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Trump says new Israeli settlements not helpful for Middle East peace
View of Beitar Ilit, Israeli settlement Photo Credit Yoninah via Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump has told Israel that constructing new settlements “may not be helpful” to Middle East peace efforts – marking a departure from...February 3, 2017 765 0 -
Overwhelming majority of Muslims opposing extremism is most vital US ally: Petraeus
Photo by Darren Livingston (Central Intelligence Agency) via Wikimedia Commons Cautioning against allowing portrayal of the fight against terror as a clash of civilizations, former CIA Director David Petraeus has said the huge majority of Muslims...February 2, 2017 1060 0 -
Malala asks President Trump not to turn his back on refugee children, families
Photo by Southbank Centre via Wikimedia Commons Nobel Peace Prize winner educationist Malala Yousafzai has urged President Donald Trump not to shut US doors on defenseless children and families, rendered refugees by conflicts. “In this time...January 28, 2017 712 0 -
Trump says immigration restrictions not Muslim ban
President Donald Trump has denied his administration’s plan to restrict entry of people form mostly Middle Eastern countries having terrorism problem would be a Muslim man. “No it’s not the Muslim ban. But it’s countries that...January 26, 2017 867 0 -
The play Noor and the Light we all need for a peaceful world
Photo : Character Ali, played by author Sam Hickey in an American University stage reading of play Noor A look at the news coverage of events over the past few months would suggest that Muslims and...January 13, 2017 1370 1 -
US says two-state solution of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in ‘serious jeopardy’
View of Beitar Ilit, Israeli settlement Photo Credit Yoninah via Wikimedia Commons Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States allowed the passage a U.N. condemnation of Israel’s settlement policies as the only...December 28, 2016 752 0 -
With US abstention, UN Security Council declares Israeli settlements illegal
UN Photo/Manuel Elias With United States abstaining, the U.N. Security Council on Friday approved a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory and declaring all such constructions since the 1967 war, including in...December 24, 2016 760 0 -
Amid international outcry, UN Security Council approves monitors for Aleppo evacuation
Photo Credit: English Foreign and Commonwealth Office via Wikimedia Commons Confronted with global critiism of handling the Syrian conflict, the United Nations Security Council on Monday decided to immediately deploy UN observers in Aleppo to monitor...December 19, 2016 1088 0 -
Obama on Syria : ‘I always feel responsible’
With the Syrian imbroglio likely to cast a shadow on his foreign policy record, President Barack Obama told a news conference that he has always felt responsible on the issue but defended his strategy to deal...December 17, 2016 1163 0 -
Carnage in Syria gaping hole in global conscience: UN Chief
Wounded children in Aleppo, File Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb report Aleppo, Syria via Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Friday said “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global...December 16, 2016 859 0