Officials say at least 23 people have been killed in blasts targeting outdoor markets in Iraq's capital Baghdad. Al Qaeda are thought to be behind the attacks. Three bombs exploded simultaneously in the Shiite village of Sabaa al-Bour, located almost 20 miles north of Baghdad. Police have reported that bombs went off at the
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has urged Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, is his second speech at the UN General Assembly this week. Rouhani called for a world disarmament conference that would establish a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East. “As long as nuclear weapons exist, the threat of their use exists,” Rouhani
Pushed to the edge of endurance, Egyptʼs persecuted Christians have started to see some relief from Islamist persecution, as Egyptʼs security forces and law courts crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood and its violent activities. Ever since a popular uprising backed by Egyptʼs military toppled the government of President Mohammed Morsi on July 3,
United States President Barack Obama sent a message of reconciliation to Iran in his speech to the United Nations on Tuesday. While Obama reiterated American opposition to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, he expressed support for an Iranian civilian nuclear program. The mistrust between America and Iran has “deep roots,” he
Muslim anti-Christian violence has reached genocidal proportions. The 'moderate' Muslim state is a myth. As Egypt’s Islamists blame Christians for the ouster of Mohammed Morsi, anti-Christian violence has reached epidemic levels. On August 17th, one Egyptian human rights leader said that there had been an estimated 82 churches across Egypt attacked and heavily
United States President Barack Obama lauded Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders in a speech Tuesday at the United Nations. Obama spoke in support of the ongoing Israel-PA peace talks, and said he was glad to see what he termed "a growing recognition within Israel that the occupation of the West Bank is tearing at
CanadaA senior Iranian official welcomed on Wednesday the "moderate and respectful tone" of U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the UN General Assembly, as newspapers hailed a new path for the Islamic Republic, reports AFP. "It seems a new climate has been created with the rise to power of a new Iranian government, and
An Israeli embassy on Wednesday derided Iran's new president as an expert salesman who is bullish on nuclear proliferation in a bitingly sarcastic tweet, reports the AFP news agency. The tweet came from the Israeli Embassy in Washington and poses the question of what President Hassan Rouhani's LinkedIn page might look like. The
The already fractious Syrian rebel movement has seen a widening gulf emerge between rebel battalions on the ground inside Syria, and the mainly foreign-based "political" opposition. On Tuesday, Syria's 13 most powerful Islamist rebel battalions signed a joint declaration rejecting the Syrian National Coalition, which has received much international diplomatic recognition, but which stands
Egypt's foreign minister yesterday issued a warning to Hamas, in yet another sign of hostility towards the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamist movement which rules Gaza. In an interview with the pan-Arab Al Hayat newspaper Nabil Fahmy said that his government would react harshly "if we feel that elements within Hamas or other parties are
