Europe International

Unemployment and British youth: Thomas’ uphill battle

In London, unemployment is in news coverage every week. With 22 percent of the 16-25 years olds looking for a job in 2012, that is more than a million Britons. Meeting with Thomas, 24, Londoner just hired, after months on the dole. Leather jacket, charming smile, the ginger sits. Joyful even when he recalls these […]

Asia International

Israel intensifies its politics

The west bank and gaza are on the alert after Israel launched a campaign of air strikes. It has assassinated Ahmed Al-Jaabari, the head of the military wing of the Islamist group Hamas in a missile strike on the Gaza Strip and its foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, is vying for the “toppling” of Mahmoud Abbas […]

Asia International

Iran: new missiles and artillery

In a large scale military training destined at sending strong signals to those who might be threatening Iran’s security will be presenting new missiles and artillery systems. The head of Iran’s air defense headquarters, Farzad Esmaili, said the three domestically-built missile and artillery systems would be a significant boost to Iran’s military defenses. One of […]

Asia International

Lebanon: the Shi’ite-Sunni crisis revived

The country’s sectarian crisis seems to be deepening as clashes broke out again between the sunnis and shite. Recent events took place in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh on the edge of Sidon where majority of the habitants are Sunnis and most of them followers of Sheikh Ahmed al-Aseer. Reports claim that clashes […]

Africa International

Euro-Maghreb Counter-Terror Air Drill

The air forces of the five Maghreb countries (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania &Tunisia) and their European partners France, Spain, Italy, Malta and Portugal have staged lately a joint aerial military drill destined to counter terror threats. The joint regional exercise, code-named “Circaete 2012”, seeks to enhance the combat capabilities of the air forces to prevent […]

Americas Headlines International

What Would Obama’s second term mean for the Arab World?

Barack Obama won the presidential race and will lead his country for four more years. Although the presidential race was very tight and some even feared a recount of votes, Obama gleaned 332 electoral votes while his challenger Republican Mitt Romney got only 206, according to the results available, as vote counting is still ongoing. […]

Asia International

Israel: Coalition of Likud and Yisrael Beitenu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the Likud party and Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu will be forming an alliance for the upcoming elections after the approval of the Likud party. Some of Likud’s 3,700-member ruling body tried to stall the vote by petitioning for a secret ballot, but the alliance […]

Asia International

Lebanese opposition seeks PM’s resignation

Shortly after the burial services of Lebanon’s assassinated intelligence chief, violence erupted in Beirut after protesters tried to storm the offices the government’s headquarters. They went to there and called for Prime Minister Najib to hand over his resignation but were pulled back by the Internal Security Force personnel. The recent events in Lebanon have […]