The presence of Salafi groups among Syria’s armed opposition is an irrefutable, damaging yet not necessarily irreversible trend. Breaking this cycle will require the opposition to curb their influence, members of the international community to coordinate their policies and a perilous military stalemate to transition to a political solution. Tentative Jihad: Syria’s Fundamentalist Opposition, the [...]
Syria’s Fundamentalist Opposition Hints At Tentative Jihad
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Global Map Of Oil Refining And Trade To Be Redrawn Over Next 5 Years – IEA
Profound shifts in the regional distribution of oil demand and supply growth will redefine the refining industry and transform global oil trade over the next five years, the International Energy Agency says in its annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report. The IEA expects the global oil market to become somewhat less tight over the medium term [...]
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India: Three Arrests Made In Terror Swoops
Police have arrested three alleged Muslim militants suspected of planning a terror campaign in New Delhi, the Indian capital. The suspected members of the outlawed Indian Mujahideen were allegedly planning attacks during the major Hindu festival season which starts later this month. Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar told a press conference yesterday that they also [...]
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Guatemala: Officers Arrrested Over Killing Of Protestors
Colonel Juan Chiroy and another 8 soldiers were arrested over the killing on October 4 of at least six demonstrators in Totonicapàn, in the south-west, where thousands were protesting against the government. In a news conference, the prosecutor Claudia Paz y Paz stated that investigations are still “at a preliminary level”, but due to the [...]
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Jordan: New Government Installed
The new government of Jordan led by Abdullah Ensour was officially installed Friday by Royal Charter. The former MP Ensour, two days ago, had replaced the outgoing Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh now and lead a government team composed of 20 ministers. The main task of the executive will be to ferry the country toward the [...]
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South Africa’s First Solar Plant Unveiled In Ekurhuleni
By Nthambeleni Gabara The City of Ekurhuleni showed its commitment to promote low carbon technologies when executive mayor, Mondli Gungubele officially unveiled the first and only solar plant in the country in Wattville, outside Benoni, on Friday. The solar power plant, situated at the environmentally friendly OR Tambo Precinct, produces about 200 kW of electricity [...]
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South Africa Electricity Power Supply To Remain Tight
South Africa’s electricity supply is expected to remain tight in summer as Eskom – which will soon submit its next tariff application to the energy regulator – moves to do more maintenance on its plants. “We have kept the lights on and we intend to do so in the summer months,” Eskom chief executive officer [...]
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Romney On The Middle East: Obama, But Worse – OpEd
By Adil E. Shamoo Romney’s foreign policy speechat the Virginia Military Institute, while trotted out as a major rejection of the current administration’s approach to the Middle East, mostly just rehashed President Obama’s policies, albeit with more hawkish bravado. But Romney’s speech also included a host of faulty assumptions about Arabs and Muslims, indicating a [...]
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Second Guessing The Russian Led Independence Recognition Of Abkhazia And South Ossetia – Analysis
From a pro-Russian advocacy position, I had earlier on expressed caution on the Russian diplomatic move which recognized the independence of the two former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This stance was taken shortly after the Georgian government’s military strike on South Ossetia in 2008. The Russian government was understandably perturbed by that [...]
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Obama: One Million American Jobs Saved And A Stronger American Auto Industry – Transcript
In his weekly address, President Obama talked about his decision to rescue the American auto industry from collapse and save more than one million American jobs. Some were calling to let Detroit go bankrupt, but the President refused; now the industry is leading the world again and auto sales are the highest they’ve been in [...]
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IMF Urges Decisive Action On Debt By US, Europe
By Steve Herman Global finance ministers are calling for increasing the pace of reform to rebuild confidence at a time of faltering economic growth. At their the joint meeting with the World Bank in Tokyo, leaders of the International Monetary Fund issued a communique acknowledging economic growth is decelerating, amid risk and uncertainty. The chairman [...]
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Italy: Catholic Church To Lose Historic Property Tax Exemption
Italy’s Catholic Church will be forced to pay taxes starting in 2013 after the EU pressured the country’s government to pass a controversial law stripping the Church of its historic property tax exemption. The Catholic Church in Italy is excluded from paying taxes on its land if at least a part of a Church property [...]
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Can United States Continue To Lead The 21st Century? – Analysis
For the first time in February 1941, Veteran American journalist and the founder of Time, Life and Fortune magazine – Henry R. Luce wrote in ‘Life’ magazine that for bringing so many big promises for human progress and happiness, 20th Century was an American Century. He also did not miss to mention that no other [...]
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Egypt: EFA To Improve Relations With Ultras Amid Mounting Clashes – Analysis
The newly elected head of the Egyptian Football Association Gamal Allam has vowed to improve relations with the ultras amid mounting clashes between militant soccer fans, President Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and security forces. Mr. Gallam, the chairman of a soccer club in the upper Egyptian city of Luxor, made his vow a day after [...]
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Why Biden Won – OpEd
I thought Biden won the debate because he came off as genuine, passionate, and brimming with conviction. Ryan, by contrast, seemed like a wooden marionette, a kid out of his depth relative to someone who not only knew the facts but lived them. On taxes, Ryan couldn’t come up with any details about what loopholes [...]
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How January’s Fiscal Cliff Turns Into A Gentle Hill By February (Or March) – OpEd
These are awkward days for deficit hawks who believe the American economy can get back to health only if the nation gets its fiscal house in order. If they get their wish, the economy goes over a cliff. Regardless of what happens Election Day, at the beginning of next year more than $600 billion in [...]
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Iran Vows To Beat “Enemy” But Ready For Nuclear Compromise
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday in a speech that his country would win the “conspiracies” and “tricks” made by the “enemies”, whether they are sanctions, military attack or soft war. “We must not overlook the enemy. The enemy comes in through various channels. One day he comes with sanctions. Another day, it [...]
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Pastor Terry Jones: ‘Islam Doesn’t Tolerate’ – Interview
By Rob Sachs for VOR The Koran-burning Florida pastor was denied entry to Canada on Thursday. We ask him about the experience and examine his views on free speech and Islam. Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, screened the movie “Innocence of Muslims” on September 11th, 2012 and is known for his public [...]
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Syria, Iran And The Last Minute Policies – OpEd
By Ali Bluwi Newly leaked documents reveal that the Syrian intelligence department was working out a plan to destabilize Jordan. The Syrian plan comes at a time when Israel is trying to pass the blame on Jordan for non-resolution of the Palestinian problem and Iran is messing with Jordan’s internal security. We all remember when [...]
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Iran: Motion Launched To Impeach Ahmadinejad
Iranian lawmakers have once again launched a motion to impeach Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Mehr News Agency reports that on Wednesday, the presiding board of Parliament was handed the impeachment motion with 102 signatures. According to parliamentary regulations, a motion to impeach the president needs at least 73 signatures from among the 290 Members [...]
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