Since the ousting of Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s Husni Mubarak, the change Yemen is undergoing is lost in the dramatic events… Continue reading
In his address to the nation Saturday night, Netanyahu accused Palestinian leaders of hypocritically mouthing peace slogans abroad while promoting anti-Israel… Continue reading
Qatar is using the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera as a bargaining chip in foreign policy negotiations by adapting its coverage to suit other foreign… Continue reading
The government of Egypt claims to have increased its efforts against Hamas-related smuggling activity, and reports recent success in… Continue reading
The United States has repeatedly dismissed claims by the Bahraini government that Shia Muslim unrest in the Gulf island state is backed by Iran… Continue reading
We do not accept the proposition that Egypt’s only choices are a slow-to-reform authoritarian regime or an Islamist extremist one… Continue reading
The Egyptians have a long history of threatening us with the MB bogeyman. Your counterparts may try to suggest that the President’s insistence on greater democracy in Egypt… Continue reading
Turkey allowed the US to use its airbase at Incirlik in southern Turkey as part of the “extraordinary rendition” programme to take suspected terrorists to Guantánamo Bay… Continue reading
Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In its early and strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror… Continue reading
Recognizing that he is reluctant to change, we nonetheless should urge Minister Tantawi towards a broader and more flexible partnership based on shared strategic objectives, including… Continue reading
Pirates are non-state actors who cause serious international problems that are sometimes beyond the reach or interest of most governments. Mercenaries are non-state… Continue reading
The WikiLeaks website last week leaked a secret State Department cable from October 31, 2008, directing United States officials to spy on Israel. The cable, dated only days… Continue reading
A Dutch-Croatian woman, working as a telephonist at the American Embassy in The Hague, attended anti-American jihadist websites and had jihadist friends, according to a… Continue reading
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was accused Monday of tacitly propping up dictatorship in north Africa and of botched diplomacy in France’s ambivalent response to… Continue reading
Brazil’s government covered up the existence of Islamist terrorist suspects in São Paulo and border areas in an apparent bid to protect the country’s image, according to… Continue reading
A released WikiLeaks cable reveals that Switzerland believes Islamist groups could use the country as a transit point, logistics center, or haven for terrorist finances… Continue reading
Greece’s new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda. Greece has become the EU entry point of choice for illegal migrants and refugees… Continue reading
Algeria’s government was badly shaken by al-Qaida bombings three years ago as the terrorist organisation opened a new front in north Africa and the country’s “sclerotic and suspicious” security forces struggled… Continue reading
In June 2009, India’s army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, used a meeting with US national security adviser Jim Jones to claim that Pakistan was home to 43 “terrorist camps”, while rejecting suggestions… Continue reading
Britain made “little progress” in reaching out to Muslim communities despite investing “considerable time and resources” after the 7/7 London bombings in 2005, US diplomats concluded in cables passed to… Continue reading
A confidential cable from the US embassy in Tbilisi records an incident in August last year when a car carrying three Armenians set off a detector on the Georgian-Armenian border. The driver was waved on by customs guards… Continue reading
As increasing numbers of pro-Palestinian activists try to break the blockade of Gaza, McCarthy’s argument is worth exploring. Are these flotillas legal… Continue reading
Curious how the niqabi’s hidden identity would be handled, I looked back as the trio was dealing with the security agent. To my astonishment, the agent did not demand to see the niqabi’s face but was… Continue reading
Retired British Marine Officer Peter Cook is interviewed about the Israeli Naval action against the Gaza Flotilla, pointing out that the commandos cannot have been shooting as they fast roped down to the deck… Continue reading
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