Syrian Foreign Minister Eager to Work with Obama
Former U.S. senator George Mitchell is due to arrive in Syria's capital, Damascus, Friday on his first visit there since being named Pres. Barack Obama's special envoy for Arab-Israeli peace. In an exclusive interview with IPS in Damascus on Jun. 4, Syria's foreign...
US Troops Out of Iraqi Cities? Think Again
Long Way From ‘Settlerland’ to ‘Palestine’
JERUSALEM -- Has Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got the Obama message? To judge by his minimalist response to President Barack Obama's landmark Cairo University address and his continuing reluctance to meet Obama's demand for a total freeze on Israeli...
For West Bank Palestinians, Some Unclean Drops to Drink
FAQUA, Northern West Bank -- Faqua village has found itself unfortunately named. Faqua in Arabic means spring water bubbles; the village was named after the abundant natural underground springs that were once found all around it. Today the people are on their own; the...
Iranian Elections Could Shape US Engagement
Washington is waiting anxiously on the outcome of Friday's Iranian presidential elections, as incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attempts to fend off challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi in a contest with significant implications for the diplomatic atmosphere between...
Wednesday: 39 Iraqis Killed, 80 Wounded
Updated at 10:55 p.m. EDT, June 10, 2009
A rare car bombing at a marketplace in southern Iraq killed and wounded dozens of Iraq civilians. Although reports of large bombings can often mean an increase in reports from throughout Iraq, the rest of the country remained fairly quiet. Overall, at least 39 Iraqis were killed and 80 were wounded in these attacks. In an odd turn, five U.S. contractors accused of murdering a colleague will apparently be set free soon. Also, Turkey and Iraq have signed a military cooperation accord.
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Visitors and Hosts in Pakistan
In Jayne Anne Phillips' Lark and Termite, the skies over Korea in 1950 are described in this way: "The planes always come … like planets on rotation. A timed bloodletting, with different excuses." The most recent plane to attack the Pakistani village of...
Iran: Reformist Candidates Complain of Too Many Ballots
Fears that the state apparatus controlled by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is laying the groundwork for possible fraud in Friday's presidential election appear to be growing among his two reformist challengers and their supporters. While an incumbent has never...
