to allow experts to Parchin in exchange for deal with IAEA – Iran’s ambassador to Russia
Russia Tehran is ready to explain every "suspicious" point of the country's nuclear program as well as allow experts to Parchin nuclear facility if the IAEA agrees to sign a protocol detailing all its questions, the Iranian ambassador to Russia says. The protocol should contain all IAEA's concerns about Parchin and all other objects which the agency suspects of being ...
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Syria’s Assad says he’ll ‘face storm’
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Saturday, May 19, 2013, that 'it is not permissible that the U.S. or any other state interfere" in any political action in his ...
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legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi
legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International yesterday addressed the question of "What should happen to Colonel al-Gadhafi upon his capture?" saying in the report "Colonel al-Gadhafi must be given a fair trial. This is essential so that his victims in Libya can see justice being done. Everyone should be brought to justice, ...
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Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees
Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International reported yesterday that it has gathered powerful testimonies from survivors of abuse at the hands of both pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebel forces, in and around the town of Az-Zawiya. Amnesty International met on Tuesday with "officials at Bir Tirfas School which is now being used to ...
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El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...
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Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely
Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely Syria, Politics, 8/26/2011 Reporters Without Borders reported that the famous cartoonist Ali Ferzat's torture while abducted for several hours today in Damascus and the woman journalist Hanadi Zahlout's torture while in detention are typical of the way the regime treats those who challenge its propaganda and express views different from its own. ...
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US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time
US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from 28 countries, the UN, EU, NATO, AU, OIC, Arab League and GCC came together to demonstrate the international community's firm commitment to ...
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Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini
Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini Palestine-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today Zionist regime's existence "is not merely a threat to the Palestinian and the entire regional nations, rather its establishment and continued survival contrast interests, independence and dignity of all ...
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Gandhian protest is more relevant in Palestine Shaath
Gandhian protest is 'more relevant' in Palestine: Shaath Palestine-India, Politics, 8/26/2011 Terming the Gandhian way of protest as "more relevant" in Palestine, its ambassador Nabeel Shaath yesterday said Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the new generation in his homeland to carry out their struggle in a non-violent way. IRNA reported him saying the "Gandhian formula ...
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China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date 2482011 Time 2334
China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ...
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U.N. Security Council to unfreeze Libyan assets
U.N. Security Council to unfreeze Libyan assets Libya-UN, Politics, 8/26/2011 The United Nations and its diplomatic partners seeking a resolution to the Libyan crisis yesteday urged the U.N. Security Council to release assets frozen under United Nations sanctions to the country's transitional authorities to help them set up a government in the North African nation. "We have ...
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Five palestinians killed 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Five palestinians killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Five Palestinians were killed and 22 were injured at dawn yesterday in two Israeli air strikes targeting a sports club in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, and a tunnel in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Israeli F16 warplanes bombed the sports club, located in a ...
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US focus on directing money to new Libyan leaders
US focus on directing money to new Libyan leaders Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson for the US Department Of State met with reporters yesterday about the latest developments. Here is what she said: Nuland: Afternoon, everybody. Sorry to be a little bit late today. You will recently have seen the statement that we put out about the participation of Deputy ...
Cairo Discussed
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Cairo leading new wave in literature
The publishing industry in Cairo is undergoing a profound change that may have implications for the day-to-day life of Egyptians for years to come, it is a kind of revolution in literature that may one day put Cairo on the map, nestled among those other publishing powerhouses, New York, London, and Chicago primarily, but also regional publishing centers like Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Cairo is already a literature producing city, but it is more commonly associated with Arabic texts, and these pieces of literature are further associated with sweeping assessments of society, societal change, politics and religion on a macrocosmic level. Traditionally, there has also never been much of a local market for literature in Cairo or wider Egypt, leading to an old saying that books are written in Cairo, but published in Beirut and then read in Baghdad. Read more
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