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Eric Cantor heading to Middle East -
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:53 PM EST (Politico)
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is leading a congressional delegation to the Middle East, as America wrestles with increased tension with Iran and instability in the region. The Virginia Republican heads to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and France …
Israeli Parliament calls for State to Recognize Armenian Genocide
Seeded on Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:48 PM EST (JPost.com)
Knesset members from all sides of the political spectrum called for the government to officially recognize the Armenian genocide. The discussion took place a week after France’s lower house of parliament moved to criminalize Armenian-genocide denial. Knesset Speaker Reu …
Kurdistan oil hopes rise with new ventures
Seeded on Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:03 PM EDT (FT.com)
(This article from August provides some excellent background information that helps put current events in the region into perspective):
Saudis say Iran must 'pay the price' for alleged plot as US resists retaliation |
Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:31 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Saudi Arabia as issued a menacing warning to Iran that it will have to pay a price for the alleged plot to hire a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate its ambassador in Washington. The threat from the Saudis came as the Obama administration described the …
Turkish human rights commission to monitor racism across Europe
Seeded on Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:26 PM EDT ()
Committee president and a deputy of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Ayhan Sefer Üstün said it has launched a program to monitor the course of the investigation into the Oslo massacre.
Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound yacht
Seeded on Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:01 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The Israeli navy seized a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists heading for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday and forced it to go to Israel's Ashdod port. The takeover was restrained and controlled without any injuries," Ben-Yehuda told reporters.
The Europe that might have been [Otto von Habsburg Obit]
Seeded on Wed Jul 6, 2011 10:45 PM EDT (Ottawa Citizen)
Otto von Habsburg died Monday, age 98. He was, from the demise of his father Karl, on April 1, 1922, the legitimate heir to the throne of Austro-Hungary, and by extension, "pretender" to the thrones of 11 different countries in Central Europe.
'The Tyrannies Are Doomed'
Seeded on Sat Apr 2, 2011 10:41 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
The West's leading scholar of the Middle East, Bernard Lewis, sees cause for optimism in the limited-government traditions of Arab and Muslim culture. But he says the U.S. should not push for quick, Western-style elections.
Europe's Muslim Lobby
Seeded on Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:45 PM EST ()
'Europeans often fantasize about America's so-called Jewish lobby, which they claim has a chokehold over American finance, media and politics and is responsible for all manner of conspiratorial evil.
Istanbul suicide attack highlights Turkey's struggle with militant groups
Seeded on Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:39 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
"A suicide bomber targeted Turkish police in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday, killing himself, injuring 32, and prompting police gunfire.
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