The Obama administration, in what’s been called an egregious slap in the face to the Vatican, has moved to shut down the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See — a free-standing facility — and relocate offices onto the grounds of the larger American Embassy in Italy. The new offices will be in a separate
In 1938 there were many who could see the dark clouds forming and assembling above but no one knew the extent of the horror that was going to unfold over the next seven years. The world is facing a similar situation in 2013. The stakes are even higher given the advent of the nuclear
The full text of the 'Joint Plan of Action' agreement as released by US, Iran. Geneva, 24 November 2013 Joint Plan of Action Preamble The goal for these negotiations is to reach a mutually-agreed long-term comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful. Iran reaffirms that under no
Two Aleteia Experts are against the deal, with one calling it “absurd and dangerous”, another that it’s “reminiscent of Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler.” Last week, President Obama announced an interim agreement had been reached with Iran to limit their ability to create nuclear weapons. The deal requires Iran to destory some of its uranium stockpiles,
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has noted once again how Fatah continues to endorse terror activities against Israel on its Facebook page. Fatah is the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority, headed by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who recently engaged in peace talks with Israel brokered by US Secretary of State John Kerry. In a video
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face a new trial for using state funds to acquire personal property, judicial sources said Sunday, according to AFP. Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, are accused of using 125 million Egyptian pounds ($18 million), which had been allocated for presidential palaces
U.S. President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss an international nuclear deal with Iran that has threatened to raise tensions between the close allies, the White House said. "The two leaders reaffirmed their shared goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," deputy White House spokesman Josh
A smiling Hassan Rouhani declared his country the victor in the deal reached with western powers in Geneva Saturday, echoing the very same assessments that Israeli leaders made regarding the agreement. “World powers have recognized the nuclear rights of Iran,” declared Rouhani to reporters at his presidential palace in Tehran. “The confirmation from the
The African nation of Angola has reportedly become the first country to ban Islam and Muslims, reports On Islam. Concerning the ban, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said Sunday "this is the final end of Islamic influence in our country." Angola's ban was first announced last Friday, when Angolan Minister of Culture,
One of the two suicide bombers who targeted Iran’s embassy in Beirut was a “Palestinian with links to a militant Islamist preacher”, according to the Lebanese Daily Star. Saturday’s report comes a day after Lebanese authorities said they identified the other bomber as a man from the southern port city of Sidon. Both
