Posts Tagged ‘mideast’

Netanyahu’s ‘brilliant’ Mideast peace strategy has a big problem

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Netanyahu used to say democracy is the only path to Mideast peace. What happened?

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Netanyahu used to say democracy is the only path to Mideast peace. What happened?

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Israeli foreign minister discusses Mideast peace in phone call with Omani counterpart

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Lebanon: Bellwether, Battleground, And Bastard Child Of The Mideast

Above photo: Beirut, the “Paris of the Middle East,” at night. John Henderson. This Mideast mirror was ready to burst well before the recent Beirut blast. And here’s a hint for Washington: it’s not about us! When I was a kid, “Beirut” became a cultural shorthand for any chaotic and violent urban setting. In the 1990s, […]

Trump’s quarrel with mega-donor Sheldon Adelson could be good news for Mideast peace

The New York Times today buried some news that could turn out to be vital to peace in the Middle East over the next few months. Toward the end of a report on Trump’s bizarre press conference/campaign rally at his private club in New Jersey last night, the paper revealed that he is quarreling with […]

“The Godfather” – Sheldon Adelson’s Influence on Trump, Harper & Mideast Policies

Prominent Canadian news broadcaster Wendy Mesley exposes the role of billionaire campaign donor Sheldon Adelson in getting the U.S. embassy moved to Jerusalem, Trump’s abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal, and both U.S. and Canadian politics in general. Source Article from http://www.renegadetribune.com/the-godfather-sheldon-adelsons-influence-on-trump-harper-mideast-policies/

UN’s Mideast Envoy Nickolay Mladenov Blasts Israel Over Gaza Deaths: ‘Stop Shooting at Children

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Alien vs Predator: Erdogan & Netanyahu vying for Mideast dominance – Blumenthal

Israel is being slammed for how its military is handling ongoing protests at the Gaza border. The annual ‘March of Return’, a demonstration denouncing Israeli occupation, has already left 17 dead and more than a thousand injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. World leaders have condemned Israeli actions against the protesters and were blamed […]

Secretary of State Tillerson Using Mideast Trip to Advance U.S. Peace Plan

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Trump’s Mideast policy: Diplomatic Darwinism in the quest for the ‘ultimate deal’

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Qassem Soleimani, most powerful General in Mideast: French analyst

“General Soleimani is the chief of the external operations of the IRGC, the famous guardians of the Islamic Revolution formed after the 1979 Revolution by Ayatollah Khomeini and who are always the armed wing of Iran.” “After summer 2014 when the fight against ISIS began, General Soleimani was tasked by Iran to help coordinate the […]

White House: Mideast Peace Initiative Could Face ‘Temporary Cooling Off,’ but Still Moving Forward

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Mideast Peacemaking is No Longer Made-in-America (Was it ever?)

As 2017 comes to a close, the warring parties in Syria are moving towards reconciliation—but the U.S. is not among them. The Islamic State is all but defeated, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies are now closing in on the few remaining pockets occupied by other extremists, and Iranians, Russians, and Turks are […]

President Rouhani warns Mideast countries to not ‘fall for Israel’s trap’

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Mideast Turmoil: Follow the Oil, Follow the Money

By Charles Hugh Smith In this scenario, time is running out for Saudi Arabia’s free-spending royalty and state — and for all the other free-spending oil exporters. While there are numerous dynamics at work in the turmoil roiling Saudi Arabia and by extension, the Mideast, one way to cut to the chase is […]

Israel major barrier to nuclear-free Mideast: Iranian Diplomat

Tasnim – An Iranian deputy foreign minister denounced the Israeli regime as the main obstacle to the establishment of a nuclear weapon free Middle East, saying Tel Aviv, benefiting from US support, ruins efforts to prevent proliferation of atomic weapons. In an address to the conference ‘Regional Security in the West Asia, Emerging Challenges and […]

Jared Kushner’s Pro-Israel Bias Is Nothing New for U.S. Mideast Envoys — It’s Just the Most Blatant

Jared Kushner’s Pro-Israel Bias Is Nothing New for U.S. Mideast Envoys — It’s Just the Most Blatant Jared Kushner’s Pro-Israel Bias Is Nothing New for U.S. Mideast By Mehdi Hasan/The Intercept/August 3, 2017 Another week, another leak. This time the victim was Jared Kushner. And the leaker? A daring congressional intern. Yes, an intern. Ouch. […]

Vox Video Spreads CIA’s ‘Mideast Cold War’ Narrative

A screenshot from Vox’s “The Middle East’s Cold War, Explained”, featuring CIA analyst Kenneth Pollack. (Analysis) — A new Vox video is the latest addition to a media onslaught that propagates numerous misleading talking points to demonize Iran—just as the US government, under Donald Trump’s vehemently anti-Iran administration, is ratcheting up aggression against that country. The 10-minute film, […]

Photos: Mideast’s first mini-world park under construction in Iran

Iran’s Persian-speaking neighbor leans toward Saudi Arabia Iranian Diplomacy- A series of developments in social, political, and economic fields have occurred in Iran-Tajikistan relations during the recent years, indicating a… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/07/11/photos-mideasts-first-mini-world-park-construction-iran/

West bears responsibility for chaos & terrorist attacks in MidEast and N. Africa – Lavrov

Lavrov arrived in Cairo on Monday with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu for a joint meeting of the Russian and Egyptian foreign and defense ministers. The fight against terrorism was top of the meeting’s agenda. ‘Terrorists will not be safe’ – Egyptian FM to RT after Cairo’s retaliation strikes on Libya Both sides reiterated that […]

Trump’s Mideast Mission Impossible

By now, comparing someone to the underwear gnomes of South Park fame is trite. Were it not for Donald Trump, I wouldn’t go near it. But I cannot resist because it’s a salient feature of his way of “thinking” – although posing would be the better word here. Behold: “If Israeli and the Palestinians can […]

Memo to Trump: US won’t escape Mideast wars until Israel ends oppression of Palestinians

     As Donald Trump heads out to the Middle East, the Israel supporters are in panic mode. They are confused by statements from the U.S. consulate saying that the western wall is not in Israel. They are afraid that Trump will put pressure on Israel over its neverending settlement project. They are concerned that Trump […]

Memo to Trump: US won’t escape Mideast wars till Israel ends oppression of Palestinians

As Donald Trump heads out to the Middle East, the Israel supporters are in panic mode. They are confused by statements from the U.S. consulate saying that the western wall is not in Israel. They are afraid that Trump will put pressure on Israel over its neverending settlement project. They are concerned that Trump seemed […]

Israel May Be Behind Laptop Ban On Mideast Airlines

A traveler holds his laptop and iPhone that he travels with at a security checkpoint at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif. (AP/Paul Sakuma) US news reports say Israel was the source of intelligence that President Donald Trump disclosed to the Russians during a White House meeting last week, igniting further controversy for […]

What are European Union’s plans if Trump fails on Mideast peace?

Al Monitor | Uri Savir: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is furious about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision on April 25 not to meet with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, following Gabriel’s meeting with left-wing Israeli human rights organizations. According to a senior source close to Federica Mogherini, the European Union high representative for foreign […]

Iran displays homegrown humanoid robot in Germany

Iranian researchers had unveiled the robot in Tehran back in November 2015. Sorena III, which is 190 centimeters high and weighs nearly 98 kilograms, enjoys special and unique features. Compared with the previous version, the third generation of Iran’s Sorena robot has considerable capabilities. It can move on rough surfaces and ramps, go up and […]

Iranian pilgrims of Iraqi religious sites to double this year

Baghdad, June 16, IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said on Thursday that the number of Iranian pilgrims of religious sites in Iraq is expected to double this year after a cancelation of Hajj for Iranians due to Saudi sabotage. Ohadi, who is visiting Baghdad, made the remark in a press […]

Iran, Japan confer on expanding medical coop.

Iran’s Health Minister Hassan Hashemi held talks with the chairman of Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation at the Ministry of Health in Tehran on Monday evening. During the meeting, Hashemi hailed the role of NGOs in Iran which, free of any political or religious leanings, are making tremendous efforts to provide humanitarian medical assistance to the […]

I Saw a Young Man Walking

The youth I met today was old, A child of other time, Much water had passed under bridge, And many church bells chimed. One hundred or more years I’d say, They stood at young man’s grave to pray, And yet I saw that lad today, I knew he’d lived before. The boy I met today […]

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