Monthly Archives: September 2013

Steinitz: Rouhani Speech Offers Zero New Steps

By | 2013-09-26T14:17:26-04:00 September 26th, 2013|News|

Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz dismissed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech at the United Nations as offering nothing new.   Steinitz, the head of the Israeli delegation that boycotted Rouhani’s UN General Assembly address, said the new Iranian president tried "to cheat the world, and unfortunately many people are willing to be cheated."   "We

Iran ready to engage in high-level talks with U.S.

By | 2013-09-26T11:07:46-04:00 September 26th, 2013|News|

Iran is ready to engage in high-level talks with the United States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in comments published Thursday by official news agency IRNA.   “A meeting is not an end in itself, nor is it ruled out... President [Hassan] Rowhani has no problem in principle” with meeting U.S. President Barack Obama,

Iran press hails Obama’s U.N. speech

By | 2013-09-26T10:50:04-04:00 September 26th, 2013|News|

Iranian newspapers on Wednesday welcomed a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama for recognizing Washington’s “past mistakes,” saying a new international mood that favours Tehran has begun.   In remarks before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Obama pushed for a “diplomatic path” with the new Iranian government.   “I don’t believe this difficult

US Coptic Christians Come to Aid of Believers Persecuted in Egypt

By | 2013-09-26T09:58:39-04:00 September 26th, 2013|Op-Eds|

Coptic Christians in America are welcoming a flood of refugees who have fled from violence in Egypt and are seeking to pressure the international community to come to the aid of those who are still being persecuted for their faith.   Since the April 2011 demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- and continuing through the

Egypt shuts headquarters of Muslim Brotherhood newspaper

By | 2013-09-25T09:21:04-04:00 September 25th, 2013|News|

  Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo, the latest move aimed at crushing the Islamist movement, the Brotherhood said on Wednesday.   “We the journalists of the Freedom and Justice newspaper condemn the security forces for closing down the headquarters of the newspaper,” the

Man Throws Firecrackers at White House, Causes Alarm

By | 2013-09-25T09:08:47-04:00 September 25th, 2013|News|

The White House was locked down in a sudden security alert on Monday, after a man threw firecrackers over the outer fence, reported AFP.   The incident came just hours after a gun massacre in Washington and sparked alarm.   A Secret Service source confirmed to AFP that the man set off firecrackers, discounting some

The “Non-Arab Spring”?

By | 2013-09-25T08:47:56-04:00 September 25th, 2013|Op-Eds|

As Arab civil strife engulfs the region, Israelis should spare a thought for other indigenous peoples fighting for their own rights.   In northeastern Syria, a quiet revolution has begun.   It does not involve rifles, bombs or any other kind of weapon for that matter - except, perhaps, for the pen.   Kurdish residents

Two interviews live with Ashraf Ramelah coming up!

By | 2013-09-24T19:40:47-04:00 September 24th, 2013|Press Releases|

  Two interviews live with Ashraf Ramelah coming up!  Both on Wed. Sept 25 – morning and afternoon   In the morning:   Laura Ingraham Show 10:30 am – 10:45 am To locate your local station and call in number: Go to http://www.lauraingraham.com/stationfinder      In the afternoon:   InterMountain Christian News Hour radio program