Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON – The Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki visited the White House last Friday in order to discuss the raise of violence and other topics related with the Middle East with his American counterpart. Prime minister Al-Maliki requested the support of the US in order to fight back against the sectarian violence, specially the increasing number of car bombs linked to Al Qaeda in Iraq. Statistics show that the violence […]
Bethan Young, Correspondent (Science) We have become all too familiar with the chaos of the Syrian crisis recently, but it seems the turmoil has paved way for a more insidious threat. The polio virus has been identified in the Eastern region of Deir al-Zour – the World Health Organisation has confirmed 10 cases and further investigations are underway. Poliomyelitis is a virus that is spread largely via unclean water. The effect of the virus […]
Joanne Faulkner Editor ( Asia: Middle East & Central) BAGHDAD – The levels of violence in Iraq is once again on the rise with more than 6,000 deaths so far in 2013, with the capital suffering from the brunt of it. The Shi’ites have been the target of multiple bomb attacks. Last week at least 16 were killed as Shi’ite Muslims celebrating a holy festival became targets of a series of attacks. However militias […]
Victoria Pease, Correspondent (Politics) LONDON – October 7 marked the anniversary of the US and British troops going into Afghanistan, yet twelve years on, the Middle-Eastern country remains far from stable. A rally hosted by the Stop the War Coalition on this year’s anniversary date in London points to Western intervention as the root cause of Afghanistan’s difficult path towards independence, while urging Western nations to stay out of Syria. The international campaign in […]
Viktor Tsvetanov, Correspondent (Europe) STOCKHOLM – Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt accused Russia of drawing on economic warfare tools against former Soviet republics that have been considering closer trade relations with the European Union. Bildt, who reportedly expressed outrage against Russia’s foreign policy, using words like “brutal pressure” and “economic warfare”, also insisted on that the European Union needs a strategy to resist Moscow’s ongoing policy. The EU will be negotiating trade deals with Armenia, Georgia and Moldova at a summit of regional and EU […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON DC — Syria has become the main topic in the international community and hugely influential in the United States. John Kerry and the entire Obama cabinet have been pushing inside and outside of the US for an initiative to attack the Syrian army as a “punishment” for the use of Chemical Weapons, despite the different flaws and differences in the investigations lead by the US and its allies. A day […]
Anissa Katti, Correspondent (Politics) DAMASCUS — Lately it seems like a one million dollar question — should the West go to yet another war with the Middle East, or should it do what it has failed to do so far and mind its own business? Our freedom-fighting Western leaders constantly stress on arguments such as “Oh no, but we cannot let crimes against humanity go unpunished” and “Have we thought of the poor civilian population?” […]
Virginia Bonet Morell, Correspondent (Europe) VATICAN CITY - Last Sunday, Pope Francis commented on the situation of the war in Syria during the traditional weekly blessing in the Vatican City. In front of thousands of pilgrims, he condemned the use of chemical weapons and called for negotiations between the two sides of the civil war. Finally, he declared that he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace on September […]
Joanne Faulkner, Editor (Asia – Middle East and Central) DAMASCUS — The suffering in Syria is undeniable. Within two years, the death count from the bloody conflict has surpassed 1,00,000. Each day thousands of refugees flee their former homes-turned-battle ground for neighbouring countries; the populations of which swell. Lebanon, which has a population of four million, is now home to around one million Syrian refugees, who have spilled into informal ‘tent cities‘. The daily number […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON- The latest alleged chemical attack in Syria has triggered the international community, especially the United States, where this week, President Barack Obama has stated his intentions to use the military power to intervene in the situation on Syria. White House’s plan might involve the use of missile and not of “boots in the ground” as stated by some inside sources. The American government has stated that it had […]
