IPS U.N. Bureau Chief Thalif Deen interviews DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA, Sri Lanka's Envoy in Paris UNITED NATIONS, Apr 3, 2012 (IPS) – When the 194-member General Conference of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was on the verge of admitting Palestine as a full-fledged member of the Paris-based U.N. agency last year, the United States warned against it …
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What Our Media Don’t Tell Us About The Middle East By Antony Loewenstein
US government officials requested that an American private security firm contact Syrian opposition figures in Turkey to see “how they can help in regime change,” the CEO of one of these firms told Stratfor in a company email obtained by WikiLeaks and Al-Akhbar. James F. Smith, former director of Blackwater, is currently the Chief Executive of SCG International, a private …
Read More »Muslims stood by the President – Faizer Nadira Gunatilleke
Sri Lanka thanks all Muslim countries which supported the country at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva by voting against the resolution and by abstaining from voting. President Mahinda Rajapaksa is a true and long time friend of Islamic nations, Technology and Research Deputy Minister Faizer Mustapha told the Daily News yesterday. Mustapha said that 15 countries voted against …
Read More »Obama Gives Green Light for Punishing Sanctions on Iran By Bill Van Auken
President Barack Obama has issued the green light for punishing new US economic sanctions directed at forcing the Iranian government to submit to Western pressure over its nuclear program by starving the country of oil revenues. These new sanctions, which go into effect on June 28, aim to impose a warlike blockade of the Iranian economy by penalizing any government …
Read More »ADVISE TO ALL MUSLIMS
(Advise from our Beloved Prophet Mohamed (May Peace be on his soul) “Lowlier than a Dung Worm” The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Undoubtedly Allah has removed from you the pride of arrogance of the age of Jahilliyah (Ignorance) and the glorification …
Read More »War on Iran? It is too soon to reminisce about Iraq, let alone have a repeat By Marina Hyde
The Class of 2002 are beating the drums on Iran, failing to learn from a war that’s not yet history. Well, it shows chutzpah The thing about a supertanker is that at least you can turn it round. It takes a while, by all accounts, but you have to think any such vessel has the turning circle of a London …
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