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Mystery surrounds a photograph of a near-naked woman posing provocatively that was sent to Bashar al-Assad’s personal email account. Is it Assala Nasri or is the near-naked woman in Bashar Al-Assad emails the most beautiful and gorgeous Hadeel al-Ali? Nah! I would be surprise; the other night, I was told by Asma that her husband…
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Les six monarchies arabes du Golfe décident de fermer leurs ambassades à Damas. Le Conseil de Coopération du Golfe a justifié cette décision par “la persistance du régime syrien à massacrer son peuple, à choisir l’option militaire et à refuser toutes les initiatives destinées à trouver une solution à la crise”. Avant cette décision collective,…
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L’histoire derrière le limogeage de Bo Xilai. Sur le plan local, l’action de Bo Xilai a soulevé énormément de critiques, notamment pour sa gestion de la lutte contre la mafia. Bo Xilai se serait servi de cette lutte pour à la fois consolider ses ambitions de pouvoir au niveau national. Tout ce qu’il vous faut…
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The Iranian nuclear program would be an unpleasant thing for Israel to live with, and a costly thing for Iran to pursue. But, if Iran does build the bomb, it can be deterred as the Soviet Union was. Nuclear deterrence is ugly … but it works! http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/03/15/matt-gurney-an-iranian-nuclear-bomb-will-make-deterrence-harder/
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – North Korea announced plans to blast a satellite into space on the back of a long-range rocket, a provocative move that could jeopardize a weeks-old agreement with the U.S. exchanging food aid for nuclear concessions. “Such a missile launch would pose a threat to regional security and would also be…
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The six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council will close their Syrian embassies. The Gulf Cooperation Council which include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, also called on the international community to take urgent and firm actions to stop what is going on in Syria including killing, torturing and flagrant…
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Des dizaines de milliers de Syriens ont défilé dans les rues de Damas et d’autres villes du pays jeudi pour manifester leur appui au président Bachar Al-Assad. Les manifestations pro-Assad, qui ont aussi eu lieu à Alep et à Lattaquié, ont été largement rapportées par les médias officiels. On pouvait y voir des gens brandissant…
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MILAN (AP) — Italian police arrested a Moroccan man early Thursday on suspicion of plotting an attack against a Milan synagogue. Italian anti-terrorism investigators identified the suspect from Internet traffic, including a Facebook page on how to assemble explosives and references in other contexts to holy war, or jihad, a term often used by Islamic…
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The prospect of a high-profile military conflict looms again in the Middle East. National security analysts believe Israel’s government is giving serious consideration to an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months, an action that would trigger a cascade of unpredictable military, political and economic reactions in the region and around the world.…
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In recent weeks Syrian forces and months, have placed land-mines of Soviet and Russian origin near the borders of Lebanon and Turkey. Civilian casualties have already resulted. The use of antipersonnel internationally banned land-mines will hurt Syrians for years to come. Antipersonnel mines are militarily ineffective weapons that mostly kill and injure civilians. A total…
J. Michael Dennis ll.l., ll.m. Live 