Obwohl die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und Frankreich weiterhin ausschließen, dass der Iran an den Genf II-Friedensverhandlungen teilnimmt, sagt Außenminister John Kerry, dass die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gestatten könnten, dass der Iran eine „Nebenrolle“ spielen darf, nachdem dieser bereits eine Delegation in Genf hat …

UN refugee body slams Israel‘s ‚open‘ facility for ‚warehousing‘ asylum seekers, failing to properly examine refugee claims. Tel Aviv mayor warns protest just beginning of long process which could end in volence

Several thousand African migrants protested outside Western embassies in Tel Aviv on Monday, demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel in a desert facility under a new open-ended detention law.

Thousands protest against law permitting Israeli authorities to detain migrants without valid visas indefinitely

Für den Irak stellt sich die „Befreiung“ durch die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika als viel schlimmer heraus als das autoritäre System Saddam Husseins, und es wird immer schlimmer. Das letzte Jahr war das tödlichste für den Irak seit fünf Jahren. 2013 kamen bei Kämpfen und Bombenexplosionen 7.818 Zivilisten und 1.050 Mitglieder der Sicherheitskräfte ums Leben. Allein im Dezember wurden rund tausend Menschen getötet.

On Friday, we noted that Senator Bernie Sanders had asked the NSA if it spied on members of Congress. He was very explicit in how he defined „spying“ such that the NSA couldn‘t legitimately deny it — since the definition included collecting metadata on their calls — something the NSA absolutely does. In response to press requests, it appears that the NSA has issued a statement to a variety of publications, basically admitting that of course it spies on Congress, because it collects everyone‘s data.

The Hamas premier of Gaza said on Monday hundreds of members of the rival Palestinian Fatah group, exiled from the coastal enclave since a 2007 civil war, could now return in what he called a step towards Palestinian unity.

Iran calls on the conflicting parties in Egypt to help maintain the country’s stability and believes that the settlement of disputes through national dialogue is the best way to resolve the crisis, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said on Saturday.

At least 17 people were killed on Friday in clashes between the police and supporters of Mursi, who was ousted by the army in July. „The Iranian comments were an unacceptable interference in Egypt‘s internal affairs,“ Egypt‘s foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told Reuters.

Ideally, the United States would impose a tax on financial transactions similar to the one now being debated in the euro zone. While the city could not impose a large tax on the industry for fear of driving away business, certainly a very modest tax – say 0.01% would be doable. Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan will not pick up stakes and move across the river over a tax of one hundredth of a percent. A tax of this size could raise billions of dollars a year.

The Muslim Brotherhood rejects as utter lies claims, accusations and other misinformation broadcast in the recent Interior Minister press conference in Cairo.

Dozens of churches and Christian properties were attacked in August, the month after the army overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.