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Presidential elections in Egypt: The US welcomes the democratic process Apparently, with the perceptions that Egypt will bring forward an ex-military man or an Akhwan-ul Muslimeen representative to be placed into the presidential saddle, it was envisaged that the USA might not feel comfortable to digest the situation. However, today, as Egypt completed the first […]
Three containers, full of weapons from Libya have been intercepted by the Lebanese army. Intended for the Syrian rebels, ammunition included machine guns, shells and rockets The Lebanese army has seized three containers of weapons that were being shipped from Libya to Syria on board a vessel. The containers consisted of heavy machine guns, shells, […]
Omar Suleiman, the former intelligence chief of Egypt will run for president in the upcoming elections despite refusing earlier this week. Suleiman will now be concentrating on getting the 30,000 signatures he needs before Sunday’s deadline. The 74-year-old briefly served as vice president of Egypt during the uprising. Suleiman will be up against Muslim Brotherhood […]
America condoles Pope Shenouda III death with Christians in Egypt Washington: (Monday, March 19, 2012) Yesterday, Egypt’s Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria passed away. USA, while expressing its condolence on the sad demise of the prominent Christian religious leader, has offered sympathies to the Christians in Egypt and around the world. In a […]
UN envoy Kofi Annan met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday in Damascus during a high-profile international mission to mediate an end to the country’s yearlong conflict, even as activists reported fresh shelling by regime forces that sent families fleeing for safety in the northern province of Idlib. Thick black smoke billowed over the […]
Last year, the Texas water supply system got hacked to prove it can be alongside several banks in Europe, by a single hacker. The very Die Hard 4 moment can therefore be expected in the near future and that is not going to be pretty because there might not be a John McClane to save […]
The year 2011 was anything but secure in terms of internet security and what made it worse was the integration of the public sector organizations that regulate the utilities like water were exposed to the cloud without taking any prior precautions. The corporate sector or the CIA being the target of the hacktivists has been […]
The ongoing tussle between the powerful Egyptian military and secular parties, if not rupturing the inherent fabric of society, has opened new fissures. In a precariously combustible political situation, the mayhem witnessed on the streets of Cairo points to the inability of the state to find any practical solution apart from resorting to violent force. […]
Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated by Afghan refugees, says Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Affairs Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has blamed Afghan refugees for the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. She claimed so during the Envoys’ conference at the Foreign office in Islamabad on Tuesday. During a question answer session at the conference, she said, […]
The Muslim bloc leading the vote count in Egypt The Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said early indications showed it was ahead in the races for seats allocated both by party list and to individuals. In the party list race it was followed by the Islamist Salafi al-Nour Party and the liberal Egyptian Bloc, […]
United Nations and its failures – Part Two The wanton use of the veto has undermined the UN system and reduced its Secretary General to a mere puppet, though under the charter the Secretary General must uphold the values and moral authority of the UN, and speak and act for peace, even at the risk […]
Egyptian authorities shut down the Pyramids in fear of magical activities taking place on 11-11-11 According to reports the antiquities authority in Egypt ordered the closure of the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt out of fear of any mysterious or magical activities that may have been expected to take place at 11 am on the […]
