I am sure that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is right when he says that Israel has not yet made up its mind about whether or not to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. The question is – What will most likely be the determining factor in the mind of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu? In my assessment the answer is as obvious …

You'd better not mess with Muslim Brother Morsi. Straight out of "communist" China – where he secured a red carpet welcome from President Hu Jintao and vice-president Xi Jinping – the Egyptian president lands in "evil" Iran as a true Arab world leader. [1] Imagine conducting a poll in Tampa, Florida, among delegates at the Republican convention anointing the dodgy …

Mohamed Farah’s double gold should bring much needed positive image for the Somali people who has undergone hardship for decades with the prevailing anarchy in that most unfortunate country on earth now. We confidently hope that Farah’s win will restore some confidence in Somali youth in their war ravaged country as well as in their adopted countries. Farah migrated to …

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 2012 (IPS) – Brushing aside a warning by the Israeli government and rebuffing a campaign by pro-Israeli lobbying groups in the United States, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to visit Iran next week to participate in the summit meeting of the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), described as the world’s largest single political coalition. U.N. spokesperson Martin Nesirky …

All over the world Muslims have begun their holiest month of the year by fasting from dawn until dusk each day, broken each evening by large, communal meals.  The start of Ramadhan is earlier each year because it is calculated based on the sighting of the new moon, which begins the Muslim lunar month.  Muslims use the time to reevaluate …