Geneva is Obama's lifeline to Iran, helping Iran save Assad, and thereby itself. The Serenity Prayer is the common name for an originally untitled prayer by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971). It has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs. The best-known form is: 1) G-d, grant me the
The British government has introduced new measures aimed at tackling Islamist extremism, including legislation to silence Muslim "hate-preachers" who facilitate radicalization and encourage terrorism. The legislation was drawn up following the brutal murder of an off-duty British soldier, Drummer Lee Rigbey by two Muslim extremists. Rigbey was killed in broad daylight on a street
The UN General Assembly on Friday elected Jordan to the Security Council seat that Saudi Arabia rejected in an unprecedented act, reports The Associated Press. Jordan was elected to the two-year term on the council with 179 "yes" votes in the 193-member General Assembly, according to the report. Jordan was selected by Arab
German-based NGO Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday. The index, which ranks corruption of countries on a 0 to 100 scale, with the lowest scores indicating the most corruption, based on perceptions of experts and analysts, found 8 Arab countries were among the 10 most corrupt nations. Those surveyed in
Algerian officials killed a high-ranking Al Qaeda leader Wednesday in a high-speed chase through the Southern Algerian desert, Al Arabiya reports. An official from the city of Tamanrasset spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity and claimed that two four-wheel-drive vehicles - one of which was carrying Khalil Ould Addah, also known as Abu
A powerful explosion was heard on Friday evening in the Golan Heights, near an IDF vehicle that was on routine patrol along the Syrian-Israeli border, near the slopes of Mount Hermon. No one was injured as a result of the explosion, but damage was caused to the rear window of the military vehicle.
An attack by suspected Al Qaeda terrorists has left at least 29 dead and more than 70 wounded in attack on Yemen's Defense Ministry Thursday. In a familiar tactic, Islamist gunmen stormed the building in the Old City of the capital Sana'a, after a suicide car bomber blew open the gates to the compound,
Experts are concerned over the long-term effects that Syria's chemical weapons might have on the Mediterranean sea, Maariv reported Wednesday. US forces will be dumping over 800 tons of toxins into the Sea at the end of the month. Professor Moshe Kol, Organic Chemistry Professor at Tel Aviv University, explained that the effects of
Europe's intellectual establishment obsessively preaches and works for Israel's disappearance. Italy's most renowned philosopher, Gianni Vattimo, who is also a member of the European Parliament, slammed Israel as a "racist state", a state which, he said, "should not exist". In 2007, Vattimo signed a manifesto calling Israel "Nazi" and saying that in Gaza
Hezbollah on Wednesday said one of its leaders had been assassinated near Beirut and accused Israel of being behind the killing. “The Islamic resistance announces the death of one of its leaders, the martyr Hassan al-Laqqis, who was assassinated near his house in the Hadath region” east of Beirut, Hezbollah television channel al-Manar said.
